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Headteacher's PA Specialist Certificate (Level 1 & 2)

The Headteacher’s Executive PA Specialist Certificate will help you with your current and future responsibilities. If you are new to the role or require a refresher, then Headteacher's PA Specialist Certificate: Level 1 is for you. If you are more experienced, then we recommend Headteacher's Executive PA Specialist Certificate: Level 2 to develop your skills.

Headteacher's PA Specialist Certificate (Level 1 & 2)

The Headteacher’s Executive PA Specialist Certificate will help you with your current and future responsibilities. If you are new to the role or require a refresher, then Headteacher's PA Specialist Certificate: Level 1 is for you. If you are more experienced, then we recommend Headteacher's Executive PA Specialist Certificate: Level 2 to develop your skills.
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Duration
12 months
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BECOME AN EXPERT HEADTEACHER’S EXECUTIVE PA AND SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

The role of Headteacher’s Executive PA is demanding and broad, requiring up-to-date knowledge of legal issues affecting schools, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to lead and support office and administration management.

Increasing pressures on Headteachers and schools means that it is now more important than ever to develop your skills and excel in your busy role.

Headteacher’s PA Specialist Certificate is a unique online training course designed to support you with all aspects of your role – including understanding and compliance around: safeguarding; conflict resolution; liaison will staff, parents and Governors; the legal requirements regarding information sharing and storage of data, and important information needed for school inspection.

Choose whether you would like access to just level 1, or the entire course.

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Why this training:
Our unique system will let you work through this specialist training programme at your own pace and at a time you choose.
You will be able to test your knowledge along the way with quizzes and tests to identify gaps in your knowledge.
Hear from our range of education experts on all aspects of your role.
Access tools, templates, checklists and policies that you can download and start using straight away in your school.
Access the training anytime, anywhere, in a format that suits you, either on your computer, tablet or mobile.

The Modules - Level 1 & 2

LEVEL 1:
Module 1:
✔ Legal and regulatory framework
✔ I. School organisation and structure
✔ II. Governors’ and trustees’ responsibilities
✔ III. Changes to Ofsted inspection – what you need to know
✔ IV. Data protection and GDPR
✔ V. Mental health green paper
✔ VI. Health and safety
✔ VII. Equality and diversity
Module 2:
✔ Safeguarding
✔ I. Staff responsibilities for safeguarding children
✔ II. Safer staffing and recruitment
✔ III. Single Central Record compliance and reporting
✔ IV. DBS checks and what you need to know
✔ V. Data protection and confidentiality
✔ VI. Raising a concern about a child
✔ VII. Working with external bodies over safeguarding
Module 3:
✔ Personal assistant support
✔ I. Keeping a diary and making appointments for the HT
✔ II. Organising travel and accommodation for the HT and leadership team
✔ III. Dealing with correspondence, letter writing and telephone enquiries
✔ IV. Writing reports to update the HT
✔ V. Assisting and producing briefing papers for staff including a bulletin
✔ VI. Assisting in updating the Staff Handbook
✔ VII. Looking after visitors
Module 4:
✔ Organising meetings and minute taking
✔ I. Logistics of meeting organisation
✔ II. Writing and distributing agendas
✔ III. Preparing materials for meetings
✔ IV. Effective minute taking and communicating with attendees
✔ V. Liaising with the clerk to the governing body regarding meetings
✔ VI. Organising parent’s evenings and other events
✔ VII. Organising the school year calendar
Module 5:
✔ Office management and administration
✔ I. General office management and administration
✔ II. Working with admissions staff and supporting transitions
✔ III. Working with attendance officers over pupil attendance
✔ IV. Liaising with the senior leadership team
✔ V. Liaising with the governing body and trustees
✔ VI. Communicating with parents and providing information
✔ VII. Answering pupil queries
✔ VIII. Ensuring the maintenance of office equipment
ADDITIONAL MODULES INCLUDED IN LEVEL 2
Module 6:
✔ People management
✔ I. Assisting in recruiting teaching and support staff
✔ II. Handling difficult conversations and conflict resolution
✔ III. Monitoring staff sickness absence and reducing impact
✔ IV. Assisting in the management of support staff
Module 7:
✔ Communication skills
✔ I. Definitions of communication
✔ II. Understanding and developing emotional intelligence
✔ III. Effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques
✔ IV. Media and public relations communications
✔ V. Working with the local community
Module 8:
✔ Personal development skills
✔ I. Assertiveness and getting the desired outcome
✔ II. Organisation and time management skills
✔ III. Project management and event management skills
✔ IV. Presentation skills
✔ V. Managing stress and developing resilience

