HGfL: School workforce training and development: Performance Management & Continuing Professional Development: Teaching Staff: Early Headship

Early Headship
Improving Teaching & Learning/Leadership & Management
What can I do?	Sustain own teaching expertise Ensure a relentless focus on teaching & learning across school Join professional association / leadership association Use performance management effectively to identify and address needs Develop your relationship with SLT Be mentored by an experienced head
How could my school support me?	Regular meetings with Chair of Governors Governing Body to provide resources to support performance management/development
How can I work with other schools?	As above Forge links with local networks / consortium
How will I use LA support?	Attend new headteacher induction programme Be mentored by an experienced head Attend LA headteacher conferences Join County headteacher associations (HASSH, PHF, SHF) Take up facilitated coaching partnerships
What opportunities are there through national/regional programmes?	Participate in Early Headship Programme (NCSL) HIP Investigate opportunities offered by National College for School Leaders (NCSL)

AST: Advanced Skills Teacher
CPD: Continuing Professional Development
ELC Eastern Leadership Centre
ET: Excellent Teacher
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTP : Graduate Teacher Programme
HASSH: Hertfordshire Association of Secondary Heads
HGfL: Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
HIP: Headteachers’ Induction Programme
HoD: Head of Department
INCO: Inclusion Coordinator
L&M: Leadership & Management
LPSH: Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
NCSL: National College for School Leaders
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQICL: National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
NQ : Newly Qualified Teacher
OTT: Overseas Trained Teachers
PHF: Primary Heads Forum
PNS: Primary National Strategy
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
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

Contacts:

CPD Opportunities for Teaching Staff

Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Teaching Staff

Early Headship

Improving Teaching & Learning/Leadership & Management