Leadership Training

INTO run training courses open to members already in or aspiring to leadership roles throughout each academic year.  These have included:

  • Aspiring School Leaders: Applying for your First Principal Post
  • Aspiring School Leaders: Applying for your First Vice-Principal Post
  • H&S: Stress Guidelines for Principals and Vice-Principals
  • Stress & How to Tackle it in Your Workplace

School Leaders Training 2025-26:

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 x3 hour sessions, 3 before Christmas and 3 after:

Week 1 - Wednesday 19 November 2025 – 1.30-4.30pm via Teams
Week 2 - Wednesday 26 November 2025 – 1.30-4.30pm in INTO Northern Office
Week 3 – Wednesday 3 December 2025 – 1.30-4.30pm via Teams
Week 4 – Wednesday 28 January 2026 – 1.30-4.30pm in INTO Northern office
Week 5 – Wednesday 4 February 2026 – 1.30-4.30pm via Teams
Week 6 – Wednesday 11 February 2026 – 1.30-4.30pm in INTO Northern Office

Register here: 
Joint Union School leaders Seminars Nov 19 - Feb 11 (6 sessions)