This dedicated section of the website is intended to highlight the support we provide and to "showcase" areas of good practice within the roles of school Senior Leadership. Whether you are currently a Senior Leader or thinking about becoming one, we hope these pages will provide you with some valuable information and support.
Research conducted by the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services (NC) consistently shows that successful appointments are dependent on structured induction and support in the early years of Headship, and in particular that appointees value mentoring/networking initiatives more than any other style of support.
The London Borough of Hounslow supports this approach for all leadership posts, and we feel that this will help us to recruit quality candidates, and at the same time help us to ‘grow our own’. We welcome interest from prospective leaders and aim to help those currently in leadership posts expand their careers.
Please click here to find out more about School Leadership, Mentoring and Induction: Senior Leadship Leaflet
Latest News
- Hounslow hosted Mock Interview Sessions in the Autumn term of 2009 for a number of our Senior Leaders who were aspiring to Headship. These sessions were created in response to requests from staff around how to cope with the interview and assessment process. The 2 twilight workshops were hosted at the local Education Centre (HEC) and included a chance to hear some key advice, to take part in a mock interview and presentation and to receive 1 to 1 feedback. It is planned that these sessions will run on an annual basis for aspiring leaders.
- In 2009, Hounslow hosted the Governors' Conference entitled 'Tomorrow's Leaders Today:Finding Keeping and Developing Senior Leaders.' The event was focused around the National College toolkit for Schools. Andrew Seber (CBE) National Consultant presented an interesting and informative look at Senior Leadership in the national and local context. The event was attended by over 70 Headteachers and Governors and is part of on-going work conducted by the LA Senior Leadership Working Party. The next conference in planned from March 2011.
Please browse around this section to to find out more about how to become a Senior Leader in Hounslow, what is on offer to you and how we can support and help you develop your career.