Aspirant Headteachers Programme
The new SSAT Aspirant Headteacher programme provides high-quality preparation for headship, equipping school leaders with practical training and support from experienced headteachers.
Are you a senior leader considering headship? Do you want to understand more about the role and be better prepared for future applications and interviews?
The SSAT Aspirant Headteacher programme provides high-quality preparation for headship, equipping school leaders with practical strategies and training for both current and future roles.
Aspiring headteachers will join a national cohort and take part in five online modules. Each module will be hosted by one of the SSAT education team and include inputs from successful headteachers from across SSAT’s national network.
Programme aims:
- Inspire and support the next generation of headteachers
- Equip senior leaders with the understanding and competences needed for headship
- Provide practical training and advice from experienced heads
- Create a community of learning
How is the programme delivered?
Five modules each delivered as an online seminar.
Module information
Module 1: Leadership through moral purpose
Aims for the session:
- Reflect on the values and vision that underpin our moral purpose
- Consider how to build a learning community around shared values and commitments
- Explore the Leadership through moral purpose strand of SSAT’s Framework for Exceptional Education.
- Share experiences and practice
Module 2: School culture
Aims for the session:
- Consider what we understand by school culture and why it is important
- Reflect upon the culture in our schools
- Explore contributing factors to the cultural paradigm
- Reflect on any culture gaps between the current reality and the culture we want to create
- Share school-based examples
Module 3: Leading school improvement and organisational management
Aims for the session:
- Clarify understanding of school improvement and organisational management
- Reflect on successful and less successful experiences of school improvement
- Explore some frameworks and tools for leading change for improvement
- Use case studies to consider your approach to school improvement and organisational management challenges
Module 4: Quality assurance and managing performance
Aims for the session:
- What quality assurance is and what it is not
- What does quality assurance look like in a school context?
- What is the role of the headteacher in all that?
Module 5: Governance and accountability
Aims for the session:
- Sharing our experience of working with governors
- Governors – what are they for?
- Accountability – to whom and for what?
Who is the programme for?
For senior leaders aspiring to headship in secondary schools.
Host information
Dr Keven Bartle, Senior Education Lead, SSAT
Keven has been a teacher for almost three decades and was headteacher at a richly diverse secondary school in London for nine years. Through his career, Keven has been committed to the power of education for social justice and transformation, working in schools where staff make a difference to the lives of children, families and communities.
Date and location
Online
Aspirant Headteachers - What to Expect
You can use this practical guide to assess your current practice based on the programme contents.
Any questions?
Contact us or call 020 7802 0955.
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