{"id":78,"date":"2022-11-09T13:34:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:06:04","slug":"senior-leader","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/senior-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-4\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Senior Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>As lead learners, school leaders ensure that a strong and consistent focus is placed on learning and teaching in their schools. They have, and outline, clear and high expectations regarding the standard of learning and teaching which they expect to see throughout their school and drive improvements in attainment and achievement. They are adept in motivating teachers to meet these standards and work closely with middle leaders to provide effective on-going support and challenge for teachers to ensure excellence in learning and teaching.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>School leaders drive and promote a culture of self-evaluation, using evidence-based practice to bring about improvement. It\u2019s important that, working with senior colleagues, school leaders have effective systems in place to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching on learner progress and engage in constructive dialogue with teachers to inform on-going school improvement. School leaders ensure that curricula best meet the needs of all children and young people, offering opportunities for the development of skills for learning, work and life and using a range of inspiring pedagogy and well-judged innovation.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Leadership Activities:<\/small><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><small>Keeping abreast of National Policy and Research<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Contributing to SBC policy developments<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Visiting and learning from other schools in the Local Authority and Nationally<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Engage with the National Framework for Educational Leadership (SCEL)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Engaging in Professional Networks<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Participating in National Conferences \u2013 i.e. AHDS, SCEL, SELMAS, GTCS, Education Scotland<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Networking nationally and locally<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Coaching and mentoring other leaders<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2705\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134839\/Aspiring-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134839\/Aspiring-1.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134839\/Aspiring-1-300x30.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134839\/Aspiring-1-1024x102.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134839\/Aspiring-1-768x77.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2731\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104423\/Senior-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104423\/Senior-.jpg 862w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104423\/Senior--300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104423\/Senior--768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/> \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104505\/Senior-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104505\/Senior-2.jpg 849w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104505\/Senior-2-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104505\/Senior-2-768x319.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2707\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134843\/Aspiring-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134843\/Aspiring-2.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134843\/Aspiring-2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/06134843\/Aspiring-2-768x334.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2735\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07105554\/education-scotland-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07105554\/education-scotland-logo.png 308w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07105554\/education-scotland-logo-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/professional-learning\/professional-learning-programmes-webinars-and-events\/programmes\/into-headship\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2733\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104608\/Senior-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104608\/Senior-3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104608\/Senior-3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104608\/Senior-3-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/professional-learning\/professional-learning-programmes-webinars-and-events\/programmes\/in-headship\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2734\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104642\/Senior-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104642\/Senior-4.jpg 857w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104642\/Senior-4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/professionallearning\/uploads\/sites\/3822\/2025\/08\/07104642\/Senior-4-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_43\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_43-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"ttfmp-post-list-41\" class=\"widget ttfmp-widget-post-list\"><h4 class=\"widget-title\">Senior Leader Blog Posts<\/h4>\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list columns-1 thumbnail-top has-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/gender-based-violence-early-intervention-programme-equalities-policy-guide-professional-learning-programme\/\">\r\n\t\t\tGender-based Violence Early Intervention Programme &amp; Equalities Policy Guide Professional Learning Programme\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/gender-based-violence-early-intervention-programme-equalities-policy-guide-professional-learning-programme\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 27, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>We are pleased to share information about two upcoming programmes from the Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities Team: Gender-based Violence Early Intervention Programme\u00a0\u2013 24th\u00a0September 2026 to 10th December 2026 (4 online twilight sessions) The Gender-based Violence Early Intervention Professional Learning Programme is for\u00a0primary practitioners\u00a0looking to engage in early intervention approaches to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/gender-based-violence-early-intervention-programme-equalities-policy-guide-professional-learning-programme\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/middle-leaders-engagement-days-2026-7-save-the-dates\/\">\r\n\t\t\tMiddle Leaders Engagement Days 2026-7 &#8211; save the dates\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/middle-leaders-engagement-days-2026-7-save-the-dates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 27, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/27\/middle-leaders-engagement-days-2026-7-save-the-dates\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/leadership-opportunity-sustaining-impactful-leadership-across-elc-settings\/\">\r\n\t\t\tLeadership Opportunity: Sustaining Impactful Leadership Across ELC Settings\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/leadership-opportunity-sustaining-impactful-leadership-across-elc-settings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 26, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Please see attached an exciting professional learning opportunity.\u00a0 If you would like to be considered for a space, please email the early years mailbox (earlyyearsteamed@scotborders.gov.uk) by 31st\u00a0August with your name, setting name and your current role and someone will come back to you at the beginning of September to confirm&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/leadership-opportunity-sustaining-impactful-leadership-across-elc-settings\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\">\r\n\t\t\tAI and Data Literacy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Our hugely popular AI and Data Literacy 4-day courses are kicking off again from September, for their fifth and possibly final year!! (We&#8217;re awaiting the decision on our project funding continuing&#8230;cross your fingers for us!) &nbsp; What previous cohorts have said about the course: \u201cI\u2019ll struggle to find more enjoyable,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/professional-learning-offer-for-2026-2027\/\">\r\n\t\t\tProfessional Learning offer for 2026-2027\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/professional-learning-offer-for-2026-2027\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 14, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>We are delighted to be able to share Education Scotland&#8217;s anticipated Professional Learning offer for 2026\/27. This year&#8217;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&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/professional-learning-offer-for-2026-2027\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\">\r\n\t\t\tSTEM: AI &amp; Data Literacy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 14, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Our hugely popular AI and Data Literacy 4-day courses are kicking off again from September, for their fifth and possibly final year!! (We&#8217;re awaiting the decision on our project funding continuing&#8230;cross your fingers for us!) What previous cohorts have said about the course: \u201cI\u2019ll struggle to find more enjoyable, worthwhile&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/aside>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Leaders As lead learners, school leaders ensure that a strong and consistent focus is placed on learning and teaching in their schools. They have, and outline, clear and high expectations regarding the standard of learning and teaching which they expect to see throughout their school and drive improvements in attainment and achievement. 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