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The following articles, taken from recent issues of our Optimus newsletters, will prove invaluable for anyone with a professional or personal interest in CPD for leadership. To ensure you stay up-to-date with the very latest thinking in this area, please make use of the articles below. If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, simply click on another category on the left or 'search the library'.

The International School Award | CPD for leadership

Chris Fenton discusses the benefits of working towards the International School Award, and how it can be used to build teamwork in improving schools and impact professional development

The NCSL and you | CPD for leadership

The NCSL is doing much more than training the next generation of heads, as Crispin Andrews discovers when speaking to Paul Bennett

The key to effective leadership | CPD for leadership

What are the essential characteristics for a school leader? Roger Smith reflects on what leadership is and what makes it work

Examining senior leadership roles | CPD for leadership

Analysing how critical leadership roles are being performed in your school can be a worthwhile exercise, says Richard Bird, former headteacher and now legal consultant to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)

Growing leaders in your governing body | CPD for leadership

Is there a lack of leadership initiative in your governing body? David Marriott looks at the importance of leadership development for governors

Making the most of your staff | CPD for leadership

Roger Smith considers ways in which headteachers can help their staff make the most of their careers

What is the Early Year Professional Status? | CPD for leadership

Early Years Update looks at the opportunities available for practitioners to gain Early Years Professional Status

Good leadership and management in early years setting | CPD for leadership

In the first of new series on managing people, Early Years Update looks at the distinction between leadership and management

Understanding the classroom - what school financial managers need to know | CPD for leadership

Paul Ainsworth and Josephine Smith argue that it is increasingly important for school finance managers – especially those aspiring to lead schools – to understand the process of teaching and learning

What happens when the headteacher is away? | CPD for leadership

The headteacher is absent: every deputy head's nightmare or a chance to show your true potential? David Morley looks at what to do when a headteacher is away from school 'for a short while' or 'for the foreseeable future'

Leading authentically | CPD for leadership

John Jackson looks at a new approach to leadership that puts the emphasis on integrity

Creating your professional development portfolio | CPD for leadership

Many school leaders don’t have professional development portfolios. David Morley looks at the benefits of creating one for yourself and the pitfalls to avoid

Examining the impact of postgraduate professional development | CPD for leadership

Cliff Jones reviews a report revealing the positive impact of postgraduate professional development

Making connections: networking to improve teaching and learning | CPD for leadership

Barbara Spender outlines the benefits for students that can come from schools collaborating with each other in a formal partnership where staff give mutual support and share resources

Studying management online | CPD for leadership

Petra Luck describes the benefits of learning alongside colleagues from around Europe.

Developing a high-performance culture | CPD for leadership

How can school leaders and managers create an environment in which highly effective work can take place at all levels and all times? Former deputy head John Jackson suggests an approach.

Forming professional friendships | CPD for leadership

Peter Kent, headteacher of Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby, and his deputy Annabel Kay, describe how a new model of ‘professional friendship’ has reaped dividends at their school.

Masters level accreditation to accompany LftM: the multiplier effect | CPD for leadership

In the October issue of CPD Update we published a version of the bridging assignment designed to convert work done on NPQH into Masters level credit.

Accrediting NPQH for study at Masters level | CPD for leadership

Cliff Jones guides CPD leaders/coordinators on how to add value for aspiring heads.

Changing culture: improving curriculum leadership | CPD for leadership

School culture is a term that curriculum managers are having to pay more attention to in nearly all areas of their job. But how do you identify what culture prevails in your school, understand the implications this has for your curriculum leadership, and from there make changes for the better? Jon Prosser, Director of International Education Management at the University of Leeds, shows how.



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