Participants will engage in a year-long programme of bespoke CPD (6 sessions), with the first and last session running as a full day, and the interim four sessions delivered as half days. The first full-day session will be an induction to working with A New Direction; an introduction to our team and priorities, and a chance to get to know other programme participants and start to explore the concept of leadership in cultural education. The final full-day session will be a sharing and celebration of what participants have achieved through the programme.
Each half-day session will explore key themes in leadership development and cultural education, including:
- Curriculum Innovation through the Arts
- Pedagogy/Practice Innovation through the Arts
- Wellbeing and the Arts
- Building Creative Skills for 21st Century Global Competitiveness
The sessions will be delivered through a combination of external speakers and discussions supported by practical exercises that can be taken into the classroom. Alongside this, participants will commit to developing and delivering a small experiment that supports each participant’s school needs, personal professional development plans and performance management goals (see Experiments, below).
Participants in the Cultural Leadership Community will also be supported outside of sessions through a series of twilight surgeries – see Experiments, below, for more information.
Participants in the Cultural Leadership Community will also have additional opportunities for support and development, including:
- Signposting to opportunities, resources and events from A New Direction and other relevant organisations
- Artsmark support from the A New Direction Artsmark team
- Match funding for Arts Award Adviser training for one member of staff when another is trained
- Support from A New Direction, Nimble Fish and CLC colleagues between sessions via a closed social network (Basecamp)
- Certificate and transcript of CPD at the end of the programme
