Leaders for the Future
The SSAT Leaders for the Future (L4F) programme prepares and equips leaders in the early stages of their development for further responsibilities.
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Date and time
TBC
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Format
Five online modules delivered as interactive twilights
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The programme consists of five modules delivered as online twilights. Each module provides strong foundations for successful school leadership – developing leadership skills, knowledge and mindsets to increase impact in and beyond the classroom. Leaders for the Future brings together a wealth of resources, research and practical strategies in a supportive community.
Outcomes
The programme focuses on developing leadership skills, knowledge and mindsets, which participants can use immediately to increase their impact beyond the classroom.
Module information
Module 1: Leading yourself
Before you lead and manage others, you need to know and manage yourself effectively. This means developing emotional intelligence; understanding your own personality and how you relate to others.
Aims for the session:
- Consider the importance of emotional intelligence for self-leadership and leadership of others.
- Reflect on your own personality and how this impacts your own leadership and those you lead.
- Understand and recognise different personality traits.
- Explore a range of communication styles and consider the implications for leadership.
- Reflect on the impact your behaviours and actions have on others and how you are perceived.
Module 2: Leading vision and culture
This module explores the importance of establishing a clear vision and developing a thriving culture.
Aims for the session:
- Consider how to shape and communicate a compelling vision.
- Reflect on the school vision and your own vision for the work and teams you lead.
- Begin identifying a project focus.
- Explore the importance of school culture.
Module 3: Leading a team
This session explores the key elements of building and leading an effective team.
Aims for the session:
- Explore the key elements of building and effective team.
- Reflect upon what effective leaders of teams do and reflect upon their behaviours.
- Understand the elements of a successful project management plan for implementation.
Module 4: Leading through coaching and mentoring
This module explores the different approaches to supporting colleagues or leading a team.
Aims for the session:
- Identify coaching, collaborative and mentoring techniques, applying them to workplace situations as appropriate.
- How to select appropriately from a range of strategies to support and collaborate with colleagues.
- Apply effective communication skills when working with colleagues to achieve a goal.
Module 5: Leading for the long term
This module supports the well-being of emerging leaders with practical strategies for managing time and growing responsibilities.
Aims for the session:
- Consider your personal effectiveness and strategies for good time management.
- Reflect upon the relationship between pressure, stress, and mental health.
- Explore strategies for self-management to help you thrive throughout your career.
- Engage in career planning and goal setting.
Date and location
Launch date
TBC
Online
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Belong, Connect, Improve
The 2024/25 strands of membership include:
- Leadership
- Professional Practice
- Teaching and Learning
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