SUCCESSION PLANNING

 

PREPARING FOR THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CRISIS
Autumn 2007
Event Programme


0900 Welcome refreshments available

0930 Introduction and event objectives


0940 Why The Crisis Is Coming

  • leadership age profile (local picture?)
  • attractive phased retirement options for teachers and senior leaders (publicised locally? – worked examples provided
  • the move to Children’s Services and the increasing breadth of senior leadership responsibilities
  • narrowing pay differentials
  • dissatisfaction with senior leadership work-life balance
  • disenchantment with bureaucracy


1020 Discussion: What Needs To Change Locally…..

  • To persuade existing leaders to stay longer in post - perhaps in a part-time phased retirement role?
  • To persuade teachers outside the leadership group that it’s an attractive job to aspire to?……and Who’s Taking A Lead in Planning To Bring It About?


1100 Coffee

1115 What Needs To Change Nationally – Recommendations of the Price Waterhouse Coopers Report On School Leadership

  • recognise and publicise the need for change
  • make the legal framework more flexible
  • develop new leadership models
  • streamline policy
  • succession plan
  • ensure the existing reward system works better
  • reward new roles and individual performance
  • promote flexible working conditions


Presentation and Discussion


1245 Lunch


1345 What Needs To Change At School Level – Hay Group Recommendations in “Rush To The Top” and “How To Grow Leaders”
Planned career progression at every level – for…

  • existing heads and deputies
  • existing middle leaders
  • staff showing “early warning signs” of leadership


Discussion

1420 Developing New Network Leadership Models
Examples of work in progress seen by Head Support consultants round the country in terms of

  • separating responsibility for teaching and learning from HR and Facilities Management functions
  • providing central cross-network leadership in each of these areas, paid for through a reduction in individual school leadership posts
  • cross-school middle leadership accountability for curriculum areas – eg numeracy
  • involving governors in planned, system-wide change

1500 Discussion and Reflection: Identifying Key Action Points

  • at school level
  • at school network level
  • at LA level


1525 Evaluations; next steps

1530 Event close; tea

Venue & Booking Details
Village Hotel Bury (beside M66 Junction 2) Thursday 29th November 2007 BOOK NOW

First Delegate £190 + VAT; Further Delegates £150 + VAT

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