Leadership and Management
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An Introduction to Analysing NSA Data Target Audience: Anyone involved in the delivery and in the analysing of standardised assessments to children and young people in primary or secondary schools. This course is for anyone involved in the delivery and in the analysing of standardised assessments to children and young people in primary or secondary schools. This course will use a set of demonstration reports to look at the assessments’ adaptive design and the long scale. We will also highlight key features of the Individual report, Group Diagnostic reports and Group Aggregate report that are used to report on children’s and young people’s achievement and progress. We will then consider how NSA data may be used to stimulate professional reflection and discussion and to help inform the next steps in learning. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 25 September 2026 - 1.00pm - 3.00pm - venue TBC
Presenter: Judith Wood - NSA
Aims and Outcomes: By the end of the session, attendees will understand how to use NSA reports to track children and young people's achievement and progress.
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Education Scotland Professional Learning Offer 2026-27 This year's professional learning brochure has been designed to be more accessible and easier to navigate, helping you as practitioners and leaders of learning quickly identify professional learning opportunities that meet your needs. Please note that the professional learning offer outlined in the brochure is indicative and subject to final confirmation.
As the brochure is hosted through a live link, it will be updated regularly for the remainder of 2026. This ensures that you can bookmark this, and we will ensure the information remains current and that new professional learning opportunities can be added as they become available.
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GTCS PRD for Reviewees Target Audience: Teachers (including those on supply and those new to PRD e.g. early career teachers) This session is aimed at GTCS registered staff to support high quality Professional Review and Development (PRD) and Professional Update (PU) in Perth and Kinross. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 28 October 2026 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Lesley Lennon - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: Increased understanding of the GTCS and PKC PRD process; increased awareness of the role and expectations of the reviewer/reviewee; myth busting around some common misunderstanding related to PRD/PU; understand the tools and approaches that can support high-quality PRD. Outcomes: Increased awareness of the PRD process and the reviewer/reviewee roles; increased confidence when engaging in self-evaluation and coaching approaches.
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GTCS PRD for Reviewers Target Audience: GTCS PRD Reviewers – those new to the role as well as those looking to revisit (Principal Teacher and beyond) This session is for GTCS PRD reviewers to support high quality Professional Review and Development (PRD) and Professional Update (PU) in our schools/settings. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 5 October 2026 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Lesley Lennon - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: Increased understanding of the GTCS and PKC PRD process; increased awareness of the role and expectations of the reviewer/reviewee; increased confidence in planning for and undertaking professional review discussions; myth busting around some common misunderstandings related to PRD/PU. Outcomes: Increased awareness of how reviewers can support the PRD process in PKC; increased confidence in using some coaching approaches and tools to support reflection and professional dialogue; signposting to useful links and further coaching opportunities.
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Introduction to Leadership and Management Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session to explore leadership and management. The course is a basic introduction to leadership and management designed to give aspiring managers tools and guidance in order to develop their management role. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 30 September 2026 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus, Perth 5 May 2027 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - North Inch Community Campus, Perth
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims: This is a face to face session to explore the basic foundations to leadership and management. This Leadership and Management course will help you to develop the skills that are essential for all leaders and managers. The course looks at the different qualities you may adopt and techniques for motivating and coaching your team and how to maximise your use of time. By the end of the session participants should have a better understanding of the key characteristics of leaders and mangers and will be able to spot these differences within their own setting and be able to compliment the roles.
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Leadership Development Programme - the Programme is currently being finalised, more information to follow Target Audience: Depute Headteachers and Education and Learning Managers/Team Leads This programme supports the development of knowledge and critical understanding of leadership and management concepts and practices. It will support you to develop your skills as a senior leader. Participants will participate in a total of 6.5 days of professional learning. The programme will develop skills to support participants to further understand their role as a leader and manager and to develop skills to lead change and improvement. In advance of the programme, participants will have agreed with their HT/line manager an area of the Quality Improvement Plan/Team Plan which they will lead through all stages of the improvement cycle. The learning from the programme will be applied to this work, and impact shared at the end of programme. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: to follow Presenter: Jane Mudd (The Mudd Partnership)
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Leading Change Programme Target Audience:
The PKC Leading Change Programme supports school leaders to fulfil the responsibilities of the head teacher role. It is an induction programme for new and acting headteachers in Perth and Kinross and a programme of tailored support for all headteachers. The focus is on Leading Change and Improvement, with professional learning inputs planned to improve knowledge, understanding and skills. Sessions are also designed as an introduction to, and refresher of, PKC management procedures, systems/resources and approaches and are led by central teams from key services. Book here: |
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PKC Aspiring to Lead (PTs/Aspiring PTs) - the Programme is currently being finalised, more information to follow Target Audience: Principal Teachers and Aspiring Principal Teachers This leadership programme is specifically designed for a group of up to twenty-five principal teachers /aspiring principal teachers and will focus on building your individual capabilities and capacity as well as that of others. It will support your understanding of the middle leadership role and the skills to be an effective middle leader.
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Presenter: Fraser Consultants
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Senior Practitioner Improvement Programme Target Audience: ELC practitioners This session is for practitioners who wish to develop their leadership skills to take on future senior roles across Perth and Kinross. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: Please note all sessions to be attended to complete the Programme 9 September 2026 - session 1 4 November 2026 - session 2 3 December 2026 - session 3 28 January 2027 - session 4 6 May 2027 - session 5 June 2027 (date TBC) - session 6 All sessions 3.30 pm - 5.15 pm - Perth Grammar School - Room 6 GF055
Presenter: Early Years Team - Perth and Kinross Council
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Using Longitudinal Data and Reports in NSA Target Audience: Anyone involved in the delivery and in the analysing of standardised assessments to children and young people in primary or secondary schools. This course is for anyone involved in the delivery and analysis of outcomes in the national standardised assessments in primary or secondary schools. This course will introduce the Outcomes by Academic Year report (OBAY) and Learning Progress Report (LPR). We will review the key features of these reports and highlight ways in which they can be used to identify individual learner and cohort progress and give you an insight into how you might use these reports within your school. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 18 November 2026 - 10.00am - 12.00pm - venue TBC
Presenter: Judith Wood - NSA
Aims and Outcomes: By the end of the session, attendees will understand the key features of standard reports available within the NSA platform.
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Using NSA Data to Support Improvement Target Audience: Primary and secondary practitioners as well as school leaders This 2-hour course is aimed at supporting primary and secondary practitioners, as well as school leaders who wish to gain a deeper understanding of how to use NSA data to inform and support in creating improvement. Using demonstration data, delegates will be able to view reports, to inform next steps in improvement. It is anticipated that all attendees will have experience of using the NSA reports and/or will have attended our course ‘An Introduction to Analysing NSA Data’. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 18 November 2026 - 1.00pm - 3.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 410
Presenter: Judith Wood - NSA
Aims and Outcomes: By the end of this session, attendees will have a deeper understanding of how the reports available on the NSA platform can be used to inform next steps in improvement.
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