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Schools are complex organizations of structures and cultures reflecting the values of those who lead and work in them.
Strong Teams, Stronger Schools
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Course Summary
Schools are complex organizations shaped by structures, cultures, and the values of those who lead and work within them. Every staff member brings different skills, ideas, and working styles. Managing people therefore requires understanding human emotions, life choices, and developing a higher level of personal effectiveness.
Effective school team management is key to building strong teams—it strengthens leadership, improves teaching and learning outcomes, and enhances job satisfaction across the organization.
With this course, you will:
Learn essential strategies for managing individuals and building strong teams, leading and enhancing performance through delegation, coaching, effective prioritization, and sound decision-making.
Become more confident and develop crucial people management skills to motivate, inspire, and sustain strong teams within your 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 organisation/school/training centre´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.
Daily Program
DAY 1
• 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 2
• 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 3
• 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 4
• 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 5
• 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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450 € / participant
- Welcome Kit
- Quality Daily Program
- 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.
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
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.
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