Pilgrims Teacher Training Summer Programme 2007

Leadership 1 Week course

Starting: 15 July

Course Location University of Kent at Canterbury

Course Tuition Fee €630 Euro

Accommodation

Who is this course for?

• Teachers of English, especially from Secondary Level and above.

• Teacher Trainers.

• Academic Managers.

• School owners and principals.

Course Summary

This is a practical one-week course in the newly emerging “post heroic” styles of leading. “Leadership” is defined as the way we influence people and events through all of our daily activities, and “leaders” include all those who want to make a difference (including our students). Such leadership is rooted in a learning approach to people and situations and involves power with people rather than power over people. It relies on relationship and connection rather than hierarchy and distance, and aspires to serve human flourishing rather than the interests of the few.

Teachers are well placed to practise such leadership and to develop it in their students since they are “influencing” people all the time and at many levels. And this complements and extends humanistic teaching perfectly.

What are the key course contents?

Topics include:

• Your personal experience of leadership, what works and what doesn’t.

• New leadership models, feminine and masculine leadership, servant leadership, self -knowledge and personal maturity.

• Identifying and developing your personalised leadership practice that embodies your deep values and beliefs, adds purpose and joy to your work, and serves others.

• Specific ways of putting this into practice in and out of the classroom.

Is this the right course for me?

• Yes – if you are a global citizen and want to make a difference.

• Yes - if you feel you want to do this through your work as an educator.

• Yes – if you want to re-connect your work with your life purpose.

• Yes - if you your level of English is in the range upper intermediate/advanced/native.

If this is not the right course for you, please consider one of the following:

• Skills of Teacher Training for a two week course designed for those who want to work or are currently working as Teacher Trainers.

• Transactional Analysis for a one-week course specifically aimed at those who want to apply this therapeutic approach to their work.

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) for Teachers – a course specialising in using NLP for personal and professional development. .

Funding

• Participants may apply for an EU grant to fund tuition, travel, accommodation and subsistence. Applications for grants must be submitted by 30 March 2007.

• You need to reserve your place before applying for your grant. You do not pay anything if you are not awarded a grant. On registration we will send you more information about funding.

What do I do next?

• Register online today. We will then confirm your place and send you a grant application pack with guidance on how to apply.

• If you have any questions please contact us.

Your Pilgrims Training Day -

Only Pilgrims offers such a full day of Professional and free Personal Development activities:

09.00-10.30 Core Training Course

10.30-11.00 Courtyard coffee break

11.00-12.30 Core Training Course

12.30-14.00 Lunch break

14.00-15.30 Core Training Course

15.30-16.00 Courtyard coffee break

16.00-17.30 Evening workshop 1

20.00-21.30 Evening workshop 2

As well as your core training course there are many free workshops and activities to choose from such as Storytelling, NLP, British Culture, Salsa Dancing, Drama Techniques, Multiple Intelligences, T'ai Chi, Teaching Pronunciation and more… all included in your course fee!