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  • Teaching Leaders Impact  |  GCSE passes up by 15% in our first cohort’s departments, 1.5 times as fast as their schools.
  • Teaching Leaders Impact  |  70% of the first cohort have been promoted or given extra responsibility since beginning the programme

5 reasons why current participants would recommend Teaching Leaders


1. The Improvement Initiative enables you to focus, and think strategically about improving pupil outcomes
 

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“The Improvement Initiative is essentially a project which brings together everything you learn on Teaching Leaders. At the start of the programme you have to identify 50-100 underperforming students and aim to raise their achievement. As head of Year 10, one of my main aims was to improve parents’ engagement in their children’s learning – and I saw the results first-hand when nearly all of them came to parents’ evening in Year 11. There was a significant improvement in English GCSE results as well.”  - Jo Thompson (2008 cohort), Head of Year, Greig City Academy  

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2. The programme is genuinely practical and personalised to your needs

 Teaching Leaders is all about enabling you to be effective in your role. At the end of almost every session there is something I can take back and apply the next day, and having the support of a coach I can confide in has been extremely helpful.  My coach is a former headteacher so he really understands the issues I am facing – and is able to offer advice from an objective position. Learning from him, I have found myself starting to think ‘how would a senior leader deal with this issue?’ - Sarah Clark (2009 cohort), Deputy Lead Learner of Science, Phoenix High School 

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3. It could be a vehicle to progress your career, with the option to gain a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management

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"Since I began the programme, the school has expanded my leadership remit further, and I am now acting Assistant Headteacher. I am very proud to be able to put Teaching Leaders on my CV, and am looking forward to participating in the Masters.” - Desmond Amey (2010 cohort), Former Head of House, The Warren Comprehensive School 

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4. The programme is packed with unique experiences such as the residential and personalised coaching

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 “Initially, I was unsure about spending a week of my summer holiday at the residential, but I can honestly say that it was one of the most inspiring and enjoyable weeks of my career. Spending time getting to know the others on the programme was really rewarding for later on. “ - Toby Pearson (2010 cohort), Pastoral Leader, St George’s RC School
  

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5. It provides a network of exceptional like-minded individuals

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"Even filling in the application form gave me confidence in what I had already achieved, and after the very rigorous assessment process I started to believe that I really deserved my role.  It is really helpful to have a support network of people who are in similar professional positions of responsibility, yet not in your own establishment, to talk to and discuss issues with when you need it.  Even better than that is having a new group of friends.” - Katie Ash (2010 cohort) Head of Performing Arts, Chestnut Grove School

 

 

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