The Really Effective Line Manager

Course introduction

How to get the most from those you lead and create game changing teams?

This training course is about how to take the people you’ve got, no matter their strengths, weaknesses or challenges, and mould them into a brilliant team who together take your school or department to a new level. Whether or not your team performs is down to you – not them!

You’ll learn that effective line management can be learned and identify the tools and knowledge you need to learn what makes people tick, how to motivate them and how to make them into a dynamic team that transforms the outcomes of your students.
Great leadership and line management leads to:
• improved retention, teaching and attendance thereby leading to…
• reduced recruitment costs, absenteeism and cover costs, effecting…
• improved student behaviour, attendance and outcomes!

All school improvement starts here!

What we will cover throughout the day

• Learn about the 6 things your staff need in order to thrive;

• Understand ‘The Teachers' Dozen’ - creating a culture for productivity;

• Unpick the secrets of effective motivation - how to get your team to go the extra mile;

• Understand Controlling vs Enabling Leadership - how to do less but achieve more;

• Gain an appreciation of working with people who do things differently - managing different kinds of staff effectively;

• Learn about the one thing your team needs most;

• Discover ways to manage your emotions as a leader and manage the emotions of those you lead;

• Resolve conflict and address underperformance - tools and tips;

• Unpick effective accountability without the anxiety - ensuring high standards without demoralising your team.

Trainers for this course

Peter Radford

Public speaker, teacher, trainer and author of Love Teaching Keep Teaching.

Peter is an experienced public speaker, teacher, trainer and author of Love Teaching Keep Teaching. He has a wealth of experience of leadership, personal development and education. Peter ...has worked in education for over 25 years and has particular experience in effecting change at a whole school level through addressing systems and mindsets that stifle progress. As a youth leader, teacher, middle leader, senior leader and coach he has expertise and hands-on experience in drawing the best out of people within the challenging context of education. Peter is accredited with the GC Index, a ground-breaking assessment tool that enables people to find and make their best impact. Peter has led two schools to achieve the Unicef Rights Respecting School Award. His Free & Equal? national human rights conferences for secondary and sixth form students have reached tens of thousands. He now speaks and runs workshops for students and staff around the country inspiring change. Read more

See what others have to say about us

Fantastic not just for me as a line manager but as a person, mother, friend everything.

Very good, really liked the little facts and historical experiments and studies included as it is generally interesting to me.

Informative and extremely useful.

It was extremely well put together and so informative, the pace was great and it would be great to do as a whole SLT, which I will be recommending to my team.

Very informative - covered a broad range of information concisely and with context.

Interesting and inspirational

Handy course logistics

• The course will run via Zoom from 9:30 am – 15:00, however, the trainer will be available 15 minutes before and after the course times to answer any questions.
• You’ll receive mid-morning, lunch and afternoon breaks to re-energise.
• This course is designed to be interactive and inclusive. We welcome questions and discussions throughout and we want you to be comfortable and stress-free no matter where you join us from!
• Your course pack includes handouts, an M&S voucher for food, a snack, a pen and a notepad – we’ll send this to you before the day. Please note this is only for UK-based participants, international attendees will receive the pack via email.
• Additional links and information will be emailed to you before and during the course.
• This course is also available as an in-house / INSET training session at your school. Contact us for details.
• Please note – the cost is per person
• Please note – the early bird rate of £185+ VAT ends 28 days prior to the course date, after this the standard rate of £215+VAT will be charged.