We’d like to draw your attention to an upcoming event hosted by GTC Scotland focusing on the Standard for Middle Leadership. Please share this with colleagues who may be interested in attending.

On 20 November 2023, GTC Scotland will host its first annual event focused on engaging with the Professional Standard for Middle Leadership. 

The event is open to all registrants who are existing and aspiring middle leaders, and aims to stimulate professional thinking, discussion, and national networking.

We will be joined by guest speaker Kevin Brack, Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Programme Director: MEd Leadership and Learning at University of Edinburgh, who discuss themes such as middle leadership identity, the growing importance of middle leaders in a time of educational reform and the unique professional learning needs of middle leaders.

Kevin Brack is a former primary school Headteacher and in 2018 was appointed Attainment Advisor for Dundee with Education Scotland.

He has previously been involved in research into Financial Education in the USA and has presented his work on school improvement at conferences across the UK, in Denmark and Boston, MA. In 2016 Kevin was appointed to the First Minister’s Reading Challenge Advisory Group and he was shortlisted for the Outstanding Leadership Award at the Quality Improvement Awards in 2017. Kevin’s current teaching and research focuses on school leadership, headship and the professional learning of teachers and leaders.

Participants will be split into breakout rooms to stimulate professional thinking, discussion, and networking, based on what Kevin has discussed.

If you have any questions on the event, can you direct them towards Asif Chishti – Asif.Chishti@gtcs.org.uk