🌟 INSET: Exceptional Pastoral Leadership – Empowering Heads of Year for Impact
In the context of Ofsted’s 2025 framework, pastoral leadership is no longer viewed as a supportive function—it is a strategic driver of pupil development, inclusion, and wellbeing. This INSET course is designed for Heads of Year, Key Stage Leaders, and pastoral teams who want to lead with clarity, compassion, and measurable impact.
Through practical tools, leadership strategies, and inspection-ready planning, this course helps pastoral leaders align their work with the new expectations around personal development, school culture, and learner inclusion. Whether you’re new to the role or looking to refine your approach, this training will help you lead confidently and effectively.
🧭 INSET Outline Aligned with the New Framework
🧠 Building Strategic Pastoral Leadership
- Develop a leadership portfolio grounded in transformational and relational leadership models.
- Understand how pastoral leadership contributes to school improvement, learner outcomes, and inspection readiness.
- Build systems that are sustainable, inclusive, and impact-driven.
📈 Demonstrating Impact
- Use data, pupil voice, and case studies to evidence the impact of pastoral interventions.
- Align pastoral work with Ofsted’s evaluation areas: Inclusion, Personal Development, and Safeguarding.
- Plan and review a pastoral curriculum that supports emotional literacy, resilience, and citizenship.
🛠️ Practical Tools for Leading Your Year Group
- Lead tutor teams with confidence and clarity.
- Manage workload and staff wellbeing without compromising pupil support.
- Develop communication strategies for working with parents, carers, and external agencies.
🌍 Serving Your School Community
- Audit your school’s pastoral culture and identify areas for improvement.
- Embed equality, diversity, and inclusion into pastoral systems and policies.
- Respond effectively to common challenges such as attendance, behaviour, and mental health.
👥 Who is this INSET for?
- Heads of Year / House / Key Stage
- Pastoral and Wellbeing Leads
- Mental Health and Inclusion Coordinators
- PSHE Leads and Safeguarding Officers
This course could be offered as one to one or small group mentoring.
JMC Mentoring can be either face to face or online.
We have an extensive range of Primary/Secondary/Independent and International school leaders ready to act as your mentor or critical friend.
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🗣️ Testimonial
“Unlike many leadership courses, this felt achievable and directly relevant to the challenges we face. I left with a clear plan and renewed confidence in my role as a pastoral leader.”
— Alison Tanner, Year 5/6 Teacher, Cameley Primary School
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