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 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.
Schools are complex organizations with unique structures and cultures that reflect the values and beliefs of those who lead and work in them. Managing people in this environment can be challenging due to the diverse range of skills, ideas, and work styles of individual staff members.
Effective school team management requires a deep understanding of how to navigate these complexities while also addressing the personal and emotional needs of staff members.
This course is designed to provide participants with the essential skills and strategies needed to manage individuals and teams in school settings. They will be able to navigate the complexities of school organizations, improve team performance, and cultivate a culture of collaboration and job satisfaction. By taking this course, participants will:
- Learn some essential strategies for managing individuals and teams, leading and enhancing team performance through delegation, coaching, effective prioritisation and able decision-making;
- Become more confident and gain essential people management skills to motivate and inspire performance in your school/training center/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
- Welcome Session: dinner, icebreaking
- Meet & greet, networking - participants and staff
- Week briefing & 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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What is Course Status?
Always contact us first, before booking any flights or accommodation.
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
Join a second confirmed course for a 2-week mobility (enjoy a longer experience with a discount)! Contact us for more details or pre-register.
