DTSA Termly Headteacher Development Days
These development days are open to headteachers or appropriate senior leadership of any type of school in the city or county. The days focus on the leadership of learning and give opportunities to address your own issues from your own context.
The course will enable senior leadership to develop high quality relationships and partnerships, provide opportunities to share experiences and develop professionally and to find quality time to reflect and take part in individual, small and whole group activities that improve a head’s ability to lead on learning.
“Curriculum input in the morning was spot on for my school and our current agenda.”
“Always good to ask questions, only another Headteacher can answer!”
Group 1 Dates:Friday 12 October 2018 – Friday 1 February 2019
Group 5 Dates:Friday 19 October 2018 – Friday 8 February 2019
Facilitator: Sandra Fletcher, Educational Consultant
Venue: Makeney Hall, Milford, Belper DE56 0RS
Time: 9-4pm
Cost for 2 remaining sessions: £320
DTSA Headteacher Triads: Peer School Review Package
There have been significant benefits for schools where they join with two others to undertake peer reviews. The DTSA model is based on mutual support with headteachers committing around 4 days over the year to the process. The course has shown that in addition to producing very useful outcomes for the school being reviewed there is a high level of professional development for all the headteachers involved whatever their level of experience.
The process is not an ‘inspection’ but is rigorous and quality assured. It requires the headteachers involved to attend a training session and then work with two other headteachers. Each school in the triad is peer reviewed for a day by the other two colleagues and this is repeated each term allowing all three schools to have a detailed peer review over the year. This is very much a ‘done with’ process rather than a ‘done to’ approach and each review is based around key areas identified by the school being reviewed. Triads are formed by DTSA following discussion and mutual agreement.
Dates, venue and time: By mutual agreement
Cost: £145 for Partner Schools and £395 for a Non Partner School
Headteacher Induction Package
The DTSA Headteacher Induction Programme provides two days’ time from an NLE or LLE acting as mentor/coach with the time to be used as agreed (please see the list of DTSA NLEs and LLEs in School to School Support).
The time will include an initial visit from the NLE or LLE and there will be regular telephone support. This will give all new heads a chance to learn about local networks and partnerships that new colleagues may find useful as well as an insight into local and regional issues schools are facing in these changing times.
Dates, venue and time: By mutual agreement
Cost: £795 for Partner Schools and £975 for a Non Partner School
Headteacher Performance Management Package
The process involves around a half day’s work with the NLE or LLE (please see the list of DTSA NLEs and LLEs in School to School Support).
During the programme you will self – review and suggest targets and then discuss this with your DTSA contact. Performance Management Governors will meet to discuss and suggest targets for the coming year and records of discussion will be made for your use.
Dates, venue and time: By mutual agreement
Cost: £250 for Partner Schools and £300 for a Non Partner School
School Business Leaders
Our School Business Leaders network offered in partnership with our colleagues at Flint Bishop Education is well attended with great feedback. The meetings are professionally facilitated by Sandra Fletcher and include a national update and a chance to hear from a range of companies developing new ways of working.
An important part of the meeting is the chance for SBLs to identify the issues that they wish to discuss and future agendas are built around their needs. It is also a great opportunity to share good practice and where SBLs are new to post there is also an opportunity to be paired with an experienced SBL for mentoring support.
“Many points made in the HR session – always useful”
“Excellent training”
Dates: Thursday 29 November 2018 – Thursday 31 January 2019
Facilitator: Michelle Richardson
Venue: Chellaston Academy, Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB.
Time: 9-12pm
Cost: £55 for Partner Schools and £85 for a Non Partner School per session
Aspiring and New Leaders Programme
This programme is aimed at those who are new to their leadership role – whether middle or senior leadership – and those who aspire to the next step in their career as leader.
During the programme participants will gain clarity about what highly effective leadership and management looks like whilst developing skills and techniques to help them to support and empower others. It will cover how to hold others to account and have difficult conversations whilst leading and managing change using a coaching approach/model to your role as a leader
“Good use of teaching and practical application to school-based issues. Great to talk to other colleagues and share ideas”
“Very informative with fantastic ideas of leadership styles and coaching”
Dates: Thursday 28 February 2019 – Monday 4 March 2019 – Tuesday 26 March 2019
Facilitator: Dr Stephen Hopkins
Venue: Chellaston Academy, Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB.
Time: 9-4pm
Cost: £375 for Partner Schools and £470 for a Non Partner School per session
Performance Management and Links to Pay Progression
A one-day development course which focusses on getting the processes for performance management and pay progression determination right and making sure they are linked to school improvement. This course is useful to Headteachers and other senior leaders who are responsible for the strategic implementation of the performance management process and its links to teachers pay progression
Participants will refresh and develop their knowledge and understanding of the key considerations to ensure the process is rigorous, robust and compliant. Aspects of performance management that need to be strengthened to secure the full potential benefits of the statutory requirements and actions strengthen the process will be discussed whilst ensuring that performance management is linked to school improvement.
“Lots of useful information and tools that will be very helpful”
“Stephen is very knowledgeable and clear in his delivery of these materials. I like his concise approach and the resources provided will be valuable back at school”
Date: Thursday 4 October 2018
Facilitator: Dr Stephen Hopkins
Venue: Chellaston Academy, Swarkestone Road, Derby, DE73 5UB.
Time: 9-4pm
Cost: £115 for Partner Schools and £145 for a Non Partner School per session