Joint Union Course for School leaders 21st Nov - 6th February 2025 (6 sessions)

Managing Difficult Conversations/Building Good Staff Relations

This is an accredited course for school leaders delivered by an ICTU tutor over 6 weeks, via a combination of zoom and face-to-face, providing practical tips on how to build good staff relations and deal with difficult conversations/situations.

The topics covered in the course include: • Effective communication • Managing difficult situations • Handling grievances and disciplinaries • Mediation/LRA

There are 6 x 3 hour sessions, 3 before Christmas and 3 after: The first session will be in person in INTO Northern Office and the tutor will agree with the participants at that session the venues (online or in person) for the rest of the course.

Week 1 – Thursday 21st November 2024 – 1.30 - 4.30pm in INTO Northern Office

Week 2 – Thursday 28th November 2024 – 1.30 - 4.30pm on ZOOM (TBC)

Week 3 – Thursday 5th December 2024 – 1.30 - 4.30pm on ZOOM (TBC)

Week 4 – Thursday 23rd January 2025 – 1.30 - 4.30pm in INTO Northern office (TBC)

Week 5 – Thursday 30th January 2025 – 1.30 - 4.30pm on ZOOM (TBC)

Week 6 – Thursday 6th February 2025 – 1.30 - 4.30pm in INTO Northern Office (TBC)

Please note this is a 6-week course and there are a maximum number of 20 places available so register early to avoid disappointment.

To register please enter your details below by completing BOTH steps of the 2-step registration process: