Aspiring to Leadership Programme 2024/25

Event Description

Junior and Senior School Teachers

We are delighted to re-launch our Aspiring to Leadership Programme 2024/25 in partnership with GRJ Education.  (Full Programme)

Programme detail: 

• Target audience: Junior and Senior School teachers looking to make the first step-up to either academic or pastoral Middle Leadership

• A complete seven month immersive continuum of learning – everything is real, situational, practical 

• 2 x “live” day conferences, 4 x 90-minute digital modules and reflective exercises, 30-minute optional “wash-ups” in between digital modules for Q&A 

• Framework – specifically designed for the Scottish context with effective use of HIGOS 4, GIRFEC and the National Model of Professional Learning 

• Modus operandi – everything is real, situational, practical – with scenarios designed by our GRJ team based on their actual in-school tough experiences for us to solve in a safe & supportive space

• Opportunity to “step-up” and join the team from Oct 2024 onwards – extensive support in preparation, delivery and follow-up

Away Day 1 (Thursday 26th Sept 2024): Making the step-up – teacher to Leader  -  The Glasgow Academy

Morning (whole group):  

• Getting the fundamentals right – personal Core Values as a new Leader
• From teacher to Leader – getting it right and not getting it wrong
• Keeping it straight-forward – the three pillars of excellent Middle Leadership

Afternoon (workshops x 3): 

• W1: walking the talk – making our GRJ/SCIS model fit 
• W2: learning your team – introduction to the A’s, B’s, C’s
• W3: being a willing owner – “Welcome to your worst nightmare from GRJ!”

W3 is also our first opportunity to introduce The GRJ Academy, a fictional 3-18 co-educational day and boarding SCIS school in need of some high impact, motivational leadership

• Digital unit 1 (Monday 7th Oct 19.30-21.00)
• Digital unit 2 (Monday 18th Nov 19.30-21.00)
• Digital unit 3 (Monday 13th Jan 19.30-21.00)
• Digital unit 4 (Monday 3rd Feb 19.30-21.00)

Away Day 2 (Friday 21st Mar 10.00-16.00) From strategy to reality - Fettes College, Edinburgh

Morning (whole group): 

• Theme of the day – what does “From strategy to reality…” really mean…?
• Leading strategy – getting it right and not getting it wrong
• Strategic blockers, and how to mitigate them

 Afternoon (workshops x 3):

• W1: Strategic & development plans – defining good and differentiating the excellent
• W2: Starting from scratch – the first 12 months of strategic planning
• W3: Full 360 – programme reflections and next steps

1-1 support and the social element

• Colleague support – confidential chats about tricky situations through to promotion applications
• Social element – Away Days are followed by a visit to a local location. This allows colleagues to network and bond properly as a group. 

  **NB Colleagues registering for this event will automatically be enrolled on the full programme**