Your ‘Journey to Outstanding’ 1-year programme
Only 6% of schools gain or maintain the Ofsted ‘outstanding’ judgement
24% of schools Heads Up have supported have gained or maintained their outstanding judgement
Setting up your training days for success
Getting the most from the programme
Agendas for all sessions
Frequently asked questions
Setting up your training days for success
Online session:
- It’s important your team all have separate devices on which to join the session, this will make sure you get the most out of the training.
- Your team can be in one room for the training but please have a second room available for the afternoon.
- You don’t need to use headphones but they are helpful if possible
- For the duration of the training try to find a space where you are not distracted.
In person sessions:
- A room for the day where you won’t be disturbed.
- Enough tables and chairs for everyone, set out as boardroom or horse shoe.
- A flip chart stand and pad.
- A projector to connect to our laptop (USB or HDMI connection).
- A breakout room for every group of 6 is required for the afternoon only.
Getting the most from the programme
The programme is stretching, fun and powerful. It will challenge you and if you like learning and growing your skills, then you’re going to enjoy it 🙂
You know that we get out what we put in so let’s look at what will help you get the most out of the programme. Our tips for you are:
- You and your team will have some work between the sessions. We appreciate you are busy and so we work to keep this as manageable as possible, but the process is reflective and so what happens between sessions is as important as what we do in the sessions. On your schools training schedule you can see when you will have pre or post coursework and how long SLTs typically need for it.
- Those who get the most out of it have an open mind, complete the work, are open to and seek and act on feedback from their trainers.
- Most people find the programme challenging at times and it will have ups and downs. We know from over a decade of supporting schools that school leaders enjoy the journey and can see the difference it makes to their school. It will be hard at times but we will help you grow.
- What’s the impact of the programme? We’re proud that schools we support are four times more likely to gain or maintain their outstanding judgement than the average (https://ukheadsup.com/impact).
- See what some of our previous customers have to say about Heads Up training.
Agendas for all sessions
Scroll down to find the agenda for each session.
Core skills for successful difficult conversations – individual school session with your SLT
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Introduction to the session |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Making sure your message is heard |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Managing the emotions |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Structuring your difficult conversation for success |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Preparing your difficult conversations |
| 13:15 – 15:45 | Practising your difficult conversations for success (including a break) |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Session wrap up |
Core skills for successful difficult conversations – implementation group session with schools on the programme
09:30 – 12:30
Understanding your core values – individual school session with your SLT
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Introduction to the session |
| 09:50 – 10:15 | What are values and why are they important? |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | What values are most important to you in the school you want to create? |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | What values are most important to you in the school you want to create? |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Making your values meaningful |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Session wrap up |
Understand the strategic priorities for the exceptional school you will create – group session with schools on the programme
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Introduction to the session | ||
| 09:40 – 10:00 | What makes a good vision | ||
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Strategic Triangle | ||
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Creating your vision – Strategic priorities (including a break) | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Session wrap up |
Create your compelling vision (am) and environmental walk around (pm) – individual school session with your SLT
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Introduction to the session |
| 09:40 – 10:10 | Review of mini-visions |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Finding your ‘why?’ |
| 11:40 – 11:10 | Why you do what you do (including a break) |
| 12:10 – 12:20 | Creating your vision |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Wrap up morning session |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | The environmental walk around – how it works |
| 13:15 – 15:15 | Environmental walk around your school |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Session wrap up |
Create the 3-5 year plan to achieve your vision (am) & keep your vision alive (pm) – group session with schools on the programme
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Introduction to day |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | What is a mission? |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Team time: Finding your mission |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Sharing your mission |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | The difference between Business as usual (BAU) and Development |
| 11:20– 12:20 | Developing your 3 – 5-year plan |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Wrap up |
Keep your vision alive (pm)
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Introduction to the session |
| 13:40 – 14:10 | Communicating your vision and what happens afterwards |
| 14:10 – 14:50 | Simple ways to embed your vision (including a break) |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Session wrap up |
Personal communication – individual school session with your SLT
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Introduction to the session |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | What happens when we present under pressure |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | What happens when you present under pressure |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Looking at our communication – Part 1 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Communication theory |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Looking at our communication – Part 2 |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Increasing your impact when communicating |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Wrap up and questions |
Communicate your vision so your team can get on board – individual school session with your SLT
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Introduction to the session |
| 09:50 – 10:50 | How to structure your content |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Creating your vision communication |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 15:15 | Practice delivering your vision communication |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Rolling your vision out |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Session wrap up |
FAQs
Lol! We get it, but school leaders love our training because we’ve made it better by being on zoom. It’s very interactive, you don’t have any travel costs and it means more of your SLT can be part of the training which means it has great impact. This day always gets great feedback and attendees are pleasantly surprised by how well it works online.
No, it’s such an interactive day we don’t record it because not everyone wants to be filmed.
Yes, you’ll be sent these before the day.
One ticket gives access to up to 6 of your SLT. Additional places can be purchased.
You’ll receive them shortly after the training.