This course is designed specifically for teachers who are stepping into leadership roles within their subject areas for the first time. Whether you are leading a department, a key stage, or a curriculum area, this course will provide you with the foundational skills and insights needed to navigate your new responsibilities effectively.
Throughout this course, you will explore key concepts of educational leadership, including strategic planning, team management, curriculum development, and assessment strategies. We will delve into the nuances of fostering a collaborative culture, driving improvements, and making impactful decisions that enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
This journey is not just about managing a subject but about shaping the future of education in your school.
The course will help you to:
- Gain a deep understanding of the content knowledge and content pedagogical knowledge in your subject
- Create a progressive, sequential curriculum map covering the key concepts, knowledge and skills required
- Raise attainment across the school
- Understand strategic action planning
- Use pupil, staff and parent voice effectively
- Monitor standards
- Talk effectively about your vision, intent, implementation and impact
- Understand data and how to use data
- Clearly articulate and evidence curriculum content, sequencing and progression
- Understand OFSTED expectations for outstanding subject/middle leaders
- Understand monitoring, self-evaluation, assessment, action planning and evidence required to excel during an inspection
- Understand what OFSTED will look for in an outstanding subject/middle leader
Includes our subject leadership toolkit worth £125.