New Visions

Overview

The New Visions programme forms the core of NCSL’s new Early Headship Provision (EHP). New Visions is an innovative, year-long personal and professional development programme for all new headteachers. Built on powerful learning models, it promotes change through fostering a long-term commitment to leadership learning.

The programme:

enables headteachers to generate new understandings about themselves and their schools, and develop enduring leadership learning skills – through study, problem solving and peer support
offers a forum for new headteachers to engage in professional dialogue, encouraging an exchange of perspectives and challenge within a safe and supportive environment
draws on the best national and international research, focusing on powerful approaches to learning and leadership which will have direct impact on headteacher’s schools
provides the opportunity for new headteachers to learn from and with each other

I take more risks – with confidence in the collective knowledge and experience of groups.

New Visions participant

Find out more about New Visions in these documents:

Programme Guide: New Visions Programme for Early Headship (219kb, 8 pages)
Learning processes and protocols (158kb, 8 pages)

Eligibility

If you are a first time headteacher within your first three years’ of headship, you are eligible for New Visions.
If you are an acting head and your contract end date is longer than the duration of the New Visions programme, you are also eligible for New Visions.
If you are an EHP participant you will need to have completed the 10 month New Visions programme before the expiry date of your EHP (to view details of your EHP grant log in to the Learning Gateway and click on ‘EHP grant’ in My learning).
If you are head of an independent school and you meet the requirements of points 1 or 2, you are eligible for New Visions (to find out more information on how independent heads may enrol on New Visions, please see the cost and how to apply pages).

Availability

New Visions runs over a 10 month period and cohorts commence in the spring and autumn terms. You must be available to attend all six dates with the regional group. To find out about the available dates and venues for current New Visions programmes in your region, please contact your regional provider. Alternatively, if you are an EHP participant you can log in to the Learning Gateway and click on ‘EHP’ in My learning. For more information, please see the cost and how to apply pages.