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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Leaders in Schools and Other Settings

Emerging Leaders

Leadership & Management

Personal Leadership Development

leadership bullet point Use ongoing professional dialogue to identify small-scale project to lead within dept/team/school
 leadership bullet Shadow subject/year/team leader to gain insight into role
leadership bullet Undertake wider professional reading on leadership and management
Develop awareness/understanding of relevant professional standards
leadership bullet Take responsibility for element of SDP and SEF
leadership bullet Develop coaching/mentoring skills

leadership bullet Develop understanding of revised performance management regulations

School Support for Leadership Development

leadership bullet point Provide opportunities for fast-track teachers to undertake whole school responsibilities for relevant career progression (e.g. AST, ET)
leadership bullet point Offer access to a programme of middle/senior leadership shadowing for teachers at all levels
leadership bullet point Offer coaching and mentoring programmes for emerging leaders
leadership bullet point Offer opportunities for small-scale leadership projects for teachers at all levels
leadership bullet point Provide opportunities to work with/join leadership team
leadership bullet point Provide opportunities to participate in recruitment/selection of staff

leadership bullet point Provide opportunities for coaching and mentoring

Developing Leaders Through Collaboration

leadership bullet point Lead (in conjunction with LA advisers or others)
- Subject/aspect network meetings
- Primary learning networks
- best practice workgroups or clusters

Hertfordshire Leadership Development

leadership bullet point Take part in and contribute to 'Lead in Herts' leadership development programme

leadership bullet point Access HGfL website at
www.thegrid.org.uk/leadership/

 

National Leadership Opportunities

leadership bullet point Join the National College online community


KEY:

AST: Advanced Skills Teacher
CPD: Continuing Professional Development
ELC Eastern Leadership Centre
EML East Midland Leadership Centre
ET: Excellent Teacher
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTP : Graduate Teacher Programme
HASSH: Hertfordshire Association of Secondary Heads
HGfL: Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
HoD Head of Department
INCO: Inclusion Coordinator
LA: Local Authority
L&M: Leadership & Management
LPSH: Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
NC: National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services
NLEs: National Leaders of Education
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQICL: National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
NQT : Newly Qualified Teacher
OTT: Overseas Trained Teachers
PHF: Primary Heads Forum
PNS: Primary National Strategy
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
SDP: School Development Plan
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SHF: Special School Heads Forum
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
TDA: Training & Development Agency
T&L: Teaching & Learning
TIPD: Teachers International Professional Development