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What's new for autumn 2008: register for a Leadership Network event near you.

North region news

For Leadership Network members in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber

Regional events

A post-event summary will be available after each event.

DateEvent titleAudienceRegion
3 December 2008Taking a journey from satisfactory to good and beyondAllYorkshire and the Humber

Read post-event summaries from previous regional events.

Message from your regional leaders

"We would like to begin with thanking you all for the support we have received throughout the north with our regional network events and your excellent response to the national regional initiatives. The response from the north has been overwhelming at a very busy time for all school leaders. We were pleased to see many of our colleagues at the regional conferences and believe your feedback was very positive regarding the experience and the development of NCSL. We look forward to seeing you at the many and varied activities planned throughout the three northern regions. Please contact us with any information or comments."

New regional leaders

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new regional leaders in the North region:

Leadership Network online

The following online seminars will take place this autumn term:

Partnership information

Every Child Matters (ECM) dissemination events - Raising the bar and narrowing the gap

Spring term 2009 sees two connected events in your region designed to help you lead, in partnership with others, increased and improved engagement with ECM, to achieve the aims of the Children’s Plan and deliver great results. We welcome leaders from both school and children’s centre settings and would recommend attendance at both events in order to maximise learning outcomes. Find out more and register.

NCSL's 11–19 new secondary curriculum support programme

Registration is open for you and a member of your leadership team to attend the final regional workshop being offered this autumn by NCSL and SSAT. This workshop will build on the success of the 2007-08 workshops and activity, and will support you and your senior leadership teams to continue the process of the curriculum change. Find out more and register.

Every Child Matters (ECM) advocates

If you are engaged in ECM in your school or local authority and would like to link with NCSL’s ECM advocates in your region, please contact:

School business manager (SBM) advocates

NCSL has appointed SBM advocates to operate within the nine government regions. Their remit is to raise awareness of the profession, promote avenues for career progression and demonstrate how the role improves school effectiveness. If you are a SBM and would like to link with other SBMs in your region, please contact:

School business managers in the North East

Is your existing school business manager a member of the Leadership Network? We are keen to develop a network of school business managers in the North East. To get involved, please contact sarah.monk@ncsl.org.uk.

Steering groups

Our regional leaders host steering groups that provide valuable support and input into the strategic planning of the region, operations planning for our events and activities, and guidance on initiatives. If you are interested in joining our steering group or would simply like to find out more about the steering group in your region, then please contact your regional leader.  

The dates for the next steering group meetings are: