Huge congratulations to all of the wonderful leaders (along with some absent colleagues too) who have successfully completed the 6-month Warwickshire Aspiring Headteachers course. They have enjoyed being immersed in exploring what headship is like in Warwickshire, both through a mixture of online and face to face sessions. Some of them have gone on to secure Headships in Warwickshire already whilst others are now excited about a Headship career in the future.
The Aspiring Headteachers course included face to face sessions from Rae Snape (National Leader of Education and Headteacher), Hannah Hall (of Paul Dix fame) and four, yes four, amazing Warwickshire Headteachers!
The online sessions included a discussion with a current, serving Ofsted inspector as well presentations from a wide range of Local Authority leaders from HR, Finance, Governor Services, etc.
All of this learning culminated in a celebration of their journey at the end of June, at the Hill Close Gardens in Warwick where everyone enjoyed listening to current headteachers as well as a cream tea and a good luck gift too.
Here’s what some of the participants said…
“Just wanted to send you a quick thank you for such a fab year. I found these sessions so informative and inspiring. Even after a tough week, attending these meetings filled up my cup and made me feel excited for the next steps in my career. I think I felt this way because you delivered it with such care and a real a down to earth nature. It is so evident that you care about and want to nurture this cohort of potential heads. I also enjoyed the 'me' time the course provided - it isn't often we get to indulge in some 'self' work, stepping back and thinking about who we are and how we want to lead.”
Rhian
“Really well paced, useful and interesting content from all speakers, opportunities to reflect and talk to colleagues.”
Esther
“Thank you so much for the time and effort you have put in to running the course. Every one of them has been completely inspiring. I genuinely don't have any feedback on how to improve as I think that you've found exactly what aspiring headteachers need (for me anyway), which is valuable time to listen to the experiences of a variety of current and former heads. This was then followed up with small chunks of pedagogy and good practice. Thank you!”
Nick
If you or one of your team are thinking about Warwickshire Headship in the future then you’ll be thrilled to know that we are running the course again from January 2024. Please consider this when participating in or leading performance management meetings in September and October too.
This programme is fully funded by Warwickshire County Council and is being organised by the Gateway Alliance.
We will be sharing more details again in the autumn term but if you wish to show early interest then please complete this google form or contact Helen Martin on helen@gatewayalliance.co.uk
