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Find your diocese
Our new guide to which dioceses serve each local authority, with links to each diocese's website.
Termly newsletters
We provide termly email newsletters to all dioceses with news items and updated succession planning materials.
Future newsletters will be available on:
- 20 April 2012
- 7 September 2012
Case studies
Faith schools around the country face a shortage of new leaders. Find out how schools in the North East have begun to tackle the issue.
Resources
- Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Hazel Fryman
- Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Mark Harrington
- Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Catherine Cooke
- Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Paul Baker
- Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Maura Logan
Headship for schools with a religious character
These pages describe some of the challenges facing headteacher recruitment in schools with a religious character (sometimes called church or faith schools).
In response to these challenges, we have developed a succession planning strategy that focuses on three key audiences: dioceses, aspiring leaders and governors.
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About succession planning in schools with a religious character
Background to our approach to succession planning.
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Dioceses and other providers of schools with a religious character
Information and resources for dioceses to use to support their own succession planning.
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Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character
Details of the range of professional development opportunities for aspiring leaders over the next year and materials describing the challenges and benefits of leading schools with a religious character.
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Governing schools with a religious character
Information on forthcoming support for current and future governors of schools with a religious character.
Publications
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Leading Islamic schools in the UK: a challenge for us all - full report
Presents the findings of a study into issues affecting leaders of Islamic schools in the UK -
Thinking about promotion... What about leading a school with religious character in the North East?
A leaflet about applying for senior leadership roles in school with a religious character in the North East -
Thinking about promotion...what about leading a school with a religious character in the East Midlands?
A leaflet to encourage you to apply for senior leadership roles in school with a religious character in the East Midlands.
Case studies
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Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Hazel Fryman
Case study on Hazel Fryman who made the most of the support available to her from the College to get her first headship role -
Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Mark Harrington
Mark Harrington talks about his journey through teaching to leadership, and explains how interacting with colleagues from other church schools on the College's succession planning course was invaluable -
Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Catherine Cooke
Catherine Cooke explains how completing the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) and being given the chance to do a secondment as headteacher led to her success -
Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Paul Baker
Paul Baker explains how the two-day succession planning programme helped him to secure his first senior leadership role in a faith school -
Aspiring leaders of schools with a religious character case studies: Maura Logan
Maura Logan describes how the succession planning programme has given her the confidence to take on a leadership role in a faith school
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