Headteacher support
New Headteacher support
New Headteacher Support
Buckinghamshire Council and the Buckinghamshire Academy for School Leadership (BASL) work together to provide a programme of support for those new to headship in Buckinghamshire.
The programme includes:
- Free Early Career Headship Programme
- Free CPD events
- Free BASL membership
- Free mentoring by an experienced Buckinghamshire Headteacher
Events are by invitation and you will be contacted on an individual basis.
For more information about the offer, or to provide information about a recent appointment, please contact us at basl@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Early Career Headship Programme
We are pleased to offer a support programme which includes CPD sessions, School Improvement guidance and a welcome to the Buckinghamshire Council support teams. These will be a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions where new headteachers will receive guidance in topics such as wellbeing, safeguarding, finance, HR, governors and admissions. The programme is available to all new headteachers for 2 years.
CPD sessions will focus on wellbeing, people-management and building relationships. School Improvement sessions will be led by the BC Advisers and guests and cover topics such as ‘The Role of the Headteacher’, ‘Leadership and Management of Safeguarding’ and ‘Preparing for Ofsted’.
Events
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EARLY CAREER HEADSHIP PROGRAMME 2024-25 |
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Subject |
Venue/Online |
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Friday 22nd November 2024 |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Building Relationships with Parents, Governors and the Community |
The Gateway |
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Thursday 5th December 2024 |
1.30 - 3.30 |
Handling Difficult Conversations, Grievances and Complaints |
Teams |
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Thursday 16th January 2024 |
12.30 - 4.00 |
Financial Year End, Primary Moderation & Monitoring, HR/Recruitment, Wellbeing, Gypsy Roma Traveller & Exclusions |
The Gateway |
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Friday 24th January 2025 |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Creating a Culture and a Vision |
Teams |
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Thursday 6th February 2025 |
1.30 - 3.30 |
People Management, developing your team and managing change. |
The Gateway |
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Thursday 27th February 2025 |
1.30 - 3.30 |
Preparing for Ofsted |
Teams |
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Friday 14th March 2025 |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Managing a Complex Workload |
Weston Turville Golf Club |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 |
12.30 - 4.00 |
Pupil Premium & Disadvantaged, Prevent & Online Safety, EVC, PSHE, Admissions & Equalities |
Weston Turville Golf Club |
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Friday 9th May 2025 |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Updating the SEF and School Improvement Planning |
Teams |
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Friday 6th June 2025 |
9.30 - 11.30 |
Retention and Succession; keeping your best staff |
Weston Turville Golf Club |
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Friday 27th June 2025 |
9.30 - 3.30 |
BASL End of year 1 celebration |
To be confirmed |
BASL Membership
As a new headteacher or a headteacher new to Buckinghamshire your school is offered free BASL membership for the academic year.
BASL membership offers you discounted:
- rate for the BASL Annual Conference for School Leaders
- access to a programme of up to 5 half‐day leadership seminars this academic year
See further details for BASL Membership
Mentoring
Buckinghamshire Council funding enables BASL to offer up to 12 hours face to face mentoring to new headteachers over their first three terms in post.
If you choose to accept this offer, you will be paired with an experienced headteacher who has completed mentor training.
Contact Hazel David for further information basl@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Headteacher Handbook
For further information of the support provided by the teams in Buckinghamshire please view the Headteacher Handbook
BASL Board
For further details and members visit BASL Board
Contact us
Email: basl@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01296 383 030 or 07824 482570