Schools and Education

School leadership and headteacher training, courses and seminars from Kaplan Hawksmere, the UK’s leading management development training company.

Would you like to offer any of the following courses or seminars in-house? You can save on employee travel costs and time away from the office with high-quality management development training on your premises.

Kaplan Hawksmere’s in-house capability is built on a solid foundation of over 20 years experience in the training consultancy, public course and conference industries. We serve over 60,000 customers each year. Organisations seeking in-house and bespoke training solutions know they can trust Kaplan Hawksmere for results-oriented, practical delivery. To speak with a member of our dedicated in house services team, please contact us on 0845 076 0679 (at local rates) or e-mail incompany@hawksmere.co.uk.

• Education law

  This seminar examines the key aspects of education law which schools must understand. It explains what is required by law, plus the various best practice requirements outlined in codes of practice and guidance from the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

  
  

• Employment law and good personnel practice in schools

  This seminar provides you with an up-to-date briefing on relevant issues in employment law applicable to schools, covering a range of issues from recruitment to dismissal.

  
  

• Health and safety in schools

  This intensive one-day seminar will provide delegates with the opportunity to review their present safety systems and assess and introduce new systems in order to raise safety standards. This seminar has been developed for all those responsible for the management of school safety and security in compliance with health and safety policy and best practice.

  
  

• Lesson observation and performance management in schools

  A seminar aimed at senior and middle leaders in primary and secondary schools who are responsible for observing lessons on a school or departmental basis.

  
  

• OFSTED - getting it right

  This one-day seminar will look at the current Ofsted framework for inspections, a radical departure from what has happened before. As inspections are shorter, the amount of notice is shorter – are you prepared?

  
  

• The high performance school leadership team

  Heads who have a 'blended' team are under less strain and achieve much, much more for their students. Discover what this term means on this seminar, how you can identify the stage of development of your own team and how you can identify the competences that are essential for effectiveness.

  
  

• Writing an effective SEF

  Using information from Ofsted, this course enables schools to complete the professional self-evaluation forms (SEFs) ensuring appropriate evidence and accurate judgments are made.