About this course

All our workshops are constantly updated to reflect the current - and ever-changing - circumstances in all schools relating to Covid-19

 

Are you looking for practical solutions to the problems faced by pastoral leaders every day?

Would you like to explore your leadership style and understand how to use it effectively?

Would you like tips on approaching difficult conversations with parents, students or staff members?

Leadership, vision, support, good communication, running effective meetings, having difficult conversations and managing change for the better forms the focus of this workshop. This course concentrates on the key skills required to make a positive difference to the well-being of students so they can be academically successful.

 

• practical classroom-ready ideas and resources
• small group size to facilitate interaction and full engagement
• group/pair work and discussion with the tutor
• pdf of the course booklet 

Course Outcomes:

• To explore how to build and develop your team
• To engage with strategic decision-making strategies to get the important decisions right
• To ensure students are well supported so they can be an academic success
• To examine successful techniques to have difficult conversations with parents and teachers

Course Outline:

Leading Change

Establishing your own personal leadership style most effectively

Making the most of your skills in strategic decision making

Running effective pastoral meetings

Toolkit of methods to make you more effective in your daily role

Working with People

Building a high performing pastoral team

Having difficult conversations with parents, students and possibly staff.

Supporting inexperienced and ‘struggling‘ colleagues.

Monitoring students' progress and intervention strategies for underachieving students

The Effective Pastoral Leader

Defining your vision and making it happen

Monitoring, maintaining and motivating your team

What really works in positive behaviour management

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