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Stepping up to headship is one of the biggest leaps in education. The best future heads are developed deliberately, not left to sink or swim. This programme prepares your aspiring headteachers for the demands of the role, so they step up ready, confident, and effective.
Below, we explain what our aspiring headteacher programme involves, and how it helps you grow the heads of the future.
What Is Aspiring Headteacher Development Programme?
It’s practical leadership development for those aspiring to headship. We cover the distinct demands of the role, setting vision and strategy, leading a whole school, accountability and the buck stopping with you, managing the pressures of headship, and preparing for the transition.
We focus on the real challenges of headship and complement formal routes like the NPQH, tailoring the programme to your aspiring leaders and your succession plans.
Who Is This Training For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. It suits deputy and assistant heads and senior leaders aiming for headship. Trusts often run it to grow their own future heads.
Many schools and trusts ask for it to prepare aspiring heads, build a headship pipeline, or plan for succession.
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What Does the Training Cover?
We shape the content around your priorities. You can book a whole-school INSET, a group session, or focused one-to-one support. Our most common areas include:
- The distinct demands of headship
- Setting vision and strategy
- Leading a whole school
- Accountability and decision-making
- Leading and developing your team
- Managing the pressures of headship
- Preparing for the transition to headship
- Building your leadership pipeline
How This Training Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
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Prepare future heads
Your aspiring leaders develop the skills and confidence to step up to headship ready.
2
Develop deliberately
We prepare future heads on purpose, rather than leaving them to sink or swim.
3
Complement the NPQH
We add practical, contextual development alongside formal headship qualifications.
4
Build your pipeline
You grow the heads of the future from within, reducing costly external recruitment.
5
Ease the transition
We prepare leaders for the significant leap into headship, so they start strong.
6
Manage the pressures
Aspiring heads learn to handle the accountability and demands of the top job.
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Support succession
A strong pipeline protects your school or trust when a headship becomes vacant.
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How the Training Works
- 1We talk with you to understand your context, your staff, and what you want to change.
- 2We tailor the content to your setting, your phase, and your improvement priorities.
- 3We use real headship challenges and coaching, so aspiring heads develop through practice and reflection.
- 4We deliver the training in person or online, in a way that fits your calendar.
- 5We give you practical resources and tools your staff can use straight away.
- 6We follow up to help you embed the learning, so it sticks and changes classroom practice.
What Your Staff Get
Every participant comes away with more than notes. They get:
- Clear, practical strategies they can use in the next lesson
- A shared language and consistent approach across the team
- Ready-to-use resources, tools, and templates
- The confidence to put the training into practice
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Key Features of Our Training
Headship-focused
We prepare leaders specifically for the distinct demands of headship.
Complements the NPQH
We add practical, contextual development alongside formal routes.
Whole-cohort, group, or individual
Develop a cohort, a trust pipeline, or coach one aspiring head. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know the leap to headship is huge, and how to prepare people for it. Our programme helps you grow future heads, with every decision staying focused on children.
Want to know how this training could work for your school? Just get in touch.
Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and help you shape the right training for your staff.
- We agree a programme, dates, and delivery that suit your school, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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