Senior Leader Career Pathway
Individual Opportunities
- Join a professional association for leaders (example: ASCL)
- Maintain a CPD record
- Record, reflect and analyse opportunities for impact
- Undertake action research project and share across the school
- Maintain and share experiences/learning of up-to-date reading on leadership
- Explore next-step interview procedures
- Contribute to professional journals/blogs/vlogs
- Use National College resources
Recommended reading:
- Hymn of the Tiger Teachers (Katharine Birbalsingh)
- Teaching Culture (Katharine Birbalsingh)
- Atomic Habits (James Clear)
- Rebel Ideas (Matthew Syed)
In-school Opportunities
- Be involved in new staff recruitment systems
- Write reports for and present work to Governors
- Development of HR skills, e.g. understanding sickness, disciplinary investigations, staff absence, investigations
- Development of Finance skills, e.g. budget setting and monitoring
- Plan and lead CPD for and embed school priorities
- Shadow Vice Principals/ Principal on an area of interest
- DSL role
- Complete Safer Recruitment training
- Complete GDPR training
- Line manage colleagues
- Develop middle leaders and, potentially, other senior leaders
- Organise/lead whole school events
- Lead a CPD group
- Support/lead on school behaviour/attendance processes
- Contribute to School SEF
- Contribute to SDP
- Coach middle leaders
- Support new staff – understand new staff induction, probation processes
- Write school policies
- Lead an investigation
- Promote and develop the effectiveness of the school’s Christian Values
- Generate and maintain links with external agencies
- Setup and manage an SLA with an external organization
- Play an active part in school QA procedures – lead Deep Dives
- Be part of internal (BDAT-led) reviews
- Take part in OFSTED-style training
Trust Opportunities
- Attendance at, supporting the facilitation of, or leading Professional Learning Committees.
- Attendance at and supporting the facilitation of or leading Networks.
- Lead CPD or moderation sessions as part of the programme
- BDAT Leader of Education (LE)
- Delivery of BDAT ITT, ECF and specialist NPQ sessions
National & External Opportunities
- BDAT NPQs
- Access external CPD linked to subject/phase and educational pedagogy
- Access Teaching School Hub opportunities
- Access subject and behaviour hub training and materials
- Access professional association development programmes
- Access professional association resources
- Online training and development courses
- Explore / research opportunities for further study, e.g. Masters
Next Steps
- Research and apply for an NPQH
- Book an Annual Career Discussion
