Aspiring Heads

I can honestly say that I feel lifted, Aspiring Heads allows me to believe in my affirmations and really consider self growth and my own personal journey within education and beyond.

Being part of Aspiring Heads Cohort 2 was the best decision I have made to progress my career. From the discussions as a group, to the guest speakers and accountability tasks, I’ve grown in confidence and determination. Each module I have learnt something new but one module that really stood out to me was, module one Uploading Values with Alison Kriel. A module I will not forget. Also, I felt so inspired after hearing from Tubasti - his voice was definitely one I needed to hear before taking a leap of faith in my career. Im truly thankful for the wisdom I’ve been given and I’m looking forward to continue this journey with the Alumni.

I have really enjoyed being apart the first cohort of Aspiring Heads. I have found the learning experience on this course has been fantastic. Our monthly webinar sessons, were a great way of creating a supportive network with other peers on the course. In addition, meeting at least 1 black headteacher per webinar and listening to their journey into headship has been truly inspirational. Thank you to Nadine and the Aspiring Heads team for this programme.

The course provided a space to meet successful and inspirational headteachers - who are also part of the minority ethnic community. The discussions were always candid and inciteful. Each monthly session covered a different aspect of leadership and provided activities that could be completed in the following month to provide time for reflection or applying strategies. The support and opportunities for networking and personal development were excellent. While being a course for minority ethnic teachers aspiring to leadership, its content is about managing, developing and facilitating one's journey to leadership...it also provides insights into how this may be different because of your ethnicity.

Thoroughly enjoyed the course. It brought me out of my comfort zone, it challenged me but it also gave me confidence and the vital insight into leadership and the type of head I want to be.

The course was enlightening. You get an insight into the journey to headship. So through first hand experiences you are informed how to navigate your way towards leaderships. The course also offers lots of opportunities for you to reflect on your self and the skills needed to make it into senior leadership.