Developing effective leadership in secondary science NY329 / B23
Summary
Whether you are an aspiring science leader, new in the role, or wanting to reflect on your leadership practice, this course is designed to provide the strategies and techniques you will need to be successful. Mapped to the NPQLT framework, the course will provide a solid foundation for those wishing to continue their leadership journey further. The course focuses on three key themes: developing essential leadership skills, leading teaching and leading change. Bridging each theme, you will also be provided with skills and knowledge development to help you reflect on and consolidate your role.
This course may support you with Science Benchmark 1 - Leadership and vision for science
What topics are covered?
During the course we will cover:
- Creating a vision
- Leading teams
- Leading health and safety
- Deep dives
- Running effective meetings
- Managing workload
- The Science of Learning
- Effective practical science
- Developing your curriculum
- Outstanding teaching and learning
- Effective observation
- Managing upwards
- Establishing your role
- Leading change
- Leadership competencies
- Using data to drive action
- Developing your CPD programme
These areas map to the new NPQLT qualification and by attending this course, you will be able to develop a foundation to reflect on aspects of the NPQLT and start to think about some of the sources of evidence you may gather to support your journey.
How will you learn?
This course will be delivered through a combination of face to face and remote methods. Please check the schedule of the sessions when booking onto the course.
Who is the course leader?
Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- employ a range of methods to strategically lead and manage your science department
- evaluate the skills you have and identify areas you need to develop
- explain what outstanding teaching and learning in science is and use this to provide effective feedback
- employ a range of techniques to enable you to create a high performing team and to develop the members of your team
Sessions
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Developing effective leadership in secondary science - FACE TO FACE | 19 June 2024 | 11:00-19:00 |
| 2. Developing effective leadership in secondary science - FACE TO FACE | 20 June 2024 | 09:00-19:00 |
| 3. Developing effective leadership in secondary science - FACE TO FACE | 21 June 2024 | 09:00-16:00 |
| 4. Developing effective leadership in secondary science - REMOTE | 02 July 2024 | 14:00-17:00 |
| 5. Developing effective leadership in secondary science - REMOTE | 11 July 2024 | 15:00-17:00 |
Notes
This is a residential course, fees include meals and accommodation for the duration of the course.
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Additional information
If the course you would like to attend is fully booked, please contact enquiries@stem.org.uk to express your interest in being added to a waiting list. We will contact you when the course is due to run again.
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