SWIFT Secondary Leadership Professional Community

Introduction

SWIFT is delighted to continue the Secondary Leaders Professional Community for school and Trust leaders in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay, and the wider region.

Professional Communities bring colleagues together to network, connect with leading practice, hear from expert speakers, and provide mutual support (see here to find out more about Professional Communities.

The Secondary Leaders Network is for leaders who enjoy:

• collaborating

• sharing ideas

• visiting high performing schools nationally

• discussing and debating ways to improve schools

• understanding the regional context

The Professional Community is based on the following principles:

• Effective Collaboration

• Critically Inquisitive

• Support and Challenge Agenda

Agenda

Arrival, Coffee and Networking

1100 – 1115 | Welcome and introductions | Tim Harris

1115 – 1215 | Leadership in a time of flux | Tim Harris

1200 – 1245 | Building leadership capacity | Tim Rutherford

1245 – 1315 | Lunch and networking

1315 – 1400 | Codifying Leadership Behaviours | Steve Margetts

1400 – 1415 | Reflections and takeaways from the day

Professional Community Leads

Tim Harris | Headteacher of Colyton Grammar School, Tim is an Executive Lead for South West Institute for Teaching. Colyton is a Department for Education (DfE) Teaching School Hub, Associate College for the National Institute of Teaching and Lead for The Colyton Foundation.

Steve Margetts | Principal of Torquay Academy, Steve has previously held an ambassador role with Leadership Matters and published ‘Everyone Succeeds’ (John Catt 2018) about Torquay Academy’s transformation journey.

Tim Rutherford | Deputy CEO of The Ted Wragg Trust and former Headteacher at West Exe and St James Schools, Exeter. Through his Trust role, Tim has supported a wide range of schools in the region on their school improvement journey.

Target Audience

Trust Leaders, Headteachers and Secondary School Improvement Leads.

Costs

SWIFT *Members: FREE | Other colleagues: £50

*Your school will need to be a SWIFT Member for 2025/2026 to qualify for the Member price.

Payment

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY.

Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT is providing this event course.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite.

All further correspondence will come from Jude.Baylis@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.

For SWIFT Members:

• This is a 'no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Membership Offer to Schools. You may withdraw, without penalty, provided 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

For Non-SWIFT Members:

• More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)
• Six days or less to date of event: No refund is available (plus £25 admin fee)

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

Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.