Current SLS Professional Learning to June 2024
Our Professional Learning Co-Ordinator (Allyson Dobson) is currently putting together a new, varied and exciting programme for 2024/2025
All PL events are open to members and non members.
All PL events are open to members and non members.
SLS Professional Learning Programme 2023-24
SLS is the key provider of professional learning for school leaders across Scotland. Our professional learning programme has been accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
The provision for the coming session will reflect the needs of all members with regards to current educational issues. As in previous years, the professional learning offer will draw on the skills and experiences of current school leaders, as well as having input from our partners in the Scottish educational landscape. The programme will be published on our website and members will receive emails about upcoming events.
A hybrid approach will be taken to the delivery of professional learning events; both virtual and in-person events will be on offer throughout the session. Both members and non-members will be welcome to attend our events.
The professional learning programme will be expanded to include other forms of professional learning as the session progresses. Further information to follow.
Our programme is co-ordinated by Allyson Dobson, Professional Learning Co-ordinator.
allyson.dobson@sls-scotland.org.uk
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The uncommon sense of MESSY leadership and why striving to be the ‘perfect school leader’ may not be helping you.
School leadership is changing. Head teachers are leading in increasingly complex and uncertain environments and needing to draw on adaptive leadership expertise and collaborative approaches.
Global educational leadership experts, BTS Spark, conducted research during the pandemic to identify the characteristics of school leaders who were thriving despite huge uncertainties. The results described a radically different type of school leadership, ‘MESSY leadership’.
In this webinar, Denise Barrows, Head of BTS Spark, UK and Jean Crawford, BTS Spark Coach and Facilitator, will share key insights including the top nine challenges that education leaders are grappling with and seeking coaching support on. They will reveal the ‘uncommon sense of MESSY leadership’ – turning on its head old doctrine on what ‘effective school leadership’ entails. And they will offer some practical strategies for school leaders to trial as they free themselves up to embrace the wonderful ‘messiness’ of school leadership. Further information attached.
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Cost of attending: £40
At this point in the school session when attention is turned to reviewing the progress made throughout the current session and planning for the next, we hear from school leaders who are taking an ‘Agile Leadership' approach to school improvement planning.
We are delighted to be joined at this event by George Docherty (Headteacher at Marr College, Troon), Kenny Bell (PT Guidance at Marr College, Troon) and Derek Paterson (Depute Headteacher at Larbert High School) who will talk about the impact that Agile Leadership is having on planning for improvement in their school communities.
Join us to find out more about the approaches being taken.
Taking an Agile Leadership approach to improvement planning: To register click here
This event is open to both members and non-members.
n partnership with BTS Spark, we are delighted to offer full day, in-person Leader as Coach workshops.
The focus will be on integrating a coaching approach as a core leadership capability to support everyday powerful conversations as well as more formal performance reviews.
THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT AT MURRAYSHALL HOTEL, SCONE, PERTHSHIRE
Capacity is set at 25 for each of the workshops and early registration is advised.
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Cost of attending: £120
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Accommodation can be arranged at a reduced rate subject to availability.
Join us at this event as we hear from Patricia Watson, Strategic Director – Education Scotland, Guch Dillon and David Drysdale (HMIE Secondary Leads), and senior leaders from schools across the country about good practice identified during inspection activities in the key Quality Indicators from How Good is Our School?
Senior leaders from the following schools will present at the individual events:
QI 1.3
Deans Community High School, West Lothian
Queen Victoria School, Dunblane
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Member/Non-member: £40 per session/£140 to attend all four sessions
To Book click on the following
Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI1.3 - register here
SLS and Self-Harm Network Scotland (SNS) would like to invite you to our Self-Harm Awareness training and workshop event. Self-harm Network Scotland is passionate about raising awareness and reducing stigma around self-harm. Their aim is to develop and deliver informative and accessible training and resources to help improve understanding of self-harm.
The session will allow you to learn more about strategies for supporting those who self-harm and covers the following topics:
SNS are also keen to hear of the experiences of staff in schools who support those who self-harm to further develop their approaches and supports.
This in-person session will practical advice for those who support young people who self-harm and will be delivered by Darren Boyd, Penumbra Network Manager, and other colleagues from the charity.
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Lunch and all refreshments will be provided.
For further information and to book on this free webinar for members and non members, please click HERE
In partnership with BTS Spark, we are delighted to offer full day, in-person Leader as Coach workshops.
The focus will be on integrating a coaching approach as a core leadership capability to support everyday powerful conversations as well as more formal performance reviews.
Capacity is set at 25 for each of the workshops and early registration is advised.
THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT AT MURRAYSHALL HOTEL, SCONE, PERTHSHIRE
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Cost of attending: £120
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Accommodation can be arranged at a reduced rate subject to availability.
Join us at this event as we hear from Patricia Watson, Strategic Director – Education Scotland,
Guch Dillon and David Drysdale (HMIE Secondary Leads), and senior leaders from schools across the country about good practice identified during inspection activities in the key Quality Indicators from How Good is Our School?
Senior leaders from the following schools will present at the individual events:
QI 2.3
Turnbull High School, East Dunbartonshire
Holyrood Secondary School, Glasgow
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Member/Non-member: £40 per session/£140 to attend all four sessions
To book click on the following:
Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI2.3 - register here
Join us at this event as we hear from Patricia Watson, Strategic Director – Education Scotland, Guch Dillon and David Drysdale (HMIE Secondary Leads), and senior leaders from schools across the country about good practice identified during inspection activities in the key Quality Indicators from How Good is Our School?
Senior leaders from the following schools will present at the individual events:
QI 3.1
Stonelaw High School, South Lanarkshire
Wallace High School, Stirling
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Member/Non-member: £40 per session/£140 to attend all four sessions
TO BOOK CLICK BELOW
Good Practice in key Quality Indicators QI3.1 - register here
Join us at this event as we hear from Patricia Watson, Strategic Director – Education Scotland,Guch Dillon and David Drysdale (HMIE Secondary Leads), and senior leaders from schools across the country about good practice identified during inspection activities in the key Quality Indicators from How Good is Our School?
Senior leaders from the following schools will present at the individual events:
QI 3.2
Queensferry High School, Edinburgh
Girvan Academy, South Ayrshire
This event is open to both members and non-members.
Member/Non-member: £40 per session/£140 to attend all four sessions
To book click here:
Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI3.2 - register here
A very warm invitation is extended to all Business Managers to join us at our first mini- conference for this group of members. Full day of presentations, discussions, lunch.
Following on from our first online Business Mangers Forum held on Thursday, 14th March, we will continue our discussions of many of the topics and issues raised.
Members £20
Non Members £35
(We would encourage HTs to support the release of Business Managers to allow their attendance at this event.)