COD 2014 - M284

Leadership Seminar (Foundation level) - Part 2

Educators interested in developing management skills for the first time. "Participants will receive a certificate from the British Council on completion of the full seminar." "Please note this is a paid course. Check the course link to find out about your respective fee."

2 sessions, start: 01-Jul

Course detail

Year: 2014
Level: Management
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ann Burgess
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Free of charge

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 01 July 2014 09:30 am 04:30 pm
2 02 July 2014 09:00 am 05:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Ann Burgess

Has been a Head Teacher for almost 20 years. She has worked supporting schools in a variety of contexts: she has been a Local Authority advisor for Primary schools and where her responsibilities included leadership training and induction of Head Teachers as well as an Ofsted inspector.
For eight years she worked as an Interim Head in schools in challenging circumstances; including failing schools or those with a crisis in leadership and has coached and mentored Head Teachers. "I am accustomed to seeking new and innovative solutions in situations where conventional methods of school improvement have routinely failed."
She has worked for British Council as a Specialist Advisor in School Leadership and as a Senior Advisor and has extensive international experience with most regions of the world; amongst the countries she has worked with are; Brazil, China, Pakistan, Jordan and Tunisia.
Educators interested in developing management skills for the first time.
"Participants will receive a certificate from the British Council on completion of the full seminar."
"Please note this is a paid course. Check the course link to find out about your respective fee."
Members/ affiliates y distant aff.: $1200
Exam centres: $1440
Non members: $1600
Brief summary of each unit
2. Building Teams
The purpose of teams, models of teams, being mindful about keeping people on board, overcoming resistance within teams and the stages of a team are all looked at. Belbin’s model and Pareto’s Principle are also introduced.
5. The Power of Coaching
This unit gives clarity about what coaching is and isn’t together with an understanding of how coaching can be used as a powerful leadership tool as well as how it can be used with students. Participants will practice using the GROW model of coaching.
9. Planning, Monitoring Evaluating and Reviewing and Self-Evaluation (PMER)
Participants will reflect on what is meant by planning, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing and reach an understanding of what self-evaluation is.
The role of PMER and self-evaluation in schools and how to develop both PMER and self-evaluation in schools is looked at.
11. Pupil Voice
The meaning of pupil voice, why pupil voice is important and examples of pupil voice are considered here. The steps needed to introduce pupil voice in schools in schools and further developments that are possible with pupil voice are then discussed.
12. Managing Change
How to manage change and the ways of dealing with resistance to change are covered here. Why resistance to change occurs, the importance of leadership and the importance of vision for successfully implementing change are also considered. The best time to incorporate change, the factors driving change, the importance of communication in change and the 5 phases of change are considered.
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