*WORKSHOPS AND UPDATE SESSIONS to run twice:

1. A Rough Guide to Recruitment
Useful for those seeking senior posts including principalships. What do principals and governors look for?
To what extent is it a level playing field?  Fore-warned is fore-armed!

Sue Daley, Principal of Boston College
Gerry Davis, Chair of the College of North West London

2. Finance for non-finance people
Equipping ambitious people with the skills for senior management : what do you need to know?  How can you fill the gaps in your knowledge?

Nirmal Borkhataria, Pro Vice Chancellor & Director of Finance, University of East London

3. Make an impact at interview
What do you need to know in advance?  How to prepare for a successful interview?  What psychometric testing might you expect? Opportunities for role play

Grace Haynes of the Network for Black Professionals

4. Operating in a new funding and policy context - challenges for FE
An opportunity to update your knowledge of the sector and the challenges and difficulties faced by colleges and providers now and in the near future.

Nick Linford of Edexcel, former Director of Planning and performance at Lewisham College and author of the recently udpated:  "The hands-on guide to post-16 funding"

5. Coaching and mentoring for impact
Many successful principals and middle and senior managers have greatly benefited from a coaching or mentoring relationship. Learn about three individuals' own experiences and learn more about what's involved.

Rajinder Mann, Director of the Black Leadership Initiative, joined by three senior college managers
Cathy Walsh, Principal of Barking and Dagenham College

6. Harvesting diversity: the principal’s role
There’s an ethical case for diversity but what’s the practical case? Does a diverse team make better decisions? How important are role models? How can the leader of the organisation harvest diversity and turn it into something dynamic and active? 
This workshop explores the importance of the message and the practice. How do you articulate the arguments with clarity and confidence? How do you create a coherent strategy and turn it into practice?
This workshop covers: the principal’s equality tool-kit, articulating the vision, steps in the strategy.

Derek Hooper, Consultant and Trainer on Equality and Diversity