Designed to be of value to all levels of management within schools. Will help the middle manager to deliver their role more effectively; will help staff aspiring to their first managerial challenge to have a realistic awareness of what is involved and will serve as an aid to Senior Managers reflecting on their existing performance with staff. The essence of the course is as follows:
Day One:
Management roles, job descriptions and the recruitment process.
Day Two:
Managing people, effective delegation and communication.
Day Three:
Target setting and performance management.
Day Four:
Whole school management - governance, planning, policy making, financial control, timetabling and development.
Day Five:
My ten best pieces of management advice.
Each session is designed to last one and a half hours. Course participants will be encouraged to share views and interact with the presenter where possible.
Other presentation topics available:
Management of Change
Performance Management
Time (Priority) Management
Turning around failing schools
Manual timetabling (Either one introductory session or series of eight, comprising a timetabling course)
