An online professional leadership development programme for those who are middle leaders.
LIMITED SPACES
Participants must be able to commit to all sessions in the programme
This innovative programme looks at the psychology of leadership, blending up-to-date research with practical activities designed to develop your confidence and leadership skills to ensure you are a catalyst for change.
The programme will help you to:
- deepen your understanding of your role in leading learning
- increase your ability to lead, manage and develop people in your team
- develop your confidence and motivation as a middle leader
- Explore leadership theories and models
- plan for your own personal leadership development
This programme is tutored and run in partnership by the Centre for Educational Leadership, Institute for Education, UCL. It runs over 6 months with 5 live online sessions and intersessional tasks. Participants carry out their own change project over the course of the programme. The facilitators are highly experienced programme leaders in educational leadership
Cost
£100
This programme is highly subsidised by the NEU. We would expect a contribution from your employer for the fee and travel expenses to attend this programme, as well as time away from the workplace as an investment in your development.
This programme is highly subsidised by the NEU. We would expect a contribution from your employer for the fee, as well as time away from the workplace as an investment in your development.
Full programme content and dates. All synchronous sessions will be online via zoom
Session 1: Wednesday 12 February Full day 9.30am-3pm
Part a) Aims and introduction online session
- Exploring leadership reality
- Moral purpose, values and leadership
- Leadership and management - what’s the difference?
Part b) 90-minute asynchronous self-directed study tasks
Part c) 1.30pm - 3.00pm online session
• Leadership styles
• Motivation
• Coaching approaches
Session 2: Thursday 20 March 2025 4-5.30pm live online
Where would you like to be?
- Learning from day 1 - Collaborative reflection
- Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
- Managing difficult conversations
- Implications of Motivational Maps
Session 3: Wednesday 7 May 2025 4-5.30pm live online
How will you get there
- Leading high-performing teams
- Stages of team development
- Leading Change
- The role of trust
- Preparation for sharing of learning and Focus for Change project.
Session 4: Wednesday 4 June 4-5.30pm live online
Reflecting on your journey
- Reviewing impact
- Preparing to present
Session 5 : Tuesday 8th July 9.30am-3pm live online
Part a) 9.30am-11am
• Sharing learning and celebrating the impact of leadership ‘focus for change’ projects.
Part b) 1.30-3pm
• Learning conversations
• Future pathways
Participants must attend all online sessions and undertake asynchronous inter-sessional tasks to complete the programme.
Who can apply
Middle leaders responsible for leading/managing a team of staff e.g. head of subject, head of year, head of faculty, head of house or cross curricular teams in any phase. This programme is also suitable for professional support staff who have been leading a team of administrators or teaching assistants for a minimum of two years.
