Leading From The Middle (Code: C0455)
BackLeading from the Middle is the FE and Skills sector's high impact development programme for sector middle managers. With a focus on the skills, behaviours, competencies and awareness to succeed in middle leadership and management roles, this programme adopts an innovative , practical and personalised approach to improving the professional effectiveness of this important tier of sector leadership. This is a solution focussed programme that will encourage you to think and act differently.
Pricing options
This is a fixed price of £325 per person.
Upcoming
Subsidised Places
For Department for Education (DfE) funded courses there is a limited number of places offered to participants fully subsided. The fully subsidised places are fully funded by the DfE, the participant and / or their provider pay £0. These places are offered to ensure greater diversity on high quality CPD. To qualify the participant must either:
- Consider themself to have a disability.
- Come from black or minority ethnic community.
- Work in an organisation with an annual turnover of less than £500,000.
Eligible participants can book their place via the booking system. Any questions please contact leadership@etfoundation.co.uk
Who is this for?
Colleagues in middle leadership roles with responsibility and accountability for a functional area or curriculum department and the performance of a team. Colleagues from all parts of the FE and Skills sector are welcome i.e. colleges, ACL providers and independent training providers. Colleagues with responsibility for curriculum, learning, operations and business support are welcome. Expectations on the programme are high and managers will need to fully commit. You will need the support internally from a senior manager and be able to work independently throughout the programme.
Training aim
During the programme you will have the opportunity to be mentored by an experienced sector professional and apply your learning by working on a leadership action that you have identified for improvement or innovation .
The aim of the programme is to increase the confidence, skills and knowledge of managers.
Outcomes
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You will discuss, explore and reflect on:
- Roles and responsibilities of a middle leader and your own professional identity as a leader
- Leadership values and strategic thinking and how these influence your team and organisation.
- Wellbeing, resilience and leading with emotional intelligence to support effective ways of working with teams
- Development of yourself and your team, to enhance an inclusive and positive organisational environment , recognising different perspectives of diversity
- Strategies for leading success, improvement, innovation, and developing a culture of continuous improvement and high performance
- Approaches to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and identify actions for future development of self and others.
Length
The duration of each programme may vary slightly depending upon circumstances but we aim to ensure that all cohorts are completed between 6 - 10 weeks.
Entry Requirements
Colleagues in middle leadership roles with responsibility and accountability for a functional area or curriculum department and the performance of a team.
Must be from a publicly funded FE provider in England.
Contact us
If this course is not currently available at a suitable date/location, please register your interest and we will let you know about new events as they are announced.
If you have any questions, please contact:
T: 0800 0 831 830
E: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
