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New to Headship: Leading Game Changing Schools: How to Lead, Manage and Align your New Team for Impact

Wed, 7 Oct 2026

Virtual, Online

Start as you mean to go on! This course is designed to help you understand, lead and manage your new team members effectively, so as to transition into your new school or role smoothly and effectively. Work out what kind of leader you are/want to be and what kind of school you want to lead.

Change is always challenging. And in school life the pressure is always on. If you’re stepping into someone else’s shoes or taking on a new challenge there will inevitably be resistance from some as you begin to do things differently whilst also finding your feet. This course will help you understand the different energies within your team and provide you with a framework for leading them effectively.

Before this course you will receive your own unique GC Index link to complete an online assessment. During the training you will receive your report and gain an understanding of the kind of leader you are, what energises you and how you can make your best impact in your school. You will also gain an understanding of the various other energies that are likely to be operating within your new team – and how to harness and nurture those energies effectively.

We’ll discuss a range of approaches to leadership and management and you’ll gain a range of strategies to consider and implement in building a dynamic and game-changing team as effectively and painlessly as possible! Expect to be challenged and inspired.

 Key Learning objectives include:

  • Your unique GC Index profile

  • How the energies in your team affect how your team functions

  • How to manage frustrations in your team

  • Key principles for helping your team align

  • Understanding contrasting leadership ideologies and their effects

  • How to motivate and manage your team

  • Frameworks for shaping and deploying your team

  • The benefits of a person-centred approach

  • How to change culture and ensure high staff wellbeing.

 FACILITATOR

Peter is an experienced public speaker, teacher, trainer and coach with a wealth of experience of leadership, management, personal development and education. He now works with schools and organisations to help develop the strategies and momentum to meet the challenge of change and achieve their goals.

Author of Love Teaching Keep Teaching, Peter draws from his experience in the profession to help school leaders create a school culture in which all stakeholders can thrive. He is an accredited GCologist and uses a ground-breaking team assessment tool called the GC (Game Changer) Index to help establish dynamic, game-changing teams.

Peter has worked in education for over 30 years and as a school leader has particular experience in effecting change at a whole organisation level through addressing systems and mindsets that stifle progress. Peter has overseen Ethos & Aspiration in two large secondary schools and led both to achieve the Unicef Rights Respecting School Award. He now speaks to students, staff and leaders around the country inspiring change.

Fee Options

Virtual NHS, Schools, Care and Public Sector

£295.00

(£354.00)

(Prices in brackets include VAT)

Discounts

Additional delegate discount:

A discount of 15% will be applied to fees for any extra delegates.

Online discount:

A discount of 10% will be applied if you pay using the website.

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