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Leap Programme

Leap Programme
LEAP is a course for Headteachers. It is delivered over seven live Zoom sessions led by Nadia and includes a small, private networking group hosted online as well as a workbook for each module.
  • Learn new ways of framing challenges so that you feel in control, build the school you want and stay in the job longer
  • Gain the confidence and the tools you need to be the headteacher you want to be. See below to find out more about the course content
See below to find out more about the course content
Course Content

Module 1: Dream big

Using a well-known leadership framework, we will explore our values, our personal and professional goals and our big dreams for our schools

Module 2: Power Planning

Using my headteacher planning tool, I will show you how to take charge of your time so you can run your day, your week and your month effectively and deliver on your targets

Module 3: Mastermind

In this session you will share a challenge and receive expert support to finding a way through. You will also gain a tool you can take back to school and use with your own teams

Module 4: Scan the Horizon

In this module, we will explore strategic ways of developing school culture as well as exploring ways we stay motivated and interested as headteachers

Module 5: Managing up

This session will help you develop your understanding of the role of governance as well as some strategies for managing the challenges associated with governance as a headteacher. We will look at LA models as well as MAT governance structures and relationships with senior colleagues in a MAT

Module 6: Avoid Burnout

During this module, you will have the opportunity to create your own well-being plan. We will explore what well-being is, where it is and what gets in the way

Module 7: Be Assertive

This is a group coaching session focussed on supporting you to be assertive rather than aggressive or passive

Courses start in September and February.

Please contact me to book your space. This course is very popular and spaces go fast!

Testimonials

LEAP provided a safe and collaborative space for heads across the country to share experiences, knowledge and also fears and vulnerabilities. It focussed on us as people; our own values and beliefs, that shape our schools. I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it for any headteacher, new or old.
Emme MitchellHeadteacher Lee Mount Primary
LEAP has given me the confidence to be the Head I want to be, instead of the Head I thought I should be. Sign up and do this course!
Hannah Tyzack, Headteacher - Wickhambrook Primary
LEAP has given me the space and tools to support me with the issues I am facing in Headship. I’ve been able to transfer them into my practice and I’ve gained a network of other Headteachers to discuss key issues with and learn from. Nadia really understands the current pressures Heads are facing and has developed this course to support many aspects of it.
Sarah PabhuHeadteacher - Galleywall primary
I really enjoyed LEAP and the support of other Heads in similar situations. I felt welcomed and I learned a lot. It was an amazing safe space to meet and reflect. Nadia has a knack for pulling people together and helping them connect, and I have been grateful for that this year. The materials she provides are also of high quality and I use them to refer back to often.
Jane Prothero Headteacher - Bradford Christian School
I want to say that I wholeheartedly recommend LEAP to others. You created such a welcoming and safe environment for discussion. It's often challenging to open up and engage in meaningful conversations, but your approach and leadership made it effortless. Your warmth and openness allowed myself and others to express our thoughts without hesitation, and that, in itself, greatly enhanced my learning experience.
Lisa LaneHeadteacher
Nadia and her team have been working with our school for over a year now. She has supported and challenged us as leaders and has guided us to develop a coaching approach that fully meets the needs of our 2-19 Special School. She has helped us to balance strategic and operational priorities and to really focus on higher impact activities that make a difference. She fully understands the complexities of the education system and our unique challenges and has worked with us to plan and execute strategies that have helped us to improve teaching and learning and to empower our staff team. We have developed rubrics together that are now followed by all class staff and these have provided real clarity of expectation to support staff to enable our learners to reach their full potential. The LEAP course for Headteachers has provided me with new ways to tackle the challenges that headship brings and has also given me a network of other headteachers to share ideas and collaborate with. It has helped me to re-evaluate and make the most effective use of my time alongside developing strategies to maximise wellbeing. We are working with Nadia and her team again this year on our identified areas for development. The passion and enthusiasm from the team at Destino shines through in all our communication and we are excited for the next stage of our journey knowing that the team will fully challenge and support us to meet our goals.
Kathryn BryanHeadteacher Broomfield SILC
LEAP gave me the head space and specific time to evaluate where I was on my Leadership journey. We weren't in a great place financially at school but I took the plunge and signed up and it was the best CPD I could have asked for. I'm still using the strategies as well as the power planning ones and have also clarified our procedures in a set of rubrics following my last course with Nadia! LEAP was my first step to really being more strategic and the links with heads in different parts of the country and in different settings widened my experience. Take the LEAP and sign up - make that time for your own development when we usually make time for others!
Ruth LeeHeadteacher
I loved the LEAP programme. It has absolutely made me re-think how I manage my school but more importantly how I manage myself. I now systematically block out time for ‘thinking strategically’ every week, I make myself less available to all and think more about looking after myself. I cannot do my job well if I’m not ‘on top of my game’. This year, I’ve blocked out two hours a week for reading. I hear you ask why? I need to be knowledgeable and keep a close eye on research and have a fresh perspective. Nadia is brilliant. She’s realistic and she absolutely ‘gets it’. I highly recommend LEAP to all serving Headteachers.
Joanne Maher Headteacher
I highly recommend joining the next LEAP cohort and working alongside Nadia and her team. The programme has helped me to think and work more strategically and remain focused on my why. Working alongside other headteachers has meant that we can share common challenges and discuss possible solutions. It has definitely been the best CPD that I’ve accessed as a headteacher. You will reap the benefits of investing in yourself and your own well being.
Em JaneHeadteacher