ILA Brochure - v.5 (updated) February 2017

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School Leadership Programmes
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School Leadership Programmes
Our Leadership Development Programmes
ILA are pleased to offer two flagship programmes:
n For those in Middle leadership: subject, pastoral, phase leaders or those with responsibility
across a group of staff
n For those in Senior Leadership: those aspiring to or newly appointed in positions of senior
leadership with a whole school responsibility
Both programmes have common elements, which are shown in the diagram below:
Each programme follows a similar format with four stages and five modules related to:
1. Organisational leadership and management
2. Leading learning through quality teaching
3. Leading effective teams and managing others
4. Leading change and continuous improvement
5. Developing personal leadership skills and strategies

School Leadership Programmes
Typically both programmes will be delivered across a calendar year with the Middle Leadership
Programme having six face-to-face days and the Senior Leadership programme providing ten faceto-face
days. The precise structure of the programme will be negotiated with each client.
Throughout the programme an experienced facilitator team and an online facilitator will support
participants. The programme has two underlying elements:
n to support the personal and professional development of participants as leaders
n to effect change within participant schools in order to raise student levels of achievement.
To support their leadership development, participants are asked to complete a diagnostic test
related to leadership standards so they can track their improvement. Each middle leader
participant is asked to find either an in-school leadership coach or for senior leaders someone who
they trust who can act as their mentor throughout the life of the programme.
The face-to-face programme is underpinned by a high quality online platform, which is a both a
source of further study and investigation and a mechanism for networking programme participants
and building a learning community. The programme also offers an opportunity for participants to
undertake an Impact Research Project, which they are asked to present on the final day.
On successful completion of the programme support will be given to those wishing to use their new
learning to gain credits at Masters level with Nottingham University in the UK. As part of the
learning participants will have to produce a report related to personal and professional growth as a
leader and the impact of the project on their team or school.
Our full suite of leadership programmes
Programme title Target audience Format Progression Availability
International Emergent
Leadership programme
This is for teachers who wish to take their
first steps into leadership through learning
the essentials of leadership and
understanding how to lead a project
A 4-day programme over 4
months with two 2-day
workshops plus online
activities and work-based
assignments
Progresses onto the Middle
Leadership programme
Available late
2018
International Middle
Leadership programme
This is for more experienced teachers such
as heads of department, heads of year or
other teams, and who wish to strengthen
their leadership skills
A 6-day programme over 10
months involving 3 practical
workshops (3, 2 and 1-day in
duration) plus online
activities and work-based
assignments
Progresses onto the Senior
Leadership programme.
Offers access to the
Masters Programme in
Educational Leadership
provided by the University
of Nottingham in the UK
Available now
International Senior
Leadership programme
Designed for new or recently-appointed
school principals who wish to enhance their
leadership skills and address identified
school priorities and enhance school
effectiveness and student outcomes
A 7-day programme over 10
months involving 3 practical
workshops (3, 2 and 2-days
in duration) plus online
activities and work-based
assignments
Offers access to the
Masters Programme in
Educational Leadership
provided by the University
of Nottingham in the UK
Available now
International Aspiring
School Principal
programme
For those considering leading an
international school. Provides a practical
approach to stakeholder management,
learning environments, finance, curriculum
design, financial management and
strategies for school improvement
A 6-day programme over 12
months involving 3 practical
workshops (2,2& 2 days) plus
online activities and workbased
assignments
Available Autumn
2017
International Leadership
Excellence programme
Designed for experienced principals in their
second or third years and covers the latest
thinking in effective leadership, embedding
best practice and strategies for future growth
An intensive 4-day
programme with initial
online learning and
programme follow-up
Available Autumn
2018

School Leadership Programmes
Consultancy
ILA has access to a wide range of associates from all sectors in education. We offer consultancy
support to work with leaders, leadership teams and larger groups of staff in schools, government or
other education on matters related to education. Once your requirements have been established
we will prepare an outline of our work with focused inputs and clear outcomes.
Recent consultancy work has involved developing leadership standards and leadership programmes,
working with municipalities in respect of their role, advising government on matters of subject and
leadership policy.
Executive Coaching
Whilst our leadership programmes include elements of coaching ILA can also offer individual or
small group coaching. Coaching is a very powerful technique to support transformational change in
organisations. Recent coaching has included Directors and Aspirant Directors of Education, School
leaders and school leadership teams. Generally speaking coaching works best over an extended
period of time but with regular reviews the coaching relationship is evaluated against agree
criteria.
Please contact us for further details.
Working alongside ILA through our licensing
scheme
To help to build sustainability we invite those that work alongside ILA a licensed programme
alternative. To do this we will help and support the development of your facilitators to deliver
the programme. We offer a three-day face to face programme with the opportunity to be
assessed against a set of facilitation competencies. ILA will continue to offer support you when
you facilitate the programmes by hosting the online platform. In addition, we will continue to
update materials to make sure they are current, relevant and draw on the latest research and
findings.
In working alongside us you are joining an international network of education professionals and
the opportunity to network with other international organisations such as the International
Professional Development Association (IPDA).

School Leadership Programmes
Our lead consultants
Dr Coleen Jackson
Coleen is an experienced senior leader with a background in schools and universities. Coleen
has an interest in the leadership of institutions, particularly leaders who work in a transdisciplinary,
multi-agency setting. Coleen has worked with leadership teams in a consultancy
capacity supporting their development. She is a consultant with the National College for
Teaching and Leadership currently Project Director of the School Leadership Programme in
Brunei; former Consultant Principal of Waverley Abbey College, and Director of her own
company in the UK along with Directorships with other charitable organisations in the UK.
Coleen coaches, facilitates, conducts research and presents papers related to leadership at
conferences in the UK and internationally. Coleen is also an experienced writer of bids with an
excellent success rate alongside project management and evaluation.
John Turner
For the past four years John has been Business Development Director of the International Unit
of the National College in Nottingham. This has involved developing bids, marketing materials
and proposals for the international market relating to professional development programmes in
education (schools, further and higher education). He has worked extensively overseas building
contacts and relationships at senior levels with government ministers and senior civil servants
in several countries.
John has experience working with several public and private sector clients to advise on
business strategy and bid development. As a former Senior Adviser to the British government
helping to shape and deliver major government programmes and working with education
directors and chief executives of over 30 local authorities, John can operate effectively and
confidently with senior clients and colleagues. He is a highly experienced programme and
project director, having had involvement in bidding and delivering more than 100 high profile
projects in education over the past 15 years.

School Leadership Programmes
International Leadership Associates
E coleen.jackson@international-leadership.net
T +44 7809 442571
E john.turner@international-leadership.net
T +44 796 631 0543
www.international-leadership.net