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Shaping future leadership

Vanni Treves at the 2010 Annual Conference

Changing how leaders work to respond to new demands

The College now has over 95,000 active members who are part of a community of thousands of other leaders, exchanging ideas, sharing good practice and working together to make a bigger difference for children and young people. The website is a key part of this offer, and is rated the most popular online resource for school leadership in England. It had an average of 88,000 unique visitors each month, compared with 80,000 in 2009-10.

The online network is a vital part of the National College, enabling those involved in current programmes and initiatives to collaborate, share issues and solutions, and learn together. The network also enables the National College to reach a wider audience than those who take part in programmes and activities, at reduced financial and environmental cost. It enables government to consult quickly and authentically with those who work in a wide range of settings.

The College gives leaders access to research and effective practice in order to improve outcomes.

  • 96 per cent of school leaders agree or strongly agree that the College's research work is useful.
  • 95 per cent are satisfied with the quality of College research publications.

In 2010-11, over 1,600 school and children's centre leaders, and educationalists attended our national conferences.

  • 92 per cent of delegates rated the New Heads Conference as good or excellent.
  • 91 per cent of delegates who attended the annual conference were satisfied or very satisfied.

An independent annual survey of school leaders in 2011 showed that:

  • 99 per cent of headteachers are aware of the College, and 86 per cent of these agree or strongly agree that the College helps to improve the quality of school leadership.
  • 89 per cent believe the College supports the development of current and future school leaders' knowledge.