Leadership Pathways

Leadership Pathways (LP) is a modularised leadership programme from The National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services. Now in its fifth year, the programme has been highly praised by participants and their schools. The programme is customised to each participant's own learning needs and to their school's particular context. It includes a blend of face to face days, online units and school coach-based components.

Who is Leadership Pathways for?

Leadership Pathways is designed to benefit existing senior leaders and those aspiring to deputy leadership posts. The programme is ideal for assistant headteachers and new deputy headteachers who aspire to do NPQH. The National College will give priority for its subsidised places to people who are in their SLT, work closely with their SLT or who can be seconded to their SLT for the period of the programme. If you meet these criteria, please remember to confirm your senior leadership status by ticking the appropriate box on the application form.

What are the benefits for participants?

• A learning environment which is designed to develop self-directed learning, preparing each learner to be well equipped for lifelong leadership learning
• A flexible programme which can be personalised to individual needs and context
• Strong links to current and future education policy direction to ensure relevance of content and process
• Responsibility and awareness of their responsibility to contribute to the development of the school
• Opportunities to lead school-based innovation at a senior level
• The opportunity to integrate research and personal applied learning through team activity
• Gain expertise and experience that will build a secure foundation on which to consider headship

What are the benefits for schools?

• Understand the DCSF Five Year Strategy whilst continuing to raise standards
• Become more effective managers and leaders of change
• Take responsibility for the learning of others
• Play a full part in major school activities e.g. school evaluation and improvement planning
• Critically review and challenge practice - drawing upon theory, research and best practice to inform their current practice
• Contribute to the development of leadership within and beyond the school

What are the benefits nationally?

• The ability to build the internal leadership capacity of schools and the succession building of future school leaders
• A flexible, renewable programme which can be responsive to current needs and the needs of the future education agendas