Launch of the Catholic School Leadership Programme
The Successful Catholic Senior Leadership Course (SCSL) is a new professional development opportunity designed to support St Francis CMAT’s mission to be the employer of choice through staff investment, recognition and progression. This course is designed to appeal to both current and aspiring St Francis school leaders who wish to drive meaningful change within the school setting and develop their knowledge, skills, and insights required to navigate the dynamics of Catholic school leadership. This course is novel in its design. Unlike other leadership programmes, both nationally accredited courses and those bespoke to Trusts, the SCSL is driven through scripture and liturgical reflection, St Francis’ personalized catholic leadership values, as well as the latest educational and pedagogical research. This term has seen the first cohort of participants join together to embrace our culture for excellence and to shine a spotlight on the future leadership talent within our trust family; focusing on ‘Am I Ready?’ guided by the mentorship of Dr Jill Berry and ‘Strategic Stewardship’. Further information can be found here: https://stfcmat.com/
Launch of the Headteacher Induction Programme
As we begin our new Academic year, we have welcomed five new Headteachers to our wonderful team. We are so proud that all five Headteachers have been recruited new to Headship from their Deputy positions, all within our wonderful St Francis Trust!
To support them in their new roles, they have embarked on the Trust Headteacher Induction Programme which is an 18 month programme designed to train new Heads in the practicalities of Headship such as Finance, HR and Staff Development as well as explore what Catholic Headship and their Faith Journey means to them and their schools.
We are delighted to say that the new Heads are proving to be a crucial element of the Trust leadership team and we know that they will take their schools from strength to strength!