Leadership Pathways BOOKLET
LEADERSHIP AT DOHA COLLEGE
“At Doha College, leadership is not just a destination, it is a journey that begins with the belief that everyone has the potential to lead. Guided by our vision to “To enable personal growth, instil a passion for learning and create aspirational minds,” we are committed to fostering leadership at every level, empowering individuals to grow, inspire, and drive meaningful change within and beyond our community.
Our motto, “Excellence for All, Excellence from All,” reminds us that leadership is not exclusive; it is an opportunity open to all. By developing pathways for leadership learning, we are dedicated to growing our own leaders and providing opportunities for staff to develop the skills, confidence, and mindset required to make a positive impact across our community and beyond.
We are proud to introduce two new Doha College Leadership Awards, designed to cultivate and nurture leadership within and across the College. These awards will provide in-depth professional learning at different levels of leadership and aspiration. Staff will be able to apply for the course they feel most suits their current leadership development and professional learning requirements.
This booklet outlines the principles of the awards and the pathways we are building to support leadership development at Doha College. With professional learning already at the heart of DC, these new pathways will allow leadership tio flourish, driven by excellence and opportunity for all.”
- David Tongue
ASPIRING MIDDLE LEADERS
This course is aimed at staff who are aspiring to middle leadership or who are relatively new in middle leader positions.
The course will cover the following areas:
• Introduction to leadership styles and leading at DC
• Effective communication and team building
• Quality assurance and managing budgets and orders
• Managing change and school improvement
• Staff development and performance management
• Having difficult conversations
These sessions will take place after school (approximately a 3pm start) over the course of term 2 and 3 with each session lasting around 90 minutes.
DC LEADERSHIP AWARD
This course is aimed at staff who are experienced middle leaders or senior leaders and who are seeking to develop their leadership knowledge and skills.
The course will cover the following areas:
• Ethical principles, professional conduct and leadership behaviours
• School culture
• Leading high performing teams
• Managing difficult conversations and formulating support plans
• Organisational management (finance, governance, HR)
• Leadership project
The DC leadership award will have an assessment element through the Leadership project. This will be launched in the first session and participants will have until the final sharing session to complete this (approximately the start of June). Participants will present their project to the SLT and other participants in a sharing event.
The DC leadership award will take place after school (approximately a 3pm start) over the course of term 2 and 3. Each session will last around one hour with each module being split over two sessions. Module leaders will provide interim reading and tasks between the sessions for participants to complete.
The first session of the DC Leadership Award will take place on Saturday
How to apply for one of the courses:
If you would like to participate in any of the courses, please complete the below Google from with your name, preferred course and a brief explanation (no more than 150 words) as to why you would like to take part.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxSPn6 HJpERsCNWEQ859r0eovgbBRmIBc21XVicRRciwErxw/
As a not-for-profit British International School, Doha College develops confidence, creativity and intellectual curiosity in a safe, caring and inclusive environment for our students to make a lasting contribution to global society.
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