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SLS Professional Learning

New events will be posted here soon.  OUr new Professional Learning Event Co-Ordinator (Allyson Dobson) is currently putting together a new and exciting programme for 2023/2024

All PL events are open to members and non members.

Latest Professional Learning Events

Join us for these latest additions to our professional learning programme.

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 Events Co-ordinator.

allyson.dobson@sls-scotland.org.uk

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ACTION A PURCHASE ORDER FROM YOUR SCHOOL OFFICE ON MAKING YOUR RESERVATION.

IF NO PURCHASE ORDER RECEIVED, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR BOOKING

Embracing MESSY Leadership - see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
April 25, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
April 25, 2024
5:30 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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

 

MESSY Leadership - register here

 

Taking Agile Leadership to Improvement Planning - see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
May 01, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
May 01, 2024
5:00 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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: register here

 

This event is open to both members and non-members.

 

 

Leader as Coach - Middle Leaders & Business Managers
Starts On:
May 07, 2024
9:30 am
Ends On:
May 07, 2024
3:30 pm
£120.00
Event Information

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.

 

Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI 1.3 see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
May 09, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
May 09, 2024
5:30 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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

 

Quilter, Planning for Retirement & Pensions - see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
May 16, 2024
3:30 pm
Ends On:
May 16, 2024
5:00 pm
Free
Event Information

For further information and to book on this free webinar for members and non members, please click HERE 

 

 

Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI 2.3 - see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
May 22, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
May 22, 2024
5:30 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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

 

Leader As Coach - Depute Headteachers & Headteachers
Starts On:
May 21, 2024
9:30 am
Ends On:
May 21, 2024
3:30 pm
£120.00
Event Information

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.

 

Quilter, Understanding the Mortgage Market - see below for booking proceedure
Starts On:
May 30, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
May 30, 2024
5:30 pm
Free
Event Information

For further information and booking procedure please click HERE 

 

 

Good Practice in Key Quality Indicators QI 3.1 see below for booking procedure below
Starts On:
June 04, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
June 04, 2024
5:30 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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

 

 

 

Good Practice In Key Quality Indicators 3.2 see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
June 11, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
June 11, 2024
5:30 pm
£40.00
Event Information

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

 

Business Manager/Bursar/SSM Mini Conference
Starts On:
June 12, 2024
10:00 am
Ends On:
June 12, 2024
3:00 pm
£20.00
Event Information

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.)

 

 

Quilter, General Financial Planning - excluding Pensions - see below for booking procedure
Starts On:
June 13, 2024
4:00 pm
Ends On:
June 13, 2024
5:30 pm
Free
Event Information

For further information and booking procedure please click HERE 

 

 

 

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