FROM HEADSHIP TO CONSULTANCY

 


PREPARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
A RESIDENTIAL COURSE AT HASSOP HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL BAKEWELL
22/23 NOVEMBER 2007


Growing headteacher shortages, increased autonomy for schools and A-Day changes to pension rules all mean that there has never been a wider range of alternative employment options available to headteachers – whether you are planning to work until your official retirement age or leave/reduce your working hours some years earlier. Thorough preparation, however, is the key to success. You need to understand the financial implications of the various pension alternatives. You need a clear picture of your personal priorities – how many days a week you want to work and what types of work you’d like to do. You need to know what opportunities are out there – either employed by someone else or developing and marketing your own niche product. You need to consider business start-up options – sole trader, partnership or limited company – and whether or not to register for VAT. Above all, you need to understand how to position yourself in a consultancy market that is experiencing sudden and radical change.
Our residential course – set in a magnificent Georgian Country House Hotel whose food and facilities are legendary amongst Derbyshire headteachers – is directed by Nigel Middleton, a former headteacher who, in the eight years since he left headship, has developed Head Support into a company with a national profile. Bedrooms are available from 4pm on Thursday and the course itself begins with welcome drinks at 6pm – followed by introductions, a session on pensions and dinner in a private room. The Friday programme helps you to develop a clear vision of the type of personal portfolio you are seeking to put together – along with a realistic understanding of the marketplace, of business arrangements and of the preparatory work that you can do now to maximise your chances of success later.
The course fee of £375 plus VAT includes confidential follow-up advice on any pensions issues from an experienced senior LA personnel officer together with accommodation, meals and all drinks provided with them.


2007 PROGRAMME


Thursday


1800 Welcome and Introductions


1815 Pensions & Conditions of Service Issues
Briefing and follow up contact details


2000 Dinner

Friday


0800 Breakfast


0915 What are your personal aims?
What are your professional aims?
What are your income targets?
Are all of these things compatible?


1045 Coffee


1100 What type of work is available?
How is the consultancy marketplace changing?
Are you going to work for other people – or yourself?
What sort of support are schools going to need?
How do I develop and market a specialism?

1300 Lunch


1400 Financial issues

  • Sole trader, partnership or limited company?
  • VAT?
  • Insurance; professional indemnity
  • What to charge?



1445 Making preparations, letting people know your plans


1515 Summary


1530 Tea; evaluations; farewells

Venue & Booking Details

Hassop Hall Hotel Bakewell 22 & 23 November 2007 COURSE FULL
Hassop Hall Hotel Bakewell 28 & 29 February 2008 COURSE FULL

KNOW ANOTHER 8-10 COLLEAGUES WHO ARE THINKING THE SAME WAY AS YOU? WE CAN ARRANGE A PRIVATE COURSE JUST FOR YOUR GROUP - IN THE AREA OF THE COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE!

 

Return to top