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Effective team management is crucial for the success of schools as it fosters collaboration, synergy, and a shared vision among educators, enabling them to work cohesively towards achieving educational goals and providing a positive and enriching learning environment for students.
Leading Teams for School Success
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Course Summary
Effective team management is vital for the success of schools, as it fosters collaboration, synergy, and a shared vision among educators. By leading teams effectively, school leaders can create a cohesive working environment that supports educational goals and promotes a positive, enriching learning experience for students.
Schools are complex organizations, each with unique structures and cultures that reflect the values and beliefs of those who lead and work within them. Managing people in this context can be challenging, as staff members bring diverse skills, perspectives, and working styles.
Leading teams in schools therefore requires not only organizational and leadership skills but also a deep understanding of human behavior, motivation, and emotional dynamics. Effective school team management involves navigating these complexities while supporting the personal and professional growth of all staff members.
This course equips participants with the essential skills and strategies for leading teams in educational environments. Through practical tools and real-world examples, participants will learn to enhance collaboration, strengthen communication, and foster a culture of trust and mutual respect within their institutions.
By taking this course, participants will:
Learn essential strategies for managing individuals and leading teams, enhancing team performance through effective delegation, coaching, prioritization, and decision-making.
Build confidence and acquire key people management skills to motivate, inspire, and empower teams in their school, training center, or organization.
Course Goals
The course’s main goal is to handle the key factors that will ensure productivity, engagement, and growth, as well as a leader’s role in building trust, removing roadblocks, nurturing connections with team members, and setting clear goals. It is designed to enable leaders to reflect on the importance of teams to operations, leadership and management, to foster people development and reward and motivate individuals, and nurture talent. Furthermore, it will also help Identify and implement strategies to increase i) teams’ effectiveness and impact, ii) team working in delivering the organisations/school/training center´s vision.
Learning outcomes:
- Analyse different workplace communication styles;
- Identify different behavioural types (internal and external);
- Communicate clearly under pressure;
- Reset expectations to avoid causing disappointment;
- Analyse how the brain responds to pressure;
- Respond to challenges (rather than instantaneously react);
- Use paraphrasing techniques to check for understanding;
- Identify communication hotspots;
- Build levels of resilience to help people bounce back quicker;
- Effectively manage communication breakdowns;
- Agree to communication action plans;
- Empower educators to create practical & meaningful experiences;
- Improve technical and English language, communication and social skills;
- Transfer and share core values, experiences and effective teaching practices between educators from different contexts and regions;
- Motivate and inspire educators to contribute, through their areas of action, to building more coherent, harmonious, and sustainable societies.
Daily Program
DAY 1
• Self Preparation for a short School presentation on Day 2
• Cultural Quiz (to be filled out pre-session) • Welcome Session - Networking between participants and Erasmus+ team
• Sharing of European core values
• Open space for participants to share ideas and discuss current challenges in the Education sector; collaborative opportunity to exchange future goals (activity)
• Icebreaking, dinner, week briefing and planning
DAY 2
• Communicating effectively with team members
• Motivating team members and other stakeholders
• Developing emotional intelligence and knowing how to use it within your team
• Performance management, monitoring performance & feedback
• Developing your leadership style and communication skills when managing others
• Facilitate effective change using best practice models
• Practical group work and exercises
DAY 3
• Organising team work
• Communicating effectively with the team
• Management focused on results and people
• Motivating and energising the team
• Conflict management - Negotiation skills
• Managing change within your team
• Dealing with difficult people, including setting healthy boundaries when dealing with difficult behaviours, managing resistance, counselling, coaching and conflict resolution
• Exploring the notion of talent, its expected value to the organisation, and how it is managed within an organisation
DAY 4
• Team leadership: own phenomena and dynamics, challenges and specific problems Different personal preferences and their impact on leadership roles
• Different leadership styles
• Skills needed for team coordination
• Strategies to mobilize the team for an excellent performance
• Coach and performance manage others to achieve the best outcome at both an individual and organisational level
• Problematic situations within the team
• Practical group work and exercises
DAY 5
• Teamwork - implications and specificities
• Excellence in teamwork
• Interpersonal differences and their impact on teamwork
• Personal resources’ allocation according to the team
• How to overcome impasses and obstacles in teamwork
DAY 6
• Group work
• Presentations
• Course roundup & review
• Learning outcomes' validation
• Certification Ceremony
Note
The daily schedule/ program describes likely activities but may differ based on the trainer's discretion and objectives.
Classes are scheduled for either the morning or afternoon, based on the provider's preference.
If there's a particular topic you wish to cover, please mention it no later than 1 month in advance.
Please note that the course may have participants from various school levels and English proficiency.
Pricing
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600 € / participant
- Welcome Kit
- Quality Daily Program
- Welcome Session & Dinner
- Cultural Activities
- Daily Coffee Break
- Logistics & Admin. Support
- Full Daily Assistance
- Erasmus+ Documentation
- Certification Ceremony
Costs can be supported with a Key Action grant under the Erasmus+ Program. Our pricing policy follows the official regulations on transparent costs.
Standard course fee: 600EUR per participant (6-day course).
What is Included? Find all details listed inside the information box.
More About Our Services
Welcome Kit
with goodies and materials from Learning Together’s Team
Quality Daily Program
designed by our innovative, experienced trainers
Welcome Session & Dinner
icebreaking while enjoying Portuguese delicacies
Social and Cultural Heritage Activities
enriching activities to foster cultural knowledge
Daily Coffee Break
to enjoy a morning break between peers and trainer
Organizational & Administrative Support
from the headquarters and LT staff
Full Daily Assistance
on-call+chat support throughout the whole week
Certification Ceremony
course documentation, validation, networking and farewell.
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📝 Get the Program PDF HERE.
What is Course Status?
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Planned
This session is a planned date and is open to enrollments.
Confirmed
This session/date is affirmed and will be held.
Language
English
Material Required
None
Documentation
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Location
On-site
Target Audience
Wide range of educational professionals across primary, middle and secondary schools, higher education, training centers, adult education schools and NGOs.
Certification
A Certificate of Attendance is issued to all participants who complete a minimum of 80% of the course.
2-Week Training
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