I found the insight, experience and knowledge very helpful indeed… dynamic and practical leadership training … Thoroughly worthwhile.
Nicola Nicholl, Head of Middle School and Head of Science, Westminster School
Are you looking to improve something specific within your Senior Leadership Team or for your Middle Leaders?
Our School Leaders’ Coaching days are smaller , highly personalised and intensive coaching sessions with JMC experts in their fields.
Our team include experienced Headteachers, Senior and Middle leaders as well as Ofsted and ISI Inspectors.
School leaders forge relationships with JMC for many reasons:
- We can support with appraisal, improvement initiatives, preparing for inspection, and changes in governance.
- We can help grow your staff and senior and middle leadership teams through coaching and mentoring.
- For quick school assessments our structured review and report packages have given leaders the information and guidance they need to push forward in the right direction.
Education Leadership Training and Networking Events
JMC support a number of professional associations, such as the ISA where are Associates deliver training on School leadership. We have well established links with Bath Spa University School of Education where we deliver a range of events for middle and senior leaders. For more information about these hugely successful CPD events for School Leaders please see our events page.
We are here to share our expertise.
Growing, developing and investing in new leaders among in situ teachers has long been accepted as a key to success and schools need a range of options to ensure this important process is effective. The JMC portfolio of School Leadership Coaching Days has been designed to offer flexibility and present personalised opportunities for leadership development.
Headteacher and SLT ‘Buddy’ System
Being a Headteacher is a lonely job, especially in a small school. JMC offer a unique ‘Buddy’ system where new Heads can access the support of an experienced Head for advice and guidance. This support can be offered face to face, on line or just by having someone to call. With so much responsibility Head Teachers in particular really benefit from having a ‘critical friend’ to share the journey with them. Contact the office for more details on this programme.
We also offer Executive Coaching for School leaders and specialised coaching for Women leaders in Education & BAME School leaders as well as Headteacher Wellbeing Coaching.
The School Leadership Coaching Days listed below will give you a flavour of what we can offer and you can use our enquiry form to highlight any requirements or ask for further details on any of our courses.
Email : enquiries@jmcinset.com
Leadership Training & Coaching Days |
SLT Programme: Strategic LeadershipThe feedback from the middle leaders and SLT was overwhelmingly positive, they loved being able to share ideas and raise their concernsSvetlana Bajic-Raymond, Deputy Head, Cotham School The Strategic Leadership… 
Safeguarding Audit : Academies Schools & FE CollegesVery useful practical tips and information. Immediate take home actions. Abingdon School MAT, Academy & School Safeguarding Audits Understanding your duties and responsibilities, and developing and embedding good safeguarding practice,… 
Ofsted 2020 INSET : Ofsted Ready Middle & Senior Leaders“A really helpful session covering all areas of the new Ofsted framework. The suggested questions are really useful” Laura Creswick , Assistant Head , Teaching & Learning, Nailsea School Is… 
Middle leaders coaching : Outstanding Departmental LeadershipLeading the Teaching and Learning in your subject area, key stage or department. Do your middle leaders have the necessary leadership skills needed for the schools of the future and understand… 
SLT Coaching : Outstanding Pastoral LeadershipI feel particularly inspired. Unlike many courses, this felt achievable. Alison Tanner, Year 5/6 Teacher, Cameley Primary School The Highly Effective Head of Year /Key Stage/ 6th Form • Need… 
INSET: Promoting SMSC across the School CurriculumBefore making the final judgement on overall effectiveness, inspectors will always consider the SMSC development of pupils … Ofsted Pupils’ Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development has been important since… 
Coronavirus Schools Guidance – 12 ways to reduce the risks!By Stephen McKernan Headmaster St Edward’s Preparatory School, Cheltenham Revising the School Curriculum for 2020/21 The current DfE guidance for the full opening of schools in September 2020 asks that… 
Inspection INSET : ISI Compliance for SchoolsVery useful practical tips and information. Immediate take home actions. Abingdon School • Is your school legal? • Do you know the rules, and are you following them? • How fast can… 
Inspection INSET : Securing Excellence in ISI EQIAll of us found it a very useful ‘dress rehearsal’ for the real thing! Piers Heyworth, Headmaster Manor Prep Getting to grips with the EQI focus on Outcomes for Pupils… 
SLT Coaching : Building and leading a robust Digital StrategySchool leaders are often not computer experts and do not want jargon and techie-speak when all they need to know is the educational value of different digital tools and approaches. Bringing together school leaders to evaluate their current and desired position, no detailed technical knowledge is necessary, this course aims to demystify the ‘edtech’ world and focusses on the impacts on education, practical leadership strategies and ways to promote a purposeful digital culture across the school. 
