Staff Development Programmes 2016-17

RA001:       Successful School Marketing and Publicity

“Every parent has an opinion of the schools in their area. But what is it based on?”

• Structure: one full-day workshop for key staff, or half-day session with all staff
• establishing marketing principles, local context and identifying strengths,
• communicating the school’s USP, networking, monitoring and developing
• Result: a unique, school-specific portfolio of marketing strategies

RA002:       Team-Building: Senior Leadership, Faculty and Department

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Succeeding together is teamwork”

• Structure: one half-day workshop for specific staff groups
• creating team identity, identifying roles, supporting each other
• enhancing relations, easing the pressure and celebrating success
• Result: a range of strategies to develop the performance of staff teams

RA003:       Recruiting and Retaining Students

“Without students; there is no need for teachers, without teachers; there is no need for the school…”

Structure: one full-day workshop for key staff, or half-day session with all staff

• external recruitment: creating desire, close communication – ‘early and often’
• internal retention: shared vision, students’ role, intervention and cooperation

Result: techniques to support student recruitment and retention

RA004:       Running Effective Meetings

“I think there needs to be a meeting to set an agenda for more meetings about meetings”

• Structure: one half-day workshop for specific staff groups
• planning, structure, methodology and attendance
• top tips and golden rules, communication, monitoring and evaluation
• Result: greater effectiveness and positive impact from school meetings

RA005:       Developing Resilient NQTs

“Four out of ten newly qualified teachers quit the profession within a year of qualifying”

• Structure: one half-day workshop for NQTs and specific staff groups
• developing positive routines, coping with pressure and managing workload
• work-life balance, guilt-free down-time and staying fit for purpose
• Result: NQTs with greater resilience and ability to manage pressure

RA006:       Supporting the Well-Being of your Staff

“60% of employees say they’d be more motivated if their employer took their well-being seriously”

• Structure: one half-day workshop for all staff, or specific staff groups
• promoting staff well-being, identifying and tackling the issues, making it work
• monitoring outcomes, evolving the programme, maintaining focus
• Result: increased staff effectiveness and improved staff morale