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Life Learning Project New HoD Mentor Scheme
Get Year Long Support with the Life Learning Project
Our new Hod scheme is aimed at new or relatively new subject leads who want a helping hand, expert advice, ongoing support, or just a friendly face to bounce ideas off! Two courses are available, but as always we are happy to be flexible - let us know your needs and we will do our best! Please see below for the options.
Full Course Option
Please note all dates are approximate and subject to change as needed.
September
1 - “Session Zero” – Factfinding, getting to know the school and PSHE programme, and goal setting
2 - Broadbrush overview – Looking at curriculum, spiralling model, developmental appropriateness, and training needs
October
3 - Focus Session – Complaints, concerns, objections, attitudes and the right to withdraw.
4 - Mid-Term Review – Agenda set by the mentee.
November
5 - Curriculum Focus – Assessment and annual changes
December
6 - End of term wrap up – What’s going well, what’s still needed.
January
7 - CPD session, with a topic upskilling/training focus – determined by the mentee.
8 - CPD session, with a topic upskilling/training focus – determined by the mentee.
February
9 - CPD session, with a topic upskilling/training focus – determined by the mentee.
10 - Curriculum Review – Look ahead to next year, with a focus on what needs changing/updating.
March
11 - Mid-year review - Agenda set by the mentee.
May
12 - Parental engagement
13 - Student voice and involvement
June/July
14 - End of year review - Agenda set by the mentee.
August
15 - Touch base for the year ahead. What’s left?
Additional Sessions (included)
Staff training – To be arranged as appropriate in the calendar, we can offer a dedicated 1 hour training session on a topic or topics of your choosing for your staff team.
Targeted resource creation – There is loads of good stuff out there, but sometimes exactly what you want for your setting or that age group isn’t quite there, and the time to get it sorted is hard to find. As part of the full programme, you get 4 hours of dedicated time where we will create resources for you.
The course is intended to run with online sessions, but we can be flexible – If you would prefer to combine several sessions together for fewer, longer sessions, we can absolutely do that. In addition, if you’d prefer, we can arrange for these longer sessions to be face-to-face (travel costs may apply). For example, 5 sessions could be completed together in one full day, rather than spread out online.
This course costs £795 for the full course, all inclusive and with no hidden costs or fees (except travel, if relevant). This course also makes you eligible for discounts on any of our other in-person or online training, and on our guest speaker sessions.
Short Course Option
September
1 - “Session Zero” – Factfinding, getting to know the school and PSHE programme, and goal setting
2 - Broadbrush overview – Looking at curriculum, spiralling model, developmental appropriateness, and training needs
October
3 - Focus Session – Complaints, concerns, objections, attitudes and the right to withdraw.
November
4 - Curriculum Focus – Assessment and annual changes
February
5 - CPD session, with a topic upskilling/training focus – determined by the mentee.
March
6 - Mid-year review - Agenda set by the mentee.
May
7 - Curriculum Review – Look ahead to next year, with a focus on what needs changing/updating.
8 - Other voices - Student voice and parental involvement
June/July
9 - End of year review - Agenda set by the mentee.
Additional Sessions (included)
Staff training – To be arranged as appropriate in the calendar, we can offer a dedicated 1 hour training session on a topic or topics of your choosing for your staff team.
Targeted resource creation – There is loads of good stuff out there, but sometimes exactly what you want for your setting or that age group isn’t quite there, and the time to get it sorted is hard to find. As part of the full programme, you get 4 hours of dedicated time where we will create resources for you.
The course is intended to run with online sessions, but we can be flexible – If you would prefer to combine several sessions together for fewer, longer sessions, we can absolutely do that. In addition, if you’d prefer, we can arrange for these longer sessions to be face-to-face (travel costs may apply). For example, 5 sessions could be completed together in one full day, rather than spread out online.
This course costs £545 for the short course, all inclusive and with no hidden costs or fees (except travel, if relevant). This course also makes you eligible for discounts on any of our other in-person or online training, and on our guest speaker sessions.