Local Leaders of Education Programme
The aim of the Local Leaders of Education Programme is to improve pupil outcomes through partnership working between schools and academies. Local leaders of education (LLEs) are successful headteachers with a proven track record of supporting other schools, and with the capacity to work alongside other heads to drive forward improvements and build capacity to ensure that improvements can be sustained.
The 2010 Schools White Paper announced the further expansion of the LLE Programme. We have met the original target of designating 2,000 LLEs and now only recruit LLEs to maintain this number and to ensure that LLE support is available nationally.
Who can apply?
You must be a good serving headteacher with a minimum of three years' experience. In addition, you must have the capacity to support schools in challenging circumstances. Read the full eligibility criteria.
What's involved?
Once recruited onto the programme, you will work with schools and academies in need of support. What’s involved will depend on what is required by the supported school or academy. Each deployment is negotiated separately with the relevant local authority, teaching school, or other commissioning body.
You may also be asked to provide coaching and mentoring support to new headteachers in their first two years of headship who are enrolled on our Head Start programme.
Duration
Once recruited, you will remain designated until you no longer meet the eligibility criteria, in which case you will be subject to our review of designation process.
Costs
The LLE induction, training and regional networking events are provided by the College at no cost.
Costs for the support of an LLE are the responsibility of the commissioning body.
Find out more
Apply
The application round is now closed. To receive a notification when the next application round is opening please email local.leaders@nationalcollege.gsi.gov.uk.