Course content

Training videos
High quality learning and instructional videos for training, prepared and recorded by our speakers.
High quality learning and instructional videos for training, prepared and recorded by our speakers.
24 hours / 7 day access
Uninterrupted access from any place and device, with autosave of your current progress.
Uninterrupted access from any place and device, with autosave of your current progress.
Complex support
All the materials used by the speakers are available for you to download.
All the materials used by the speakers are available for you to download.
Case studies
Particular instances with downloadable materials prepared by practitioners.
Particular instances with downloadable materials prepared by practitioners.
Knowledge compendium
Practical examples, ready-made solutions and advices.
Practical examples, ready-made solutions and advices.
Certificate confirming participation in the course
Confirming the acquisition of new competences.
Confirming the acquisition of new competences.

Trainers

Andrew Blench
Education Consultant and Leadership and Management Coach
Andrew Blench is the former School Business Manager for Dinnington High School in Rotherham. He has been an SBM since 2003 and in 2016 set up his consultancy company – School Business Partner. Andrew is currently a School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) for the DfE, a Facilitator/Assessor/Coach for the L4 SBM Diploma with SBM Partnership and a Leadership and Management Coach. He has extensive experience in advising academies and LA Maintained Schools in the area of effective resource management, leadership and management and governance.
John Viner
Education writer, adviser and inspector
John Viner has taught in both primary and secondary schools, with a long history of successful primary school leadership. He is now a full-time writer, inspector and adviser.
Anne Castle
Trainer
Anne has been a freelance trainer for the past 30 years in both the public and private sectors covering all aspects of interpersonal skills, management development and personal development. For the past 20 years she has run courses for support staff in schools and colleges for a variety of training providers and directly to the client. They include: ‘Presenting for the terrified’, ‘I’m Just a Receptionist: essential skills for frontline staff’, Head’s PAs Conference, ‘Personal effectiveness – managing paper, personalities and pressure’, ‘Leading support staff successfully’, ‘Emotional Intelligence and resilience’, ‘Effective office manager’.

Headteacher’s PA Specialist Certificate (Level 1)

Headteacher's PA Specialist Certificate (Level 1 & 2)
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Advantages of online learning

Practical
As part of the lessons, we offer a rich package of materials and consultations with experts - webinars, presentations, documentation, case studies and articles.
As part of the lessons, we offer a rich package of materials and consultations with experts - webinars, presentations, documentation, case studies and articles.
Easy to learn
The course is based on the principle of optimization of learning, according to which the completion of individual modules enables the quick implementation of specific activities in practice.
The course is based on the principle of optimization of learning, according to which the completion of individual modules enables the quick implementation of specific activities in practice.
Complex
Teaching materials and training with expert commentary will show step by step how to properly perform and prepare for individual guidelines and tasks.
Teaching materials and training with expert commentary will show step by step how to properly perform and prepare for individual guidelines and tasks.
Flexible and mobile learning mode
The materials are available 24/7 on the internet platform. The participant acquires new skills from anywhere, at any time and acquires knowledge at an individual pace.
The materials are available 24/7 on the internet platform. The participant acquires new skills from anywhere, at any time and acquires knowledge at an individual pace.
A good investment
An online course saves time and money without the need for time-consuming commuting.
An online course saves time and money without the need for time-consuming commuting.
Certificate of completion of the course
Successful completion of the final test entitles you to receive a certificate confirming the acquired knowledge and documentation of professional development.
Successful completion of the final test entitles you to receive a certificate confirming the acquired knowledge and documentation of professional development.

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