Leadership Workshop for School Owners and School Leaders, July 2017

There are two options available for this workshop: an intensive training programme and a school visits programme.

1. The intensive training programme

The intensive training programme includes 2 days of UK school visits and 3 full-day face to face training sessions with GCA’s expert consultants. This gives school owners and leaders a chance to discuss their individual school issues in a friendly environment, and share ideas with colleagues from other African countries.

This programme gives leaders all they need  for taking the appropriate steps to make their schools meet international standards, brand their school showing the real values they can provide to prospective parents.

The intensive programme has 2 schedules:

  • Schedule A—Leadership
  • Schedule B—Teaching, Learning and Assessment

This Programme covers:

  • Workshop dates
  • Total number of  workshop days
  • Broad topics to be covered
  • School visit days
  • Free time
  • Package cost for workshop
  • Additional costs
Schedule A – Leadership:

– School governance
– Performance management/ accountability
– Setting targets
– Self evaluation & action planning
– Reviewing priorities /actions

Schedule B – Teaching, Learning and Assessment:

– Teaching and learning
– Assessing progress
– Evaluating outcomes
– Planning for progress

Programme 1 Schedule A
Day 0

Saturday 8th July

 Arrival and settling in
Day 1
Sunday 9th July

Orientation

 16:00 – 18:00 Setting targets and tasks for the week

18:30 Dinner
Day 2
Monday 10th July

Training Day 1

 9:00 – 10:30 Monitoring and observation skills

11:00 – 13:00 Understanding/ setting targets for progress

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Preparation for school visits – what to expect
Day 3
Tuesday 11th July

School Visit

 9:00 – 15:30 School visit 1

Observing teaching and learning;
Meeting with school leaders
Day 4
Wednesday 12th July

Training Day 2

 9:00 – 10:30 Debrief

11:00 – 13:00 Performance management & Appraisals

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00- 16:00 School Governance
Day 5
Thursday 13th July

School Visit

 9:00 – 15:30 School visits 2

Scrutinising key school documents
Meeting with a School Governor
Day 6
Friday 14th July

Training Day 3

 9:00 – 10:30 Debrief

11:00 – 13:00 School Self Evaluation (SEF)/ Action planning

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Wrap up and evaluation
Programme 1 Schedule B
Day 0

Saturday 8th July

 Arrival and settling in
Day 1
Sunday 9th July

Orientation

 16:00 – 18:00 Setting targets and tasks for the week

18:30 Dinner
Day 2
Monday 10th July

Training Day 1

 9:00 – 10:30 Monitoring and observation skills

11:00 – 13:00 Understanding/ setting targets for
pupil progress in the core subjects

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Preparation for school visits – what to expect
Day 3
Tuesday 11th July

School Visit

 9:00 – 15:30 School visit 1

Observing teaching and evaluating progress

Meeting with school coordinators / phase leaders
Day 4
Wednesday 12th July

Training Day 2

 9:00 – 10:30 Debrief on quality teaching and learning

11:00 – 13:00 Managing your phase
Early years, primary, secondary, 6th form

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00- 16:00 Assessments, formative and moderation
Day 5
Thursday 13th July

School Visit

 9:00 – 15:30 School visit 2

Learning walks, book scrutiny and assessing progress

Meeting with assessment leaders
Day 6
Friday 14th July

Training Day 3

 9:00 – 10:30 Debrief

11:00 – 13:00 School Self Evaluation / Action planning

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Wrap up and evaluation

2. The school visits programme

The school visits programme includes 4 days of school visits and one training session with a GCA consultant. This is for senior leaders and middle leaders as well as school owners who work as headteachers.

It provides opportunities for school leaders to gain access to UK schools over a week working alongside colleagues in order to experience and gain an understanding of how the UK curriculum is delivered on a day-to-day basis.

The schedule:

School Visits Programme
Day 1
Sunday 9th July		 Arrive to UK, settling in4-6pm: Orientation briefing facilitated by GCA consultants
Day 2
Monday 10th JulySchool Visit		 8 – 4:00 In school

Focus:
– Class organisation
–Teaching & Learning
Day 3
Tuesday 11th JulySchool Visit		 8 – 4:00 In school

Focus:
– Progress
Day 4
Wednesday 12th JulySchool Visit		 8 – 4:00 In school

Focus:
– Curriculum & Assessment systems
Day 5
Thursday 13th JulySchool Visit		 8 – 4:00 In school

Focus:
– Middle-manager/ Coordinator role
Day 6
Friday 14th JulyTraining Day		 9 – 3pm Workshop facilitated by GCA consultants:

– Debrief and evaluation
– Action planning
Day 7
Saturday 15th July		 Free day to depart UK Saturday or Sunday

Fees:

Intensive Training Programme cost including lunch and conference pack:
Full Price: £1800 per participant (cut off date for payment no later than 15th of June, 2017)

School Visits Programme cost including lunch:
Full Price: £850 per participant (cut off date for payment no later than 15th of June, 2017)

Additional costs:
International flights, accommodation and local transportation—to be arranged individually by each participant.

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