Headteacher Wellbeing & Resilience Coaching ProgrammeAs a school leader, these sessions have helped me understand the impact of my leadership style upon others so that I can adjust expectations accordingly. David Fann, Associate Headteacher, Larkholme… 
INSET : Difficult Conversations (including with Parents)Building positive relationships with difficult colleagues / parents This INSET will provide effective strategies to: • Evidence effective leadership and the support of positive behaviours for staff and… 
INSET: Evidence Based Teaching to Improve Outcomes“Fab ! Best thing I’ve ever been on”. N. Betts , Assistant Head , Sandbach High School Ditch the Educational Fads and use Evidence Based Research to Improve Pupil Outcomes… 
SLT & Deputy Head Wellbeing & Resilience CoachingWe found the sessions with our safeguarding team particularly useful as it enabled the members of staff to articulate their concerns and anxieties . JMC then helped this team build… 
Middle leaders INSET : Meaningful Appraisal & Feedback“Very relevant, practically applicable and accessible information on appraisal disseminated in an approachable, not threatening manner. I was impressed by the collective level of interest, motivation and focus generated”! Georgina… 
Executive Coaching for Headteachers & School PrincipalsBeing appointed as a new Principal was a daunting challenge, however the mentoring and guidance were superb from the start. The technical expertise accompanied by an exceptional coaching approach were… 
School Proprietors : Leading an Independent SchoolMany school owners or school proprietors find themselves in a school leadership role with very little educational experience, this is especially true in small independent schools or international schools. This… 
SLT Coaching : Stress Management for School LeadersStress Management and Resilience Building: The Lead Team guide Why is it important that leaders have a good understanding of stress and resilience for themselves? Why do people become stressed… 
SLT INSET : Utilising Data and Leading Assessment“… all assessment and other processes should bring people back to the content of the curriculum (and the extent to which it has been taught and learned), instead of focusing… 
Middle Leaders Mentorship ProgrammeThank you for your work on improving middle leadership….a well-planned and thought-provoking session which received very good feedback. Geraint Jones, Director of Education Cognita Schools UK & Europe The JMC… 
Middle leaders INSET : How to make lesson observations meaningfulExtremely valuable – thank you ! Jane Bond , Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral and Operational), Rokeby School Strategies for Lesson observations, feedback and coaching to improve teaching and student progress Do… 
INSET : Curriculum Design: Intent, Implementation & ImpactThis INSET cuts through the complexity of the issues and highlights common themes to support successful curriculum design” Tim Jones, Deputy Head, Knowle Park Primary School Curriculum Design With a… 
SLT INSET: Enabling Collective Teacher Efficacy (CTE)When everyone in a school believes that together they can make a difference, the impact on student attainment can be almost quadrupled Rachel Eells, 2011 An Effect size greater than… 
Covid Compliance: Is your MAT , Academy or School Covid Compliant?As schools across the UK open for all students for the new school year, teaching professionals need guidance on how best to support and protect children and young people. Will… 
Ofsted INSET: The Ofsted Ready School“Inspiring and knowledgeable” Claire Vickery, Head of DT, Buckler’s Mead Academy According to Ofsted ‘these changes will move Ofsted’s focus away from headline data to look instead at how schools… 
SLT Coaching : Outstanding Academic LeadershipThis ‘hands-on’ course looks at the criteria and processes that school leadership will need to both understand and apply to be graded outstanding/excellent within the inspection framework. The course highlights and explores many of the features of excellent provision and will offer delegates practical and applicable examples to make an instant impact within their own schools. 
SLT Coaching : Complete toolkit for a Senior Leader“wealth of practical tips based on real life experiences” L.Betts HOD, Gresham Prep school Proven strategies for excelling as a Senior Leader in your school One of the signs of… 
Compliance Audit : Schools Academies & FE CollegesVery useful practical tips and information. Immediate take home actions. Abingdon School MAT, Academy & School Compliance Audits Educational institutions must meet and observe a wide variety of guidelines and… 
Leadership Coaching for Middle LeadersI would highly recommend the coach from JMC. They were extremely engaged, professional and insightful, and they helped me move forward with positive actions towards reaching my goals. The JMC… 
School Audit: Boarding & Social Care for Schools & Children’s homesVery useful practical tips and information. Immediate take home actions. Abingdon School Maintained & Independent School Boarding Audits Educational institutions must meet and observe a wide variety of guidelines and… 
Middle leaders coaching : Moving on to Middle Leadership“Very inspiring”- Silvana Cardoso, Teacher, Francis Holland School Middle leadership training for new HOD’s and Head’s of Year Do you need a middle leaders training programme in your school? How… 
Middle leaders INSET : Effective Curriculum Monitoring & Evaluation“The feedback from the middle leaders and SLT was overwhelmingly positive, they loved being able to share ideas and raise their concerns” Svetlana Bajic-Raymond, Deputy Head, Cotham School Are you… |