Making Headway is an exciting leadership development programme designed for aspiring primary deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers or senior teachers who are currently a middle leader in their school and are ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.

Through a carefully structured series of sessions, participants will deepen their understanding of the complex role of senior leadership, develop the strategic skills needed to support the development of schools to ensure their success. Delegates will gain practical insights from experienced school leaders and education professionals. The programme provides a supportive environment in which delegates can reflect, challenge their thinking and build confidence for the opportunities and demands of senior leadership.

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Total Price: Sub £455 / SLA £200 / Full £546
Part 1: Sub £342 / SLA £150 / Full £410
Part 2: Sub £113 / SLA £50 / Full £136 

This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. Exploration of the published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings. 

Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision. Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school. 

The course price entitles each school to bring up to two delegates to the sessions. The aim is that the leader of teaching and learning, who has strategic oversight, attends with a classroom teacher to facilitate an open dialogue about the school’s specific context and to enable change at both classroom and whole school level. 

Cohort 2

Dates: (Part 1) 12 January, 26 January, 9 March, (Part 2) 22 April, 25 May and 23 June 2027
Price:
Part 1 Sub £243 / SLA £190 / Full £291 
Part 2 Sub £242 / SLA £185 / Full £291 
Total Price: Sub £485 / SLA £375 / Full £582
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This network focuses on the practical leadership and oversight of safeguarding and child protection in schools.  

The district network is facilitated by the local LLPR with some input from Cindy Pritchard (HIAS Lead Safeguarding Adviser). 

These sessions are aimed at senior leaders and are designed to enable effective oversight of safeguarding. Each session focuses on a different aspect of the leadership of safeguarding. There will also be opportunities for participants to discuss local contextual safeguarding issues, problem solve and share best practice.   

Please note, this network is the continuation of existing networks that have been running in Fareham and Gosport and Havant and East Hants but is now offered across the county at a district level. Sessions run concurrently across other districts, meaning attendees can attend alternative group sessions should dates clash.  

Important: This network does not replace statutory DSL training and is separate to any existing DSL networks. 

The course price entitles a school to two places 

Dates:

Fareham and Gosport – 18 September, 13 November 2026, 14 January, 4 March, 23 April and 17 June 2027  

Havant and East Hants – 16 September, 18 November 2026, 20 January, 3 March, 28 April and 16 June 2027  

Hart and Rushmoor – 24 September, 19 November 2026, 28 January,18 March, 29 April and 24 June 2027    

Basingstoke and Deane – 22 September, 17 November 2026, 19 January, 9 March, 27 April and 22 June 2027  

Winchester and Eastleigh – 24 September, 19 November 2026, 14 January, 18 March, 29 April and 24 June 2027  

Test Valley – 24 September, 19 November 2026, 21 January, 4 March, 29 April and 17 June 2027  

New Forest – 24 September, 19 November 2026, 21 January, 4 March, 29 April and 17 June 2027

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Price: Sub £375 / SLA £325 / Full £450 * split over two financial years