International membership has now launched

Find out how to become a member of the National College.

Seizing Success 2012

Seizing Success

Find out more about our residential event, exclusively available for international delegates attending our prestigious annual leadership conference.

Prospectus

Download a copy of our prospectus, or contact the team at international@
nationalcollege.org.uk.

Online courses

In addition to our longer programmes, we offer international members a range of online professional development opportunities to fit in around work and home commitments.

What is available?

Take a look at our range of online short courses, seminars and self-study essentials, open to all members of the National College.

Online short courses

Our online short courses are free to all members and cover a variety of topics that are designed to help advance your career in educational leadership. Unfortunately we are unable to publish the exact dates and times of facilitated online discussions; as where possible the online facilitators will negotiate suitable times with participants, taking into account the participants' time zones and availability.

An introduction to 21st century learning – commencing in June
What is a culture of coaching? – next date to be confirmed
An introduction to career planning – commencing 28 June
An introduction to coaching – commencing 16 May and 20 August
An introduction to leading effective teams – commencing 25 June
An introduction to leading teaching and learning – commencing 25 June
An introduction to online learning and facilitation – commencing in August
Vision with values – next date to be confirmed
Stepping up to leadership – commencing 23 April

Bespoke online short courses for international networks of schools, ministries and organisations

We are also able to offer bespoke online short courses, covering the nine topics listed above, specifically for organisations, ministries and networks of schools to use with their school leaders. These paid-for courses will be arranged and delivered for your system and offered at dates and times that are suitable for your participants.

A bespoke course of this nature will incur a cost and will take approximately three months from your initial request to the delivery.

Each course contains a mix of self-study, research, online seminars, online discussions and take-away activities to share with other school leaders. If you are interested in this service and would like further information, including costs, please email international@nationalcollege.org.uk.

Participant feedback

The following feedback was received from international participants on short courses held in November 2011.

“As an introduction to professional dialogue in this form, I found the experience a valuable one. Whilst it was a challenge to marry daily work requirements with the coursework, the fact it was short and intense was of benefit. The quality of the facilitators and experts made the commitment worthwhile. I will definitely be recommending membership to my staff.”

“The course provided me with role models and people who are in similar situations that I can bounce ideas off!”

“It made me think more and work harder than many courses I've been on and that is a good thing.”

“Participating in the course was a quality learning experience and I will certainly look to complete similar courses in the near future."