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NCSL's online seminars offer you a continuing professional development opportunity, completely free of charge, simply by replaying any of the seminars below.

If you have any access problems, call the NCSL help desk on 0845 609 0009 or email enquiries@ncsl.org.uk.


Her Majesty's Inspector Tom Winskill

Consultation on Ofsted well-being indicators
4.30pm, Thursday 11 December 2008

This is an opportunity to give feedback to Ofsted about the proposed well-being indicators that have been developed through consultation across the regions. If you would like to join Her Majesty’s Inspector Tom Winskill and NCSL Every Child Matters Consultant Denis Mongon to discuss the proposed nine indicators, please email indicatorsconsultation@ncsl.org.uk. Find out more about Ofsted’s consultation paper Indication of a school’s contribution to well-being.


NCSL Director Strategic Initiatives Primary Paul Bennett
Register for Working better together: leading small primary schools
4.30pm, Wednesday 3 December 2008
This Leading Practice online seminar looks at the national context and challenges facing small schools that are working collaboratively to address economic viability, succession planning and leadership capacity in order to sustain their provision. The event will explore how the issues are being addressed in different parts of the country. With NCSL Director Strategic Initiatives Primary Paul Bennett.

Jane Doughty

National Standards for School Leadership
4.30pm, Tuesday 9 December 2008 and 4.30pm, Wednesday 14 January 2009.
NCSL and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) are formally consulting on the proposed National Standards for School Leadership, which have been developed in consultation with the Social Partnership. We are interested in receiving feedback from school leaders and aspiring leaders, governors, local and diocesan authority personnel and others working with school leaders on the proposed standards. Jane Doughty, NCSL Operational Director Programme Management, will lead the seminars. You can now register for either the December seminar or the January seminar. Find out more about the National Standards for School Leadership consultation.

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Replay Community cohesion
November 2008
As school leaders, we are working towards a society where the diversity of people’s backgrounds is appreciated and valued through teaching, learning and the curriculum, equality and excellence, engagement and extended services. Schools can play an important role in achieving these goals, but they can’t do it on their own. They need to work with their local communities. In this online seminar, Sir Keith Ajegbo and Dr Denis Mongon explore the implications of this work for school leaders and offer practical examples of what school leaders are doing to promote community cohesion. The following resources are referenced in the seminar: Curriculum review diversity and citizenship by Sir Keith Ajegbo, Leadership for public value by Dr Denis Mongon and Charles Leadbeater, the Institute of Community Cohesion website, talk2learn highlights - community cohesion.


Estelle Morris
Replay Estelle Morris: six steps to prepare yourself for being a leader
November 2008
Estelle Morris was appointed to the post of secretary of state for the newly created Department for Education and Skills in 2001. Estelle resigned from this post in 2002 but returned to the front bench eight months later as minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. She was appointed to the House of Lords after the May 2005 election. This online seminar followed Estelle's appearance at NCSL's New Heads Conference 2008.

Mick Waters

Replay Primary curriculum review: implications for leadership
November 2008

This online seminar was a chance to hear current progress on the primary curriculum review being conducted by Sir Jim Rose. Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), considered the implications of the findings for school leaders and leadership.


Nicola Allan, Co-headteacher at Colleton Primary School, Berkshire

Replay Co-headship as part of succession planning
October 2008
Co-headteacher at Colleton Primary School, Berkshire and NCSL Research Associate Nicola Allan explores the possibility that co-headship could be part of the solution to the recruitment challenge in school leadership. This seminar is useful for those considering co-headship and those considering appointing co-headteachers.


Mark Aldridge

Replay School business managers: their role in distributed leadership
September 2008
A chance to hear about Financial Controller of Hockerill Anglo-European College and Research Associate Mark Aldridge's research, which reviewed the impact of the key drivers on school leadership, evaluated distributed leadership research from a school business manager perspective, and surveyed what is happening across UK state schools.


Richard Jones
Replay leading sustainable schools
Seizing Success 2008: Annual Leadership Conference seminar
July 2008
How can leaders ensure that they are addressing the challenge of sustainability in their schools? Richard Jones, Headteacher of Hagbourne Primary, shared his school's learning and progress to date.

Earlier seminars

You can view older seminars on the Online seminars archive page.