Growing, developing and investing in leaders has long been accepted as a key to success and schools need a range of options to ensure this important process is effective. JMC recognise that schools value a choice of different approaches to leadership development so that they can tailor training to the distinct ethos and of the school. The JMC portfolio of courses has been designed to offer flexibility and present personalised opportunities for leadership development.
Our in-house leadership training courses provide the spring board for shared, coordinated school development initiatives and can be tailored to provide lead teams with the most relevant guidance on their particular objectives.
Offering a more sustained and personal development experience, our coaching and support packages for existing and aspiring middle and senior school leaders provide the gold standard in leadership development.
The courses 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.
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Leadership INSET Courses
State Boarding School Audit: Academies, Free Schools
Is your State Boarding school fully compliant ?How do you know?Where is your evidence and is it easily accessible?Are you confident of meeting all NMS for boarding Schools? State School…
SLT Programme: Strategic Leadership
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 The Strategic…
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…
SLT Coaching : Stress Management for School Leaders
Stress 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 Coaching : Outstanding Academic Leadership
This ‘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…
SLT Coaching : Building and leading a robust Digital Strategy
School 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.
SLT & Deputy Head Wellbeing & Resilience Coaching
We 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…
School Proprietors : Leading an Independent School
Many 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…
School leadership audit & appraisal
JMC provided Ampleforth with a very useful school leadership audit. I can thoroughly recommend JMC for their expertise and objectivity. Robin Dyer, Headmaster, Ampleforth College What are the benefits of…
School Governance Review
JMC can conduct a School Governance Review (virtually via Zoom or in person) The School Governance Review will examine the governance structure, operations and performance across the board. Our Governance…
Safeguarding Audit : Academies Schools & FE Colleges
Very 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 Training : The Ofsted Ready School
“Inspiring and knowledgeable” Claire Vickery, Head of DT, Buckler’s Mead Academy Ofsted has moved away from headline data to look instead at how schools are achieving these results, and whether…
Ofsted Special Measures Support for Schools
We maintain the strictest levels of confidentially throughout all our consultancy projects with schools & colleges especially concerning those judged as Ofsted inadequate or in Special Measures. Testimonials or references…
Ofsted INSET : Quality of Education
“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…
Multi-Academy Trust Board Governance Review
JMC can conduct External Multi-Academy Trust Governance Reviews The multi-academy trust review of governance will consider the core strategic functions as laid down by the DfE: The National Governance Association…
Middle Leaders Mentorship Programme
Thank you for your work on improving middle leaders….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: Meaningful Lesson Observations
Strategies for Lesson observations, feedback and coaching to improve teaching and student progress Do your middle leaders feel confident in the skills of lesson observation? Can you feedback to colleagues…
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…
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…
Middle leaders coaching : Outstanding Departmental Leadership
Leading the Teaching and Learning in your subject area, key stage or department. “Almost all successful leaders draw on the same repertoire of basic leadership practices“ NCSL Departmental leadership This…
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…
Leadership Coaching for Middle Leaders
I 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…
ISI INSET : Securing Excellence in ISI EQI
All 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…
INSET: Using Data to Improve Standards & Progress
All schools use huge amounts of data to support them in the work they do. Information on pupil attainment and progress is the most complex part of this, but data…
INSET: Public Speaking for School Leaders
Before attending this training, public speaking was a source of anxiety for me. But after just one day, I emerged a transformed leader with newfound confidence and poise. I now…
INSET: Promoting SMSC across the School Curriculum
“Thank you so much for the SMSC course, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it , how insightful it was and useful. I am going to be able…
INSET: Promoting Fundamental British Values (FBV)
“Thank you so much for the British values course, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it , how insightful it was and useful. I am going to be…
INSET: Project Management for school leaders
What is Project Management? Project management (PM) is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives within agreed parameters. It has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite…
INSET: Outstanding Pastoral Leadership
I feel particularly inspired. Unlike many courses, this felt achievable. Alison Tanner, Year 5/6 Teacher, Cameley Primary School The Highly Effective Head of Wellbeing /Year /Key Stage • Need guidance…
INSET: Outstanding Pastoral lead : Heads of Year
I 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 • Need guidance on…
INSET: ISI Lesson Observation and the ISSRs
Extremely valuable – thank you ! Jane Bond , Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral and Operational), Rokeby School Strategies for ISI Lesson observation, feedback and coaching to improve teaching and pupil progress…
INSET: Housemaster, Housemistress & House Staff Training
Experts at leading interactive workshops which are lively, inclusive and offer multiple opportunities to reflect which will guide your organisation and colleagues to insightful and impactful outcomes. Kate Sommerville, Assistant…
INSET: High Impact Leadership in the Sixth form
Ofsted inspectors are required to grade the quality of education in any sixth form provision in schools and to write about the sixth form in the inspection report. The 6th…
INSET: Head of Year & Pastoral Staff Training
Experts at leading interactive workshops which are lively, inclusive and offer multiple opportunities to reflect which will guide your organisation and pastoral staff to insightful and impactful outcomes. Kate Sommerville,…
INSET: Governors Development and Support Programme
“The importance and significance of outstanding governance and leadership across our education system, in every school in England, has never been greater. The role of governors in defining and implementing…
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…
INSET: Creating a school self-evaluation and SEF for ISI
Why carry out a School Self Evaluation? Many schools use a range of self-evaluation activities to find out what is working, or not, in their schools. Sometimes these are overly…
INSET: Conducting a school self-review for Ofsted
Why carry out a School Self review? Many schools use a range of self-review activities to find out what is working, or not, in their schools. Sometimes these are overly…
INSET: Conducting a Meaningful Work Scrutiny
Do you feel confident in the skills of conducting a work scrutiny? Do you know how to use book scrutiny to help other teachers improvement their practice? Do you understand…
INSET: Actively Promoting Wellbeing of our Pupils
With ISI proposing to inspect against the Independent Schools Standards through the lens of pupil wellbeing from September 2023, now is the perfect time to consider your whole school approach…
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 : Curriculum Design: Intent, Implementation & Impact
This 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…
Headteacher Wellbeing & Resilience Coaching Programme
As 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…
Headteacher Appraisal & Recruitment
‘(the headteacher appraisal was) a mixture of guidance and challenge, which was exactly what was needed as the role of Principal becomes ever more burdensome.’ Dr Daniel Sturdy, Principal, Wotton…
Executive Coaching for Headteachers & School Principals
Being 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…
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion EDI Review
“I have been a senior leader for many years, and I have taken part in many reviews of different types, but this EDI review truly stands out. It provided a…
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Audit
“I have been a senior leader for many years, and I have taken part in many reviews of different types, but this DEI audit truly stands out. It provided a…
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…
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…