Leadership and Management
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Applications and Interviews Target Audience: Current and Aspiring Leaders Ian Fraser (Fraser Consultants) is running a twilight session on application forms and interviews to help school staff at all levels take the next step on their journey towards a promoted post. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 5 November 2025 - 4.00pm - 6.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 346 or via Ms Teams
Presenter: Ian Fraser (Consultants)
Aims and Outcomes: The session will focus on effective application forms, preparing for interview and interview behaviours.
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Coaching Conversations Target Audience: Current Leaders, including PRD and PDD Reviewers The Programme is a blend of theory and practice. It will give you the opportunity to develop your own style of coaching, and communication in general, and to reflect on your own practice through giving and receiving developmental feedback. The aims of the course are to give you an:
View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Course one starts on Thursday, 16 September 2025: Link for attendance - September onwards Course two starts on Tuesday, 11 November 2025: Link for attendance - November onwards |
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ELC Leadership and Management Programme Target Audience: SMT with responsibility for ELC This programme is for those with a responsibility for ELC. The programme supports Leadership and Management of ELC. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 23 September 2025 - 9.00am - 12.30pm - Council Chambers meeting room - 2 High Street 6 October 2025 - 9.00am - 4.00pm - ICT Suite 16/17 - North Inch Community Campus 20 November 2025 - 9.00am - 4.00pm - ICT Suite 16/17 - North Inch Community Campus 20 January 2026 - 9.00am - 4.00pm - Lecture theatre - North Inch Community Campus TBC February 2026 - 9.00am - 12.30pm - Venue TBC 4 March 2026 - 9.00am - 4.00pm - ICT Suite 16/17 - North Inch Community Campus 24 March 2026 - 9.00am - 12.30pm - ICT Suite 16/17 - North Inch Community Campus Programme - all sessions must be attended.
Presenter: Jane Mudd - Mudd Partnership
Aims and Outcomes: Support those with responsibility in ELC settings to develop their skills in Leadership and Management.
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GTCS PRD for Reviewees Target Audience: Teachers (including those on supply and those new to PRD e.g. early career teachers) This session is aimed at GTCS registered staff to support high quality Professional Review and Development (PRD) and Professional Update (PU) in Perth and Kinross. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 6 October 2025 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Lesley Lennon - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: increased understanding of the GTCS and PKC PRD process; increased awareness of the role and expectations of the reviewer/reviewee; myth busting around some common misunderstanding related to PRD/PU; understand the tools and approaches that can support high-quality PRD. Outcomes: increased awareness of the PRD process and the reviewer/reviewee roles; increased confidence when engaging in self-evaluation and coaching approaches.
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GTCS PRD for Reviewers Target Audience: GTCS PRD Reviewers – those new to the role as well as those looking to revisit (Principal Teacher and beyond) This session is for GTCS PRD reviewers to support high quality Professional Review and Development (PRD) and Professional Update (PU) in our schools/settings. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 1 October 2025 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Lesley Lennon - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: Increased understanding of the GTCS and PKC PRD process; increased awareness of the role and expectations of the reviewer/reviewee; increased confidence in planning for and undertaking professional review discussions; myth busting around some common misunderstandings related to PRD/PU. Outcomes: Increased awareness of how reviewers can support the PRD process in PKC; increased confidence in using some coaching approaches and tools to support reflection and professional dialogue; signposting to useful links and further coaching opportunities.
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Introduction to Leadership and Management Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session to explore leadership and management. The course is a basic introduction to leadership and management designed to give aspiring managers tools and guidance in order to develop their management role. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 29 September 2025 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus 18 November 2025- 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus 24 February 2026 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus 24 May 2026 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: This is a face to face session to explore the basic foundations to leadership and management. This Leadership and Management course will help you to develop the skills that are essential for all leaders and managers. The course looks at the different qualities you may adopt and techniques for motivating and coaching your team and how to maximise your use of time. By the end of the session participants should have a better understanding of the key characteristics of leaders and mangers and will be able to spot these differences within their own setting and be able to compliment the roles.
