Leadership Skills Training Day

Overview

Many leaders know what they need to do - have a difficult conversation, motivate a disengaged team member, or rebuild trust - but they often lack the how. This course bridges that gap by developing the essential soft skills of emotional intelligence, empathy, communication and conflict navigation, equipping leaders to act with confidence and compassion.

This course is designed for:

Deputy Headteachers, Assistant Heads, Heads of Year, Department Heads, Middle Leaders, SENDCos and Business Managers.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the day, delegates will:

• Understand how communication influences team culture, motivation and performance.
• Build skills to communicate with empathy, clarity, and emotional intelligence.
• Explore tools for managing feedback and conflict in a constructive way.
• Strengthen team development through trust-building and motivation strategies.
• Gain strategies to prioritise effectively and lead with greater focus and confidence.

Benefits & Impact

Participants will:

• Build empathy and emotional intelligence to lead high-performing, motivated teams.
• Communicate clearly, reducing misunderstandings and increasing alignment.
• Develop skills to manage difficult conversations and conflict effectively.
• Learn tools to prioritise and delegate clearly, avoiding team burnout and confusion.
• Build trust and psychological safety - cornerstones of a successful team culture.

Programme Lead

Leonie Hurrell is an Educational enthusiast. At 24 Leonie became the youngest Deputy Headteacher in Dorset and went on to be a Headteacher for 8 years, before becoming an ILM Certified Leadership Coach. Leonie is passionate about learning and people development. Founder of The Thinking Academy, a company that provides coaching and ILM approved training solutions for schools.

Cost

£120 per person for SWIFT member schools | £160 for non-members.

Price includes lunch.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from Robin.Scott@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost. Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Exeter Consortium Schools’ Alliance (invoiced by Exeter Consortium)

Non-chargeable Courses (Sessions that are part of the ‘no additional charge’ elements of the SWIFT membership)

• If the place you are cancelling is for a ‘no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Offer to Schools, you may withdraw, without penalty, provided a minimum notice of 24 hours before the start time of the event is given.
• If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, for each date of a course for which there is no additional charge, then the following charges will apply per applicant: £25.00

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving a minimum notice of 24 hours.