Coaching, courses and conferences from The EDGE

The EDGE Partnership offers schools,colleges and those working with young people nationally:

Small group and individual coaching and mentoring CPD themes
CPD Conferences on selected themes for 2010

We hope the themes will be the basis of a relationship between the EDGE Partnership and schools from across the country. Our plan for the coming three years is to deliver a full suite of themes to cover all subject and school areas and issues.Our recent appointment as the SSAT�s Leadership and Innovation Hub for the West Midlands Region allows us to fulfil our aims and vision to a greater extent. In our role as the Hub we will be offering a wide range of courses and programmes including:

AUTUMN TERM, 2010
FULL CALENDAR

September 23, 2010, Middle Leadership Programme Session 1 - What type of a Leader am I and how can I create a high performing team? 4.30pm-6.30pm, Four Dwellings High School, Birmingham

October 5, 2010, Middle Leadership Programme 2 Session 2 � Linking data to High Performance (CVA, FFT, Raise on Line.) 4.30pm-6.30pm, Colmers School and Specialist Sports College, Birmingham

Friday, 8th October, One Day, WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL HEADTEACHERS AND SENIOR LEADERS CONFERENCE AND SSAT LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION HUB LAUNCH, King Edward VI Five Ways School

Tuesday, 19 October, Middle Leadership Programme School Visit 1, Venue: Hunters Hill School, Date: 10.00am-3.00pm

November 2, 2010, Middle Leadership Programme Session 3 � Managing and developing the performance of your team. 4.30pm-6.30pm, Lordswood Girls School, Birmingham

Tuesday, 16th November 2010, One Day, Transforming school culture using Learning for Life, Colmers School and Specialist Sports College

November 23, 2010 Middle Leadership Programme Session 4 - How to get AFL and Inclusion to make the difference to Personalised Learning, 4.30pm-6.30pm, Turves Green Boys School, Birmingham

November 30, 2010, Middle Leadership Programme Session 5 � How to monitor and evaluate team performance. 4.30pm-6.30pm, Four Dwellings High School, Birmingham

December 2, 2010 Middle Leadership Programme Session 6 � Changing the ethos and culture of a school., 4.30-6.30pm, King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham

December 9, Middle Leadership Programme School visit 2: Mike Hughes leads the Midlands Middle Leadership Conference East Midlands Airport Hotel, 1000am-3.00pm

SPRING AND SUMMER TERM, 2011 HIGHLIGHTS - CONFIRMED SO FAR

ONE-DAY COURSES
Outstanding Sixth Forms
Leadership in Special Education
Successful and sustainable partnership working
Transforming school culture using Learning for Life
Multi agency working � making it work and reaping the benefits
Leading change towards success in challenging circumstances - lessons from the front line

INNOVATION CONFERENCE
A showcase of innovative and successful school practice from across the West Midlands Region

MIDDLE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES
Two opportunities to join in the successful Middle Leaders Programme run by the Hub

To book on to any of the courses and events please contact Jane Wilcox (Jane.Wilcox@ssatrust.org.uk) or sign in on the SSAT website and go to
https://www.ssatrust.org.uk/ssat/Pages/eventslist.aspx

SMALL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COACHING CPD

Small group and individual coaching and mentoring CPD themes in the following areas will be available from January, 2010:

All these themes will be led by the Head Teachers and Senior Leadership Teams of the EDGE Partnership. More details can be found in the Can we help ? section of this website.