Overview
This Headteacher Standards and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) training day provides the opportunity to better understand how to enhance good leadership in schools, in line with the latest Headteacher Standards 2020, released in October 2020, and revised NPQs for leaders.
Participants will have a unique opportunity to explore the Headteacher Standards with the chair of the Head Teacher Standards Review Team at the Department for Education (DfE), as well as senior leaders and researchers driving forward effective leadership standards, education standards and improved attainment for pupils across schools. Guidance around the new NPQ Framework and performance management will also be provided.
The event will allow attendees to better understand how to effectively utilise and implement the new standards and reflect on your progress thus far in implementing the standards, through workshops and practical insights sessions led by experienced experts, as well as explore best practice for leadership in light of COVID-19 and related catch-up activities.
Learning objectives
- Learn what the new 2020 Headteacher Standards and NPQ Framework mean for your school and understand the key standards you need to meet
- Create an action plan to embed the 2020 Headteacher Standards and learn how it will enhance your leadership practices and development
- Learn about the latest changes to the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) and how aspiring and current Heads can improve standards through the NPQs
- Improve approaches to the recruitment and performance management of headteachers
Key Speakers
Agenda
*Please note this conference will run entirely via an online platform. Specific joining instructions and guidance will be provided to registered delegates
In this introductory session, each facilitator for the day will outline what you will gain from each of their sessions, and also provide delegates with the opportunity to share their key challenges and areas for improvement, to better tailor the solutions required and the overall delivery of this leadership training to the specific needs of the delegate cohort.
- Outlining the key changes to the 2020 Standards from the 2015 Standards, and understanding how the 10 Standards relate to the Teachers’ Standards
- Highlighting the implications for headteachers and senior leaders, and how to measure and monitor implementation of the new expectations
- Advising on how to ensure effective use of the new National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) alongside the new Standards
A 15-minute interactive session in which delegates will be able to pose questions to Malcolm about the Standards, reflect on the work done since the role out of new requirements, and discuss how the standards should be utilised moving forward following the morning’s session.
Connect with other delegates to discuss common challenges via the virtual chat function, or follow up with further questions for our sector experts.
- How to take each Standard and apply these to different aspects of your role, to enhance not only your role as a leader but also the performance of the whole school/trust
- How to improve school leadership more broadly through instilling elements of the Standards, and NPQs, as expectations for all members of SLT, with a particular focus on the 4 leadership-related standards
- How to work with governors to ensure accountability for headteachers and leaders through the new Standards, and methods for embedding this accountability
A 15-minute interactive session in which delegates may pose questions to Helen about how to embed the new Standards as a leader, and share ideas with other attendees on how to ensure utilisation and delivery of these standards, alongside the accountability measures that are required to do so effectively.
- Sharing the latest updates from EEF research around school improvement structures and processes, and how key elements of this relate to the new Headteacher Standards
- Analysing models of collaborative leadership, and learning how to embed the new Standards across whole school leadership teams to enhance effectiveness and accountability
- Learning from research around coaching techniques in relation to the roles and responsibilities of a headteacher as a manager of school staff, to help facilitate the practice of the six key Standards that build on the Teachers’ Standards
A 15-minute interactive session in which delegates may pose questions to Qing to gain further clarification on the latest research findings around headship and leadership, and share ideas with colleagues around how to embed this research into practical solutions-focused leadership approaches in your school or trust.
Connect with other delegates to discuss common challenges via the virtual chat function, or follow up with further questions for our sector experts.
- Advising headteacher and executive leaders on how to fulfil all duty of care expectations relating to COVID-19 safety measures, on top of the usual expectations and workload
- Sharing tips for improving communication with parents and managing the reassurances they need around school safety, pupil progress, and expectations from them in relation to remote or blended learning
- Exploring how the content areas and leadership behaviours of the National Professional Qualifications can help you adapt your approach to headship in light of new challenges, and how to decide whether accreditation is right for you
In this final session of the day, Malcolm will work with you to take the learnings from the day and create a plan based on key takeaways to help you ensure immediate actions from the training.
The session will cover:
- How to define and embed both the ethics and professional conduct aspect, as well as the governance and accountability element, of the new Standards in your daily leadership practice
- How to determine how the Standards relate to your role, depending on your level of leadership, and how to roll out the new expectations across executive and senior leadership
- How to utilise government resources that compliment the Standards, including the Governance Handbook, NPQ guidelines, and National Leaders of Education (NLE) Standards
*Programme subject to change
Audience
This training day is designed for primary and secondary schools. Typical job titles will include:
- Headteachers
- Directors
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chair of Trustee Boards
- Trustees
- Governors
- Principals
- Clerks
- Deputy and Assistant Headteachers
- Chair of Governors
- School Governance Advisers
- Business Managers
- Directors of Education
- Directors of Standards
- Heads of School Improvement
