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Open to all school leaders with an invitation to identify leadership issues that they feel would benefit from a fresh perspective, these events aim to provide an opportunity to learn from the innovative approaches to leadership developed in each locality.
By drawing on the experience of school leaders involved in network initiatives, there will be opportunities for all those who take part to connect with the practice of other school leaders in their local area, contribute to identifying the agenda for future network activity in their region, and take away lots of practical ideas to inform leadership in their schools.
These events are free to Leadership Network members.
Target audience key
Special 
Primary 
Secondary 
Partners 
All
To register for any of the following Leadership Network regional events, please complete the online registration form.
| Region | Date | Time | Venue | Event topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 October | 9.30am-1pm | Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre, Barnsley | Putting the child at the heart of the process through successful implementation of the new primary curriculum This event will explore a range of successful practice in a variety of primary settings where leadership has been innovative in overcoming challenges. An event for suitable for primary headteachers and senior leadership team members. |
| North West | 10 October | 10am-3pm | St Vincent's School for Blind and Partially Sighted Children, Liverpool | Leadership in the special education sector - shaping the agenda from within This joint event with the Federation of Leaders in Special Education (FLSE) gives the opportunity to shape good practice of effective networking and influence the future shape of special education needs. The FLSE offer the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) by identifying regional priorities. |
| North West | 7 November | 10am-3pm | Brathay Hall, Cumbria | You can enjoy and achieve... and raise standards This event will explore successful good practice in small rural schools in delivering Every Child Matters (ECM) outcomes to enjoy and achieve in the day-to-day curriculum, its leadership and management - come and share in the experiences and successes of schools that have. |
| North East | 11 November | 9.30am-1.30pm | Chuter Ede Education Centre, South Shields | Narrowing the gaps in pupil attainment This event will present highly regarded North East primary and special school leaders and practitioners sharing their challenges and successes through quality and innovative leadership. This includes strategic and operational issues to do with attainment, Every Child Matters (ECM) outcomes and leadership and collaboration. |
| North East | 13 November | 9.30am-1.30pm | Thornhill School, Sunderland | Narrowing the gaps in pupil attainment This event will present highly regarded North East 11-18 school leaders and practitioners sharing their challenges and successes through quality and innovative leadership. This includes strategic and operational issues to do with attainment, ECM outcomes and leadership and collaboration. |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 December | 9am-1pm | Minsthorpe Community College, Pontefract | Taking a journey from satisfactory to good and beyond! Effective and sustainable leadership at work. An event for headteachers of any phase, school improvement officers and senior leadership team members. |
| Region | Date | Time | Venue | Event topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands, East and West Midlands | 10 October | 10am-3pm | NCSL Learning and Conference Centre, Nottingham | Raise the bar - narrow the gap This cross-regional event aims to align the big picture of the Children's Plan on a strategic level with emerging good practice. This includes issues to do with attainment, ECM outcomes and leadership and collaboration. Find out how colleagues successfully raised the bar and narrowed the achievement and well-being gap. An event suitable for anyone in a senior leadership role. Keynote speaker – Alma Harris, Director of the Institute of Education. We also aim to identify local good practice which will feed into smaller operational events in the central regions below. |
| East | 13 November | 10am-3pm | Mount Grace School, Potters Bar | Raise the bar - narrow the gap These smaller events follow the cross-regional event on 10 October and aim to align the big picture of the Children's Plan on an operational level with good practice in local schools. We aim to draw out good practice for primary, special needs and secondary phases on a attainment, ECM outcomes and leadership and collaboration. Find out how colleagues successfully raised the bar and narrowed the achievement and well-being gap. An event suitable for all leaders at all levels. |
| West Midlands | 20 November | 10am-3pm | Moseley School, Birmingham | Raise the bar - narrow the gap These smaller events follow the cross-regional event on 10 October and aim to align the big picture of the Children's Plan on an operational level with good practice in local schools. We aim to draw out good practice for primary, special needs and secondary phases on a attainment, ECM outcomes and leadership and collaboration. Find out how colleagues successfully raised the bar and narrowed the achievement and well-being gap. An event suitable for all leaders at all levels. |
| East Midlands | 27 November | 10am-3pm | The Nottingham Bluecoat School, Nottingham | Raise the bar - narrow the gap These smaller events follow the cross-regional event on 10 October and aim to align the big picture of the Children's Plan on an operational level with good practice in local schools. We aim to draw out good practice for primary, special needs and secondary phases on a attainment, ECM outcomes and leadership and collaboration. Find out how colleagues successfully raised the bar and narrowed the achievement and well-being gap. An event suitable for all leaders at all levels. |
| Region | Date | Time | Venue | Event topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London, South East | 6 November | 9.30am-3pm | Glaziers Hall, London, SE1 | Leadership learning from the voice of practice For autumn 2008, the London, South East and South West regions will come together to host two cross-regional events focused on leadership learning. These events will be an opportunity for delegates to consider leadership teams for the future and engage with leadership learning undertaken by the Leadership Network over the last year. A keynote presentation will address the changing nature of leadership and how school leaders can develop sustainable teams to address this challenge. Workshops will share the learning from three regional initiatives, the International Placement for Headteachers (IPH) programme and recent developments around the role of the school business managers (SBMs) and will largely be facilitated by Leadership Network members. These events are suitable for anyone in a senior leadership role including SBMs. Keynote speaker – Sir John Jones. |
| South West, South East | 19 November | 9.30am-3pm | Cleve Hotel, Somerset | Leadership learning from the voice of practice For autumn 2008, the London, South East and South West regions will come together to host two cross-regional events focused on leadership learning. These events will be an opportunity for delegates to consider leadership teams for the future and engage with leadership learning undertaken by the Leadership Network over the last year. A keynote presentation will address the changing nature of leadership and how school leaders can develop sustainable teams to address this challenge. Workshops will share the learning from three regional initiatives, the International Placement for Headteachers (IPH) programme and recent developments around the role of the school business managers (SBMs) and will largely be facilitated by Leadership Network members. These events are suitable for anyone in a senior leadership role including SBMs. Keynote speaker – to be confirmed. |
During 2007–08 the Leadership Network will be working in partnership with a range of NCSL partners and other providers including the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT), Becta, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), CfBT and the National Strategies, to provide network members with access to a number of partnership events which will be running on a regional basis across the country. These include:
Find out more about Leadership Network partnership events.
The outcomes of the Leadership Network's annual conference 2006 are captured in the publication School leaders leading the system .
The Leadership Network events programme for 2006-07 started on 16 October with a national conference in London to mark the first year of the network's Developing a 21st century curriculum initiative. The outcomes of this initiative are captured in the publication Leading curriculum innovation .
The outcomes of the Leadership Network's annual conference 2007 are captured in the publication Stepping up, stepping out: learning about leadership .
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