Leadership Philosophy & Practice : leading a department, an overview

 

The Chilean reality is that Subject Area Leaders are almost never trained or prapered, and are often appointed (or "volunteered") due to seniority alone. 

We can help. Join us in this quick run-through of what is involved in Running or Co-ordinating a Department, and the things new Middle Leaders have to look forward to. For current and prospective Heads of Department, Co-ordinators, Heads of Section and Academic Directors.

During this one-hour interactive seminar (which is also the first sesion in our eight-hour "Leading a Department, getting started" programme) we cover :

• Leading Up and Leading Down
• External and Internal 
• Representation
• Buildings, FF&E, Resources
• Programme
• Staffing
• Students 
• Administration
• Related activities
• Wider roles

Related programmes :

• Assessment Moderation
• Critical Friend*
• Departmental Finances
• Developing and Implementing a Department Handbook
• Effective Recruitment Practices
• From EFL / Rules-Based Teaching to Activity & Project-based Learning
• Leading a Department, getting started
• Mind Your Language; defining your Department's Mission
• Planning and Running a Speaking Competition
• Planning and Running a Writing Competition
• Planning and Running English Week I - overview
• Planning and Running English Week II - 50 activities
• Practical Implications of Being a "Bilingual" School
• Programme Matters for Heads of Department (coming soon)
• Programme Standards and Assessment for Heads of Department (coming soon)
• Staff Supervision, Assessment and Evaluation for Heads of Department
• Teacher Evaluation and Appraisal
• Top 5 Paths to Success for English Heads of Department
• Widening Your Department Footprint

Most of these topics came from specific requests from school leaders. Ask us about coaching and critical friend* support, and other professional development related to leadership. Ask us about support available in Spanish for your colleagues.

* Are you facing challenges or have questions you cannot raise with your senior management. cannot discuss with your colleagues or peers and cannot reveal to those at other (competitor) schools? You need a Critical Friend - someone who has held a Head of Department or Senior Management position, someone who has the knowledge, skills and experience to guide and advise you, and someone who is not involved with or connected to your school and can offer a disinterested perspective.

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• A C1 or higher level of English is assumed.

• These are one-hour interactive online seminars or seminar series; in-person, face-to-face options are also available.

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