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Equal Access to Promotion

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Overview

Equal Access to Promotion (EAP) is jointly developed and delivered by NCSL and the National Union of Teachers (NUT).

The core purpose of the programme is to address the professional development needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers in leadership who are aspiring to more senior roles and responsibilities.

EAP is a module of the Leadership Pathways programme, but is also being offered as a stand-alone programme to a broader range of school leaders. Offering the programme to non-Leadership Pathways participants will make EAP a truly accessible programme. For some EAP participants the programme will act as a gateway to broader provision and encourage further engagement with NCSL.

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Aims

The aims of EAP are:

to provide an experience and forum for black and minority ethnic leaders focused on effective leadership
to enhance participants' leadership strengths and extend their strategies for overcoming barriers to leadership/promotion
to boost participants' knowledge of current and future career and leadership development opportunities
to equip participants through the study of leadership to raise their influence as leaders in schools in order to impact on student learning and well-being
to encourage BME teachers in middle leadership positions to seek senior leadership roles and positions in schools

Eligibility

EAP is targeted at BME teachers in leadership who are aspiring to more senior roles and responsibilities. Participants will typically have between four and nine years' teaching experience and will not have participated in previous EAP programmes. Participants may have current or previous experience of NCSL's Leadership Pathways and Leading from the Middle programmes, or NUT's Continuing Professional Development's 'Aspiring to Lead'.

Availability

The application round for cohort 4, to start in September 2009, has now closed. Applicants will be informed of the outcome in July 2009.

The application round for cohort 5, to start in January 2010, will be open from 5 October until 27 November 2009.

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