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• Equal Access to Promotion
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Benefits of EAP

Equal Access to Promotion (EAP) enables you to develop a deeper sense of professional satisfaction in your current role. It also cultivates the motivation and confidence to take on a more substantive leadership role in the future.

It is intended that EAP will:

• increase participant motivation and confidence to take on a more substantive leadership role in the future
• develop a deeper sense of professional satisfaction in participants’ current roles
• support the participant to demonstrate the impact of their learning in the school setting
• emphasise the importance of proactive, self-directed learning
• encourage active participation in their community and within the wider education agenda

"They have transformed. I think he has greater self belief and ambition as a result", Headteacher of EAP graduate.

By the end of the programme participants should be able to:

• search out opportunities to take on more senior school leadership positions
• raise the profile of BME school leaders and become an advocate for the EAP programme
• negotiate future engagement with national leadership development opportunities relevant to their leadership position, for example, Leading from the Middle, Leadership Pathways, and NPQH.
• attend and potentially contribute to regional/national events
• contribute to wider education system dialogue

EAP makes a positive contribution to participants' schools in terms of school improvement and school leadership.

"He is now a strategic thinker, sees the bigger picture", Headteacher of EAP graduate.