There are several ways in which your school can benefit from Future Leaders, so that together we can grow high quality senior leaders for urban schools. These opportunities are outlined below.

To view the current brochure for schools, click here.



1. Appoint a Future Leader to fill a vacancy in your senior leadership team
Our Future Leaders receive highly specialised training and coaching during their residency, designed to fully prepare them to become a senior leader of an urban school. They are equipped with the strategies, skills and vision necessary to making a lasting impact in your school.

The 2007 cohort of participants are currently looking to secure full time senior leadership positions to commence in September 2008. In most cases, this will be at Deputy Head level, although some may be looking for Assistant Head roles.

These positions must be in urban schools (with more than 20% of pupils eligible for Free School Meals) and preferably within an area with clear succession planning needs. Ideally, the schools should be working collaboratively - for example, as part of networks or federations. It is essential that the school has strong talent management capabilities to further the development of our participants.

Our expectation is that the Future Leaders will be ready for their first headship within four years of joining the programme, making this an ideal opportunity for schools looking to develop a head for the near future.

If you are interested in recruiting a Future Leader to join your senior leadership team, please contact Carina Grimaldi on carina.grimaldi@future-leaders.org.uk.

2. Nominate a potential Future Leader to apply
If you have spotted someone with strong leadership potential who is committed to challenging urban schools, nominate them to apply to Future Leaders. We aim to create a continuous cycle of senior leadership – recognising talent is the first step to this.

You can nominate a candidate by clicking here. Alternatively, encourage your nominee(s) to contact Lucy Nicholls on recruitment@future-leaders.org.uk.

3. Apply to become a “residency school”
We are always looking for suitable training environments for our Future Leaders to be placed in during their residency year. These schools should be committed to high achieving urban schools, and led by an exceptional headteacher who will act as a mentor to the participant throughout the residency year.

At present, we are only considering working with Greater London and Greater Manchester secondary schools. If you are interested in becoming a residency school, please contact the Head of School Networks on schools@future-leaders.org.uk.

Click here for a list of our 2008 Residency Schools.