Headteacher Professional Development Programme
In partnership with headteachers, Hertfordshire has run a successful headteacher conference programme for many years and this will continue. However, effective professional development for headteachers goes beyond this and we aim to encourage and facilitate:
- research (e.g. through NCSL or individual further degrees)
- system leadership
- School Improvement Partner training
- opportunities to work beyond current school e.g. peer coaching, secondments
- leadership of local collaboratives and federations of schools
- National Leaders of Education programme (NCSL)
- coaching
As increasing numbers of our current headteachers approach retirement age, we will seek ways in which their expertise can be retained in the county. We also wish to explore a range of models to support succession planning such as co-headship and peer coaching.
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