Whether you are an aspiring senior leader or have been in your role for years, this one-day course offers an inspiring mix of vision and practice that will help you in your professional development. You will be given practical strategies to help you succeed in the areas of :

• Leadership v. management
• Developing your staff
• Coping with change
• Understanding your strategic role
• Modelling good practice
• Tackling difficult conversations
• Your role in preparing for Ofsted
• Smart use of the Teachers’ Standards
• Juggling teaching with leadership
• Personal and professional qualities for success.

This course is suitable for current or aspiring deputy heads / assistant heads.

Presenter Profile

Lindy Barclay is an experienced, innovative leadership trainer. She has 32 years’ experience of schooling, and as a Deputy, then Headteacher, helped lead her school to four consecutive ‘outstanding’ Ofsteds.
With a balance of inspiration and practicality, Lindy’s training is always effective. Her extensive experience means she knows what works best, and what pitfalls to avoid along the way.
Despite an ever-changing education landscape, Lindy maintains a relentless passion and belief in the power of education to transform lives.

Feedback from teachers on Lindy's courses

A very good course from an experienced and engaging speaker.
Thank you to Lindy. An inspirational, humourous deliverer of important, relevant facts interspersed with relevant references to her own biography.
An entertaining and informative course. Good practical ideas.
Thank you! I feel inspired and with lots of thoughts/strategies in-hand.
A very useful course in which I will implement many of the ideas.

Cost: £250 per delegate which includes lunch and resources; £299 for 2 teachers from the same school booking on this course

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