Online Leadership Performance Coach – National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) Leadership Route
Best Practice Network
Bristol, City of
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive fee structure
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 November 2021
Job overview
Main Purpose of Job
Working online with a group of participants on our Leadership programmes to-
- support and monitor progress throughout an 18-month development stage
- respond to participant practice task activities and learning reflection activity across three online courses
- provide guidance and qualification enrichment activity signposting to participants
- Undertake ten hours leadership performance coaching for each participant across the 18-month programme (Made up of six hours one-to-one and four hours group coaching)
You will be working with a minimum of 16 participants per cohort. Cohorts start in Autumn and Spring terms.
The reformed National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a suite of DfE accredited qualifications for school leaders, designed to transform the support and development offer for teachers and school leaders throughout their career.
The qualifications are based on brand new NPQ Frameworks which draw from the very latest evidence and research and complete the golden thread, running from initial teacher training through to school leadership. The three leadership route qualification frameworks focus on Senior Leadership (leading across a school), Headship (Leading whole school) and Executive Leadership (Leading across several schools). These qualifications are relevant to leaders who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading a framework qualification area.
This role supports, guides and challenges Participants as they access online learning via our virtual learning environment (VLE) Canvas. Through Canvas, participants can engage with learning communities of peers and access multimedia content. They can also access research and expert school-led practice aligned to the curriculum content for the qualification.
Main Duties
- Support each participant within the learning set to identify specific goals to support programme study direction and its alignment to increased leadership practice expertise
- For each course, provide challenge and feedback to three practice activities and one learning reflection
- Ensure participant completion of the online evaluation of each online course
- Act as the primary point of contact for participants within the learning set
- Direct participants to online learning groups, and where relevant, phase specific networks
- Undertake ten hours leadership performance coaching for each participant across the 18-month programme
- Provide quality coach practice focused dialogue, linked to Formative Assessment Tasks that challenge participants, their performance and development of learning and practice expertise
- With each participant support effective dialogue and reflection of their learning progress captured in the Leadership Development Record (LDR)
- Take part in the quality review of online practice against identified standards and attend information briefings
- Maintain lines of communication with the Online Lead Facilitator and provide feedback to inform ongoing programme development
- Undertake recommended professional training and development activity, as required.
Brief Description on the organisation
Best Practice Network is one of the UK’s leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals.
We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education.
We do this by working in close partnership with practising education professionals to develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications that help school leaders, teachers, early years practitioners, business managers, support staff and SENCOs be the best they can be and transform the lives of children and young people.
Our comprehensive range of programmes includes the government-approved National Professional Qualifications for school leaders, our Early Career Development Programme for early career teachers, Early Years Initial Teacher Training and the National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO).
Company Telephone Number
0117 920 9200
Company website address
https://www.bestpracticenet.co.uk/
Brief Company Background
Best Practice Network started nearly 20-years ago and is growing from strength to strength, having more than doubled the size of the team in the past 18-months and keeping high levels of staff retention.
- We are one of the UK's leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals and are renowned for our excellent quality and impact. Our growth and success depend on our employees and Associate network, and we provide support with every step of their careers.
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About Best Practice Network
- Best Practice Network
- Newminster House, 27-29 Baldwin Street
- Bristol
- BS1 1LT
- United Kingdom
‘ …leading by example – acting in a way that exemplifies what we expect of each other and for our clients’.
We work at the forefront of development across the Children's Services sector, facilitating leadership and workforce development. Our vision is to be the leading provider of professional development in the Children's Services sector. Every person who works with us shares our commitment to developing leadership and management capabilities that support the Every Child Matters agenda.
Currently we are engaged in delivering services on behalf of the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC), the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
We deliver four programmes for the NCSL Leadership Pathways, Multi Agency Team Development, Working Together for Success and Developing the Capacity for Sustained Improvement. BPN is the leading provider of Higher Level Teaching Assistant Status and Early Years Professional status. We have recently been accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) to deliver the Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring awards.
This unmatched portfolio of services, delivered across the country, provides us with a national perspective and a rich database of successful practice.
Company Vision and Values
Our core values define what we stand for and how we do things, helping us to work together in the most fulfilling way to provide the best service to our clients.
• We strive for excellence, through continuous improvements in all our work.
• We lead by example acting in a way that exemplifies what we expect of each other and for our clients.
• We work together bringing out the best in each other and creating strong and successful working relationships.
• We respect people for who they are and for their knowledge, skills and experience as individuals and team
members.
• We are open and honest in our communication sharing information, insight and advice, frequently and
constructively and managing tough situations with courage and candour.
• We act with integrity constantly striving to uphold the highest professional standards.
• We aim to innovate not replicate, to address tomorrow's challenges today.
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