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. 

Programme Overview 2025-26

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Date, 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.

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Date, Time and Venue:

13 May 2026 - 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.

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Date, Time and Venue:

7 May 2026 - 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.

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Date, 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. 

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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.

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Presenter: Jane Mudd (The Mudd Partnership)

• Understand the role of culture, values and ethics as a leader in PKC
• Further develop awareness of your strengths and area for development as a leader
• Develop knowledge, skills and practices to lead and manage change and improvement effectively to improve learning and outcomes for children and young people.

• Have a range of tools, techniques and resources to use when leading and managing people and change
• Improved confidence in your ability as a leader
• Further contribute to leading improvement in your school/team and across Education and Learning.

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Leading Change Programme

Target Audience: 

• Newly appointed Headteachers and Acting Headteachers are required to attend all sessions.
• All Headteachers and Business Managers are invited to attend sessions highlighted in green. Applications should be submitted via the ECS Learning Hub.
• Tailored Support for some headteachers will be provided through recommended participation at identified sessions.

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

Day 4 - 8 December 2025

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Please book each session that you are attending: 

Leadership of self-evaluation

 9.15am - 10.30am - Pullar House, MR 10/11

Preparing for inspection 

 1.00pm - 3.00pm - Pullar House, MR 10/11

Human Resources

3.15pm - 4.15pm - Pullar House, MR 10/11

PKC Aspiring to Lead (PTs/Aspiring PTs)

Target Audience: Principal Teachers and Aspiring Principal Teachers

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Aims and Outcomes: 

• Support and motivate principal teachers/aspiring principal teachers to increase their confidence, knowledge, understanding and skills of middle leadership.  
• Widen knowledge and critical understanding of leadership and management practices.
• Provide an opportunity for principal teachers to demonstrate self-awareness and critically reflect on their thinking and practice.
• Improve an aspect of the PT role by planning and carrying out a school-based improvement project which contributes to the school improvement agenda and present to colleagues on the impact of the project.

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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.

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Date: 

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 

Aims: 

• Develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a senior practitioner.  
• Provide an opportunity to engage in professional dialogue to develop their understanding of pedagogical leadership.  
• Develop an understanding of quality improvement and the cycle of self-evaluation.

Outcomes:

• Have a clear understanding of qualifications required to undertake the role.  
• Increased knowledge of roles and responsibilities of a senior practitioner.
• Increased knowledge of how to be an effective pedagogical leader to ensure high quality early learning and childcare.  
• Increased confidence in professional judgement and decision-making.  Increased knowledge and understanding of quality improvement and the cycle of self-evaluation.

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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.

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Date, Time and Venue:

To follow

Aims:

• To build staff confidence in navigating and interpreting Power BI dashboards for school-level data analysis.
• To support the use of key datasets (e.g. attendance, exclusions, CfE levels) for self-evaluation and improvement planning.
• To promote data-informed decision-making by helping staff understand the functionality and limitations of Power BI tools.

• Participants will be able to filter and interpret dashboard data relevant to their setting.
• Participants will understand how to use dashboard insights to inform self-evaluation documentation.
• Participants will be equipped to identify actionable trends and avoid data overload when planning improvements.

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