This course supports participants in developing skills needed to manage the challenges of the move to academy status. Using conflict management techniques, delegates will learn how to achieve difficult one-to-one conversations successfully, particularly where staff may be at risk of redundancy and to manage staff who are un-cooperative or resistant to change.

The course will focus on the effective use of informal procedures and ways in which new policies can make formal processes more effective.

This course is not a substitute for training in the TUPE process.

Who is it suitable for?

Suitable for principals designate, existing principals (sponsor governors) and LA representatives.

What do we offer?

This one day training course covers the following areas:

Change and conflict in the new academy context

causes of conflict – common reactions to academy status
first phases in change management
structures, Redundancies and Transferred staff
sharing delegates’ real issues.

Managing TUPE interviews

your power to choose your responses – strategic and emotional
dealing with anger and intimidation
staying calm, reasonable and focused on the desired outcome
offering the compromise agreement
the prospect of a tribunal
practical exercise.

Managing the transferred staff

human responses to change
unfreezing the status quo
listening and questioning in order to fully understand other positions before developing solutions
dropping labels and avoiding demonizing
developing rapport and empathy
motivating the de-motivated
practical exercise.

Techniques for successful informal procedures

separating what matters from what’s in the way
replacing positional bargaining with ‘negotiating from interests’
dealing with low profile subversion
developing a problem solving approach – triad exercise
contracting solutions.

New policies and formal procedures

what was wrong with the old policies?
what do we want our new policies to deliver?
using competency or disciplinary procedures
setting criteria.

Establishing a positive climate

an on-going relationship with the unions
learning-centred and distributed leadership
workshop approaches
the emotional bank account.

Price

All training and advisory services are tailored to the needs of your school. Please call us on +44 (0)1223 463757 for pricing.