Alban Education are delighted to run this four session programme providing essential skills for outstanding middle leadership.  This will be cross-phase with specific primary and secondary facilitators every session allowing delegates to benefit from tailored training specific to their individual setting.

What are the objectives or outcomes?

This programme will support you in:

• Reflecting on your personal strengths
• Developing skills of leadership
• Exploring your own vision and values
• Drawing together theory and practice
• Sustaining effective leadership

Who is this course for?

• For colleagues new to middle leadership roles
• For colleagues moving to middle leadership roles
• For aspirational middle leaders

Twilight sessions will take place at Sandringham School from 4.00pm to 5.30pm on the following dates:

Session 1	Tuesday, 19th November 2024	Management or leadership? Understanding leadership styles
Session 2	Monday, 27th January 2025	Leading effective meetings and managing people
Session 3	Tuesday, 11th March 2025	Application of data (including tracking SEND data)
Session 4	Monday, 19th May 2025	Coaching and unlocking potential

Meet the facilitators

Primary Lead

Emma Simmons, Executive Headteacher, Crabtree Infants’ and Crabtree Junior Schools

Emma is Executive Head of Crabtree Infants’ and Crabtree Junior School in Harpenden. She has previously worked as Head of Junior School and Head of Girls’ Games in a small Prep School and has been a class teacher in a variety of schools, teaching children in Reception to Year 6. Emma supports local school’s ECTs as part of the AlbanTSH Appropriate Body and is a facilitator for the NPQSL.

Secondary Lead

Amy Stothard, Director of Learning, Music, Sandringham School

Amy Stothard is an experienced form tutor and is currently the Head of Music at Sandringham School. She has been working in education for 13 years and has worked with tutor groups and students with a wide range of needs. She is passionate about the impact that form tutors have on the day to day experience of students, their wellbeing as well as on their longer-term outcomes.