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Leading Teams Leadership in School
Third-party on-site course

Leading Teams for School Success

Learning Together is a training provider with over 20 years of experience, in Portugal. We offer 30+ courses in various areas, such as STEM, ICT, Sustainability, Communication, Leadership, Culture, Languages and much more! We have many trainers with a vast curriculum and experience; innovative methodologies; as well as a great supporting team that helps every participant throughout this experience

27.05.2024
Next upcoming session:
30.06.2024 - 06.07.2024
Portugal , Madeira , Funchal
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Description

Effective team management is crucial for the success of schools as it fosters collaboration, synergy, and a shared vision among educators, enabling them to work cohesively towards achieving educational goals and providing a positive and enriching learning environment for students.Schools are complex organizations with unique structures and cultures that reflect the values and beliefs of those who lead and work in them. Managing people in this environment can be challenging due to the diverse range of skills, ideas, and work styles of individual staff members.Effective school team management requires a deep understanding of how to navigate these complexities while also addressing the personal and emotional needs of staff members.This course is designed to provide participants with the essential skills and strategies needed to manage individuals and teams in school settings. They will be able to navigate the complexities of school organizations, improve team performance, and cultivate a culture of collaboration and job satisfaction. By taking this course, participants will:Learn some essential strategies for managing individuals and teams, leading and enhancing team performance through delegation, coaching, effective prioritisation and able decision-making;Become more confident and gain essential people management skills to motivate and inspire performance in your school/training center/organization.
  • Daily Program
  • Course Topic: Communication Skills
  • Location: Madeira, Portugal
  • Pre-registration: Online on the webpage
  • Target Audience: Teacher, Student Teacher, Teacher Educator, Careers Councillor, Company Staff, NGO Staff, Pedagogical Adviser, ICT Coordinator, Researcher, School Psychologist, Headteacher, Technical/Administrative Staff and other key professionals. You can check all the courses available in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in our Course Calendar.

Learning objectives

The course’s main goal is to handle the key factors that will ensure productivity, engagement, and growth, as well as a leader’s role in building trust, removing roadblocks, nurturing connections with team members, and setting clear goals. It is designed to enable leaders to reflect on the importance of teams to operations, leadership and management, to foster people development to reward and motivate individuals, and to nurture talent. Furthermore, it will also help Identify and implement strategies to increase i) teams’ effectiveness and impact, ii) teamwork in delivering the organisation/school/training centre´s vision.
  • Analyse different workplace communication styles;
  • Identify different behavioural types (internal and external);
  • Communicate clearly under pressure;
  • Reset expectations to avoid causing disappointment;
  • Analyse how the brain responds to pressure;
  • Respond to challenges (rather than instantaneously react);
  • Use paraphrasing techniques to check for understanding;
  • Identify communication hotspots;
  • Build levels of resilience to help people bounce back quicker;
  • Effectively manage communication breakdowns;
  • Agree to communication action plans;
  • Increase social and English skills;
  • Identify and share good practices that can be implemented at a local level;
  • Enhance communicative competence in English.

Methodology & assessment

PREPARATION

We inform participants of the details of the training and prior requirements in relation to the learning objectives and methodologies of the course, as well as the composition of the class with the participants' origin and function.

We send them any digital applications and/or software they may need to install on their equipment, whenever necessary.

We provide the participants with prior technical and documentary support and create group communication support for follow-up be-fore they arrive at the training venue.

TRAINING DEVELOPMENT

Learning is always mobilised under the values of the European Union, to improve participants' skills so that they can spread knowledge and promote creativity to their students, peers and staff.
All practices follow the Quality Standards for Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Courses, as well as our quality certification by the Portuguese Ministry of Education since 2001.

- The training methodology involves theoretical, simulated practical and participatory components, using digital tools and resources, sup-port material and the production of evidence for dissemination.
- Pedagogical methods use learning in focus groups and peer activities, with an emphasis on sharing good practice.
- Use of collaborative processes that promote mutual learning and cooperation between participants, through role-playing activities, co-operative work, activities and discussions participated in and moderated by the trainer, using real examples, case studies, simulations and relevant study visits.

ASSESSMENT

This is based on the development of various activities throughout the course (to present a final project or assignment) and submission to the common digital platform. The material produced is presented among the group, thus enhancing the results of the pedagogical activities carried out.

Certification details

Our courses are designed and run in accordance with the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Quality Standards for Courses. In order to obtain certification, the level of attendance (hours attended), participation and a positive assessment of the final results to be achieved by the trainees must be validated by the teaching team.  The practice of assessment, validation and certification is an area of great importance to us in the context of certified training, in which we have high standards of rigour in all the adult training we have carried out for over 20 years (since 2001) and in line with our Quality Certification, which has been recognised as a training entity by the Portuguese Ministry of Education (a member state of the European Union) since 2001. We provide close support to participants in all aspects, including the procedural/administrative aspect of issuing and processing technical documents required by the schools of origin, including:
  • Learning Agreement;
  • Erasmus Quality Commitment;
  • Certificate of attendance;
  • Europass Mobility Document;
  • Other relevant documents.
  

Pricing details

Our pricing policy follows the official regulations on transparent costs. The costs can be supported with a KA grant under the Erasmus+ programme.Course fee: 660 euros per participant (7-day course). Includes:
  • Learning Together’s Welcome Kit;
  • Daily program designed by our trainers;
  • Welcome Dinner to meet your new colleagues;
  • Social and Cultural Heritage Activities;
  • Daily Coffee Break;
  • Logistic, organizational and administrative support from headquarters;
  • Daily assistance and on-call support throughout the whole week.
 Note: Our courses are designed and delivered in compliance with the quality standards of the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Quality Standards for Courses.

Pricing, packages and other information

  • Price:
    660
    Euro
  • Package contents:
    Course

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
    Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
    Other
  • Target audience type:
    Teacher
    Head Teacher / Principal
    Not-for-profit / NGO staff
  • Learning time:
    25 hours or more

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 30.06.2024 - Ending on 06.07.2024
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    Funchal

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