Aspire to Headship 2017

ASPIRE TO HEADSHIP

A conference for aspiring primary, secondary and special school leaders

Free to attend with a £200 bursary towards travel and supply costs for small schools (100 pupils or fewer, paid after the event)

Date: Friday 27th January – 9:30am to 4:15pm

Venue: The Rowley Mile Conference Centre, Newmarket, CB8 0TF

Agenda:

09.00 Refreshments

09.30 Welcome: The changing face of leadership Jim Sweetman

09.40 The first year as a Headteacher – Clare Coates, Cambourne Village College

10:25 Leading a school, primary or secondary – Al Mistrano, Bar Hill Primary School

11.00 Coffee

11:15 Applying to my first headship – Glenn Russell, Stalham Academy

12.00 Lunch

12.45 Work-life balance
Beverly Jones, former Headteacher; School and Academy Leadership Consultant.

1.45 Q&A with an existing head, please choose 2 of the following options when applying. The online application will ask you for questions you’d like to ask these heads please have a think about these before applying:

1) Jackie Parris – leading a TSA and providing School to School Support

2) TBC – developing your vision as a head

3) Victoria de Naeyer – working with governors, the difference between leading a LA or MAT school

4) Rebecca Newman – leading a church school and working within a diocese MAT

5) Nick Froy – being head of a trust school

6) Andy Presto – Leading a brand new school

3.00 Sarah Outen – Adventurer

4.15 Final thoughts – Jim Sweetman, Anglia Sub-regional Lead