Why complete it with the Church of England?

The Church of England offers the opportunity to personalise your learning journey. We recognise that your time as a new Headteacher is precious and we will ensure you only spend time extending the learning that enables you to be a better school leader.

By building on our core Called, Connected, Committed learning principles and drawing upon the Church of England Vision for Education for inspiration, you will be offered a space and the tools to build peer networks that will sustain you throughout your career. Contacts with local dioceses will support Headteachers in understanding the specific requirements of leading a Church of England or Catholic school.

What support will I receive?

Our support package is structured around 5 learning cycles which are completed across four full academic terms.

After an initial Activate session to set personal learning goals, within each learning cycle Headteachers will access self led-learning, face to face peer support networks, and work in a small expert-led coaching group.

The focus throughout is on going deeper, applying further, and building sustaining and life-giving networks that offer support during the programme and beyond.

Who is eligible to take part?

You are eligible for this targeted support package if you meet the following criteria:

• are in your first five years of headship
• work in a state-funded school in England upon starting the training
• have either completed an NPQH before taking up your first headship post or are currently taking the NPQH
• have not withdrawn from the additional support programme previously

All places on this programme are funded by the Department for Education at a cost of £800 per participant. See more on funding here

For a 1:1 chat about the EHCO, please email matthew.welton@churchofengland.org