We regularly run a course for Aspiring Middle Managers.  The aim of the training programme is to enable aspiring managers to understand, develop and use a range of leadership and management skills.  It is hoped that the course will help participants to develop self awareness and confidence in implementing these skills and will also provide them with a structured supported opportunity to implement them in a practical way to impact on teaching and learning. 

The format of the course has been four taught session (January, February, March and April) and participants  also engage in their own independent research and reading around generic leadership and management skills.  In addition, each participant undertakes a management project which is discussed with a senior manager and then supported by a middle manager acting as Mentor.  Generic leadership and management skills are covered and therefore colleagues are able to undertake a project within either pastoral or academic areas.  At the end of the course, each colleague produces a report for senior managers to reflect on their progress, learning and impact of their work on students. 

Colleagues who have undertaken the course to date include:

• Maria Allen

• Gary Smith

• Paula Haywood

• Debbie Bufitt

• Christine Makumborenga

• Claire Pullen

• Fred Hampson

• Christopher Burrows

• Margo Rees

• Jeff Adams

• Sylvia Haddrell

• Adam Jones

• Sarah Hannibal

• Luc Crowther

• Keith Richards

• Lauren Casoria-Lambert

• Brian Boyes

• Edna Hobbs

• Tricia Courage

• Sue Stretton

• Helen Coleman

• Jindy Atwal

• Eva Gimenez

• Simon Clark

Many of these colleagues have subsequently moved on to further management positions.

The four taught sessions centred on: 

• What is Leadership?

• Leading and Motivating Teams

• Developing Leadership Skills

• Team Development

Previous Management Projects
	Claire Pullen	To help teaching colleagues to use the qualities and skills used  in teaching Drama to adapt and feel confident when teaching Dance
	Jeff Adams	To devise and lead a joint Humanities trip to the village of Corfe Castle taking in various aspects of History, Geography and RE
	Jindy Atwal	Sixth Form RE curriculum provision
	Sylvia Hadrell	Year 6-7 Transition
	Adam Jones	The culture of extra curricular provision
	Sue Stretton	Re-launching the homework club
	Edna Hobbs	Launching the House Reading Project
	Brian Boyes	KS3 Science - peer assessment
	Keith Richards	Raising standards KS3/4 technology
	Luc Crowther	Motivation of KS4 resistant materials students
	Sarah Hannibal	Leading the Lower School Play
	Simon Clarke	Leading the Summer Concert
	Lauren Casoria-Lambert	Launching the House Contribution Project
	Tricia Courage	Review of SEN Literacy resources
	Gary Smith	To design and coordinate a project with four colleagues to develop independent essay writing skills with Y9 English students
	Fred Hampson	To devise and lead a Y8 ICT in Science project and to improve staff ICT skills and to “liven up” teaching and learning
	Christopher Burrows	To develop a Maths shared area on the school network as an effective teaching and learning administering tool for members of the department and students
	Debbie Burfitt	To deliver an opportunity for students to study genetics through the team of Science colleagues

Middle Management Training

As new middle managers have joined us we have, from time to time, delivered additional training opportunities to support induction of the individual and development of the middle management team.

Sessions have included:- 

§   The nature of middle management and leadership, exploring the challenges and opportunities and important skills, knowledge and understanding required. 

§   Developing and sharing a vision.  An opportunity to reflect on our vision for individual areas and to look at ways in which this can be shared and reinforced to the wider team. 

§   Quality Assurance – an opportunity to reflect on the role of the subject leader in quality assurance with the team and to consider a range of strategies available in planning and carrying out a quality assurance role.