I love learning through Leader-Connect, brilliant for my own and my team’s leadership development.
This course aims to support new and aspiring school leaders by exploring the practical, emotional, and strategic challenges faced during their first term of Headship. Through short videos based on the real-world insights of an experienced Headteacher, this course provides the essential leadership and professional development that seniors leaders in education need to make a positive difference to the staff and young people they lead.
What you’ll get from the course. You’ll significantly increase your positive impact with the simple and easily applied school leadership lessons on this course. You’ll understand the difference between leadership and teaching, and you’ll be able to motivate and bring out the best in other people. Your leadership knowledge will improve with each lesson you complete.
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How to use the Course. This is obviously completely up to you, but we suggest you take time to digest and apply each lesson. Many people learn better if they have a partner to learn with, or a mentor or coach they can discuss ideas with. Although you could easily complete all the videos in a relatively short period of a few hours, you would gain more from the experience by approaching it mindfully and slowly, taking the time to practice, apply and reflect as you progress through the course. Please contact us if you would like to work with one of our coaches or leadership development experts.
The Course Host. Glyn Potts, MBE DL, is the CEO of Greater Manchester Youth Federation. Glyn brings extensive leadership experience, including leading a large secondary school and managing hundreds of adults in voluntary roles. His leadership philosophy is rooted in clarity, trust, and empowerment—principles he has seen transform teams and communities. This matters because leadership isn’t about titles; it’s about creating environments where people thrive.
Additional Material. You might like to listen to Neil and Glyn on the "Leader-Connect" Podcast where they discuss "School Leadership".
Read how individuals and companies have benefited from undertaking in person and online leadership courses with Leader-Connect.
I love learning through Leader-Connect, brilliant for my own and my team’s leadership development.
Deputy Director, University of Sheffield
Leader-Connect online courses are an excellent tool for leadership development. Great courses for leaders in any line of work.
CEO Greater Manchester Youth Federation
“I’ve really enjoyed the variety in the learning approach on the Leadership Development Programme — from role play and games through to quiet reflection and team tasks — which kept the sessions engaging and made the learning easy to connect to real situations.
The session on teaching teams how to use the OODA model was particularly valuable for me personally. I’ve really enjoyed the course overall and have appreciated the relationships built along the way.”
Delegate, University of Sheffield
Neil gave a keynote talk to all of our Executive Team and Trust Leaders. He spoke about leadership and was very engaging – leaving us wanting more. The talk has already had an impact. We also bought copies of the leadership book for our leadership team and everyone has really enjoyed reading it & learning from it. We are keen to invite Neil back next year!
Deputy CEO, Bright Futures Educational Trust
The Leadership Development Programme is an excellent course. Full of lots of great content, but also thoroughly enjoyable and led by two enormously lovely guys in Paul & Marcus.
Delegate, University of Sheffield
“Spending a day with Neil Jurd was genuinely transformational. It sharpened my sense of purpose as a Headteacher, brought fresh clarity to how I lead, and gave me renewed energy for the future. Colleagues noticed the difference immediately – that sense of clarity, calm and purpose that Neil draws out so naturally.
That’s why I’ve now booked all 21 of our Extended Leadership Team onto Neil’s leadership programme. It’s the perfect blend of inspiration and practicality – designed for schools, rooted in real leadership, and accessible through his excellent online platform. If you’re serious about developing people and culture, start here.”
Headteacher - Dallam School