What can I do?

Use performance management discussions to identify future career progression

Undertake wider professional reading on leadership and management

Maintain CPD portfolio

Develop further skills in: data handling, self evaluation, ICT

Extend generic / subject specific expertise

Evaluate your progress against threshold standards

Investigate opportunities for professional development within your school

How could my school support me?

Provide opportunities for:

- fast track teachers to undertake whole school responsibilities

- teachers to undertake small scale action research with teaching & learning

- T&L discussion / development groups

Offer coaching / mentoring opportunities for emerging leaders

Offer opportunities for management of small scale projects

How can I work with other schools?

Take advantage of links with:

- specialist schools

- training schools

- leading teachers in other schools

- learning networks

- schools in your consortium

Take part in or lead:

- subject/aspect network meetings

- primary learning networks

How will I use LA support?

Termly strategy newsletters and consultant support where appropriate

A CPD programme geared to needs of early career teachers

Opportunities to share good practice via HGfL

Accredited courses supported by University of Cambridge in T&L

Training courses for aspiring leaders

Consultancy packages for leadership development for local clusters of schools

Provide opportunities to develop links with business and employers

What opportunities are there through national/regional programmes?

Participate in national strategies Leading Teacher programmes

Investigate opportunities offered by NCSL / Higher Education

Investigate Professional Association learning opportunities