This seminar is designed for newly appointed Co-Curricular Deputy and Assistant Heads, as well as teachers aspiring to these leadership roles. As responsibility for co-curricular provision continues to evolve within schools, the course provides practical guidance on establishing priorities, leading change and delivering a high-quality programme. Delegates will explore the purpose of the role, effective approaches to planning and quality assurance, and strategies for monitoring success across the school. The seminar also addresses common operational challenges, communication with colleagues and stakeholders, and the leadership and people management skills required to build an engaging, well-organised and successful co-curricular programme.

• The place of the Co-curriculum in an era of political threat
• The role of the head of Co–curricular activity
• Defining the Co–Curricular programme
• Working with the Head and other school leaders
• What is left when it is all over?
• Agreeing the success criteria
• Programme content and management
• Establishing aims and objectives
• Leadership and administration
• Managing the managers
• Leading parental engagement
• Staff recruitment
• Communication pathways and programme promotion
• Establishing priorities and refereeing the clashes
• Participation vs High performance
• Meritocracy v Democracy: the place of inclusiveness