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 a world of growing pressures
• The role of the head of Co–curricular activity
• Establishing aims and objectives: alignment with the aims of the school
• Working with the Head and other school leaders
• Agreeing the success criteria, and evaluating the programme
• Leadership, administration and management
• Refereeing the clashes
• Leading parental engagement
• Staff recruitment
• Communication and programme promotion
• Planning for the future, and managing change