Chairs of Headteacher Groups Network
The Chairs of Headteacher Groups Network enables you to share, support and influence expertise and best practice with other headteachers in your region.
Through the network, the National College facilitates communication across localities, which enables you to help each other find solutions to local issues and to discover how different headteacher groups are organised.
Give your headteacher group a voice
Most headteachers are part of a local area headteacher group. In order to make them more aware, effective and influential in policies and practice at local, regional and national level the network will:
- be the headteachers' voice of practice to the Department for Education
- provide a forum for consultation, communication and collaboration with other organisations, agencies and associations
- support and inform by learning from and sharing knowledge, ideas, information and contacts with other headteacher groups
- nurture a culture of networking and school-to-school support
In addition to our regional gatherings, there is an established national executive board, which comprises two representatives from each region. The purpose of this board is to bring these representatives together to support each other and gain a national view of what is happening across the regions.
Forthcoming regional meetings
| Region | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | The Priory School, Shrewsbury | 8 March 2013 |
| East of England | Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire | 21 May 2013 |
| East Midlands | National College Learning and Conference Centre, Nottingham | 21 May 2013 |
| West Midlands | The Priory School, Shrewsbury | 21 June 2013 |
If you would like to attend one of these meetings email chairs-network@nationalcollege.org.uk.
Online network group
The Chairs of headteacher associations online network group is a professional community that offers you the chance to connect with other heads associations in schools, early years settings and children’s services within and across local authorities.
As part of the nationwide online network, it will help you:
- easily find and connect with other chairs and representatives of heads associations
- ask other chairs for advice on heads association issues or challenges
- participate in online discussions and post questions of your own
To get started, sign in and update your personal profile (members resource) to show other members your role and interests then visit the chairs group (member resource).
Further information
If you would like more information about the chairs network, please email chairs.network@education.gsi.gov.uk or contact your College associate.
If you are a chairperson, vice chair, deputy or secretary and would like to be kept informed of events within your region, or if you are no longer a chair, please let us know by emailing us at chairs.network@education.gsi.gov.uk.
