This seminar is designed to support newly appointed Co-Curricular Deputy or Assistant Heads, as well as teachers considering applying for these roles. As these positions are relatively new in many schools, priorities and operational processes are still being developed. The course will explore the objectives of the role and how success can be measured. It will also cover effective strategies for pursuing and quality-controlling priorities across the school, addressing common challenges, and enhancing communication and people management skills essential for success.

• 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