CPD Team

This leadership development programme continues to progress within the Local Authorities/Councils of Highland, Fife, Dumfries and Galloway, and Dundee City. Participants currently being coached are 6 months through the programme on route to achieving the Standard for Headship. Participants from East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh and Moray Council will attend the launch of the next cohort at the end of April 2009. Flexible Route now has 27 successful graduates who will be recognised, on April 25th 2009 at a ceremony in Glasgow, as having achieved the Standard for Headship.

Jim and Scottish Government colleagues are talking to a number of authorities about the roll-out of the FR pilot. For those of you who are interested you might like to look at the evaluation of the pilot that was conducted jointly by the University of Glasgow and the University of Cambridge.

If you’d like to know more then feel free to contact Jim or any other member of the team.

I am delighted to be able to join you here today at the 2nd Scottish Government International Summer School on School Leadership.  The excellent turn out during the summer holidays is a clear indication of the significance that this event has for educational leaders.  I am pleased to see that we have wide representations from within schools (headteachers, deputy headteachers, principal teachers, chartered teachers and classroom teachers) and from local authorities and other stakeholders.  I am also glad that the summer school has again been able to attract interest from abroad.  I am sure you are all enjoying your week – it certainly looks an interesting, varied and challenging programme. I want to do two things as I speak to you this afternoon. 

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The Flexible Routes to Headship pilot programme has been operational for 9 months involving 30 participants across 5 local authorities. A unique feature of the programme is the support provided for each participant by a Professional Development Coach. This support is currently focussed on each participant’s Professional Learning Plan constructed following self evaluation against the Standard for Headship.

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