Leadership Project for Aspiring Leaders | 2024/25

Leadership Project for Aspiring Leaders | 2024/25

Leadership project for Aspiring Leaders 2024-25 This course is for anyone considering leadership in a Catholic School. It works alongside the CCRS and NPQs to help prepare candidates to reflect on the uniqueness of Catholic Schools as places of learning, of Worship and of community.

Unit 1 : Setting and articulating a Vision | In Person

Tuesday 14th January 2025 – 1.00pm to 4.00pm 

• Set and articulate the vision for the school.·
• Setting a vision, shaping a school culture, leading a worshipping community, chaplaincy and Catholic Life.

Venue: Diocese of Westminster, Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, London, SW1P 1QN

Unit 2: Developing people, Culture, Teams and Motivation | Online Sessions

• Developing a professional Development Culture.
• Recruitment and retention of staff.
• Developing Teams.
• Leadership and Motivation.

Session 1: Tuesday 4th February 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Session 2: Tuesday 25th February 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Unit 3: Developing a school | Online Sessions

• To ensure our schools are the embodiment of inclusivity and celebrate their uniqueness communities.
• To help schools act as a lens whereby our students can see faith acted out in daily practice.
• To develop curriculum design and implementation to include virtues which replicate the skills which will enable pupils to cope with the demand of modern life.
• To protect, serve and guide our future Catholic Leaders.

Unit 3 – Session 1: Tuesday 18th March 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Unit 3 – Session 2: Tuesday 1st April 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Unit 3 – Session 3: Tuesday 29th April 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Unit 4: Securing Accountability | Online Session

Tuesday 13th May 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

• To explore the links between accountability in our personal life and professional life as a Catholic.
• To develop an understanding of the purpose, need and importance of accountability to be an effective Catholic leader.
• To develop an understanding of the difference between responsibility and accountability.

Unit 5: Leading Community | Online Session

Tuesday 13th May 2025 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm

• Review relationships within and beyond the school, working in partnership with parents, carers, the Parish, Trust, diocese and the local community.
• Examine how schools can work successfully with other Catholic schools and other schools and organisations in a climate of mutual challenge and support.
• To understand your own school’s context and consider current links in the community.