Principles of Leadership

This session is suitable for colleagues who are considering moving into, or have recently begun a leadership position in a school. Together, we will explore some of the key principles that underpin effective school leadership including self awareness, communication and strategic planning.

There are significant overlaps between being successful as a teacher and being successful as a school leader but there are also substantial differences. This session will look at those similarities and differences in order to give participants a range of approaches and research-informed strategies. Making the transition from being predominantly pupils focussed to having a role that entails responsibility for other adults can present a different set of challenges so this session will focus on how to be successful in that transition. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on their motivations to take on a leadership role, to think about how they can present themselves in the most effective ways to engage and enrol colleagues, and to build an understanding of how leaders can plan and work sustainably at both a strategic and operational level.

This session is aimed at Teachers in all phases and is being run twice throughout the day, the morning session is 09.15 – 11.45am and the afternoon session is 1.15 – 3.45pm, please select which session you want to attend when making your booking. If you are booking as an ECT in Year 2 or on behalf of an ECT in Year 2, please do not use this page and instead book via the form that has been shared in the fortnightly bulletin.

Refreshments will be available during registration which is from 8.45 for the AM session and 12.45 for the PM session.

About the facilitators
Patrick Garton has worked in schools for over 25 years as a teacher, faculty leader, senior leader headteacher and teacher trainer. He is the Director of Oxfordshire Wiltshire Berkshire Teacher Training SCITT and Co-Director of Oxfordshire Teaching School Hub.

Adam Arnell is the Director of OTSA and Co-Director of the Oxfordshire Teaching School Hub, a partnership of over 300 schools delivering school-led professional development from Initial Teacher Training through to executive leadership.

Payment

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Refunds

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