Preparing New Senior Leaders for Deputy Headship | Independent

Stephen Burnage
Expert practitioner, consultant and trainer

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1h 5m

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This webinar will provide you with practical guidance and advice on how to prepare effectively for a deputy head position within an independent school, including succeeding at interviews, managing operational issues, handling unfamiliar curriculum areas and performance monitoring.
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For: Leaders

Aim: This webinar will provide you with practical guidance and advice on how to prepare effectively for a deputy head position within an independent school, including succeeding at interviews, managing operational issues, handling unfamiliar curriculum areas and performance monitoring.

Rationale: Deputy headship is an extremely rewarding yet challenging role in education, which demands understanding of operational areas as well as knowledge of pastoral support and of the wider curriculum. According to theSchool teachers’ pay and conditions guidance, deputy headteachers are expected to ‘undertake any professional duties of the headteacher delegated to them’ and ‘play a major role in the overall direction of the headteacher. Expert: Stephen Burnage

Outcome 1:

Enhancing your understanding of the role of a deputy head within an independent school and the duties that this includes

Outcome 2:

Recognising the steps you can take to successfully apply for your first deputy headship role

Outcome 3:

Gaining the confidence to deal with the challenges of the job at both interview and as an operational lead

Outcome 4:

Developing your people management skills and understanding how to successfully deal with the demands of your own workload

Outcome 5:

Appreciating practical ways that you can encourage professional development within your setting

Stephen Burnage

Stephen Burnage is an expert practitioner, consultant, and trainer who has spent over 25 years teaching and leading a variety of schools across the UK. He specialises in developing effective school leadership at all levels and the key areas of outstanding and impactful learning and teaching. This includes mastery learning, understanding thinking, inclusive teaching for inclusive learning, positive behaviour management, marking, feedback and assessment, performance management, staff development, coaching and mentoring and school inspection and quality assurance.

Steve is the lead trainer and examiner for Cambridge International Examinations and the International Baccalaureate. He is responsible for writing the British Council quality standards for the inspection of international schools in Egypt and has led teaching and learning development projects in China, Kazakhstan and Kurdish Iraq and leadership development and curriculum development projects for groups of schools in India.

Steve writes, delivers and hosts training and consultancy in schools, colleges, academies and conference venues throughout the UK, Europe, The Indian Subcontinent, Central and Southern Asia and the Middle East as well as supporting organisations in planning, producing and delivering online and blended learning education courses.

Steve writes a regular column for several UK education publications and is currently writing a teacher development training manual for an international publisher.

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