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Leadership Development Programme Target Audience: Depute Headteachers and Education and Learning Managers/Team Leads This programme supports the development of knowledge and critical understanding of leadership and management concepts and practices. It will support you to develop your skills as a senior leader. Participants will participate in a total of 6.5 days of professional learning. The programme will develop skills to support participants to further understand their role as a leader and manager and to develop skills to lead change and improvement. In advance of the programme, participants will have agreed with their HT/line manager an area of the Quality Improvement Plan/Team Plan which they will lead through all stages of the improvement cycle. The learning from the programme will be applied to this work, and impact shared at the end of programme. Applications will close on Friday 10 October 2025. Please view: Programme overview- Leadership Development Programme View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Session 1 - 4 November 2025 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Chambers Meeting Room
Session 2 - 11 December 2025 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Chambers Meeting Room
Session 3 - 22 January 2026 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Room 415
Session 4 - 19 February 2026 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Room 415
Session 5 - 16 March 2026 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Room 346
Session 6 - 21 April 2026 - 9.00am – 4.00pm latest - 2 High Street - Room 415
Session 7 - 18 May 2026 (AM only) - 9.00am – 12.30pm - 2 High Street - Room 415
Presenter: Jane Mudd (The Mudd Partnership)
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Leading Change Programme Target Audience:
The PKC Leading Change Programme supports school leaders to fulfil the responsibilities of the head teacher role. It is an induction programme for new and acting headteachers in Perth and Kinross and a programme of tailored support for all headteachers. The focus is on Leading Change and Improvement, with professional learning inputs planned to improve knowledge, understanding and skills. Sessions are also designed as an introduction to, and refresher of, PKC management procedures, systems/resources and approaches and are led by central teams from key services. Leading Change Programme Overview 2025-26 Leading Change Programme - Day 1 - 2 September 2025
Day 2 - 3 October 2025 and Day 3 - 6 November 2025 Book here:
Please book each session that you are attending: Sharing Practice in Self-Evaluation - 3 October9.15am - 10.30am - 2 High Street - Room 410
Leading and Sustaining Change - 3 October11.00am - 12.00pm - 2 High Street - Room 410
Inclusion Team - 3 October2.00pm - 3.00pm - 2 High Street - Room 410
Child Protection procedures - 3 October3.15pm - 4.15pm - 2 High Street - Room 410
Leading Change and Improvement in Learning and Teaching - 6 November9.15am - 12.00pm - venue TBC
Effective use of Data for Improvement - 6 November1.00pm - 3.00pm - venue TBC
Recruitment Processes - 6 November3.15pm - 4.15pm - venue TBC |
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Observations and Communication for Improvement Target Audience: Leaders and Managers of EY This is a bespoke session delivered by the Care Inspectorate Improvement Team called Observations and Communication for Improvement. This session is to improve our quality improvement through observations and will be supportive of the work we do across the service.
The first session on Thursday morning, will be around what it feels like for children when they are in your setting and how best to focus observations on planning for improving the service. In the afternoon you will return to your setting, or a closer one if that is better to carry out observations using the tools from the morning. You will be required to find a suitable setting for this if you are too far to travel. On Friday morning there will be discussions on reflection and how to communicate to colleagues about practice to ensure children are receiving high quality care and learning. Friday is only a half day and will finish at 12.30pm.
View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 18 September 2025 - 9.30am - 3.30pm - Civic Hall, 2 High Street, Perth and your setting 19 September 2025 - 9.30am - 12.30pm - Civic Hall, 2 High Street, Perth
Presenter: Annie Carr - Perth & Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Practitioners will be confident in observing childrens experiences in order to reflect on practice. Practitioners will be able to identify areas for improvement and communicate this with colleagues.
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PKC Aspiring to Lead (PTs/Aspiring PTs) Target Audience: Principal Teachers and Aspiring Principal Teachers This leadership programme is specifically designed for a group of up to twenty-five principal teachers /aspiring principal teachers and will focus on building your individual capabilities and capacity as well as that of others. It will support your understanding of the middle leadership role and the skills to be an effective middle leader. Programme overview 2025 PKC Aspiring to Lead Programme (PTs/Aspiring PTs) 25 26
View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Session 1 - 29 October 2025 Session 2 - 5 November 2025 - twilight session 4.00pm - 6.00pm Session 3 - 27 November 2025 Session 4 - 10 December 2025 Session 5 - 29 January 2026 Session 6 - 4 March 2026 All session times 9.00am - 3.00pm (except Session 2 twilight) - 2 High Street, Perth
Presenter: Fraser Consultants
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Senior Practitioner Development Programme Target Audience: ELC and Out of School Care Any practitioner wishing to develop leadership skills. ECP or SECP or equivalent. This session is for practitioners who wish to develop their leadership skills to take on future senior roles across Perth and Kinross. View course detailsDate: Session 1 - 10 September 2025 Session 2 - 6 November 2025 Session 3 - 9 December 2025 Session 4 - 5 February 2026 Session 5 - 12 March 2026 Session 6 - 12 May 2026 Time: all sessions - 3.30pm - 5.15pm Venue: all sessions - 2 High Street, Perth The training consists of 6 sessions and attendance is required at every session to complete the Programme.
Presenter: Linda Reid, Sally McDougall and Pauline Linn - Perth and Kinross Council
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Support for Power BI Dashboards Target Audience: School Leaders and school Power BI Users This course supports staff across Perth and Kinross Council in using Power BI dashboards for data analysis, self-evaluation, and improvement planning. It covers navigating and interpreting dashboards, exploring key data sets (e.g. attendance, absence, exclusions, CfE levels), and applying filters by year, stage, SIMD, ASN, and more. Participants will learn how to use dashboards to support school decision-making, track pupil progress, and inform strategic planning, while also receiving guidance on self-evaluation documentation and understanding the tools’ capabilities and limitations. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 28 October 2025 - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - online Ms Teams 6 November 2025 - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - online Ms Teams 26 November 2025 - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - online Ms Teams
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