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> Subject: NCSL Lead Story
> Date: 17 Apr 2007 13:27:09 +0100
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> Lead Story
> NCSL
> 17 April 2007
> Issue 106
>    
>  
> Lead Story is a fortnightly e-newsletter that
> highlights current NCSL 
> activities.
> 
> 
> David Miliband on climate change and the challenge
> for schools
> 
> From 20 April, David Miliband, Secretary of State
> for the Department for 
> Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), will be
> leading an online 
> discussion in NCSL in Dialogue about the challenge
> to schools from climate 
> change. 
> 
> This hotseat is one of a number of events that David
> Miliband is running to 
> engage with influential stakeholders on climate
> change and the government's 
> draft climate change bill. It is a recognition of
> the important role school 
> leaders have in informing and engaging future
> generations in the challenges 
> ahead and the influence schools have within their
> communities.
> 
> For further information about the online discussion,
> please visit the 
> website. 
> 
>
<http://www.ncsl.org.uk/onlinecommunities/comms-davidmiliband.cfm>
> 
> 
> Green School Leadership 
> 
> Like many schools, NCSL is only just beginning to
> learn how it can best 
> support the goal of a more sustainable future. We
> have already begun, 
> through our research on green school leadership, to
> explore how effective 
> schools are supporting sustainable development and
> how school leaders are 
> engaging with the issues.
> 
> We are committed to supporting school leaders as
> they make a positive 
> impact within and beyond their schools. Our
> Sustainable Development Action 
> Plan will drive our work to ensure the leaders of
> schools, now and in the 
> future, are supported in taking sustainability
> forward. 
> 
> To find out more about the Green School Leadership
> project and download a 
> copy of our Sustainable Development Action Plan,
> please visit the website.
> 
>
<http://www.ncsl.org.uk/research/research_activities/research-
> researchactivities-greenschoolleadership.cfm>
> 
> 
> Now’s the time to think about the National
> Professional Qualification for 
> Headship (NPQH)
> 
> Headship is one of the most important and rewarding
> jobs in society today, 
> providing the opportunity to improve the life
> chances of every child in 
> your school, to inspire and motivate your colleagues
> and to lead your 
> school into the future.
> 
> NPQH is a professional development programme that is
> designed to prepare 
> you for headship. From 1 April 2009, it will be
> mandatory to have completed 
> NPQH prior to appointment to first headship, so if
> you want to apply for 
> headship in the next 12–16 months, you should apply
> to intake 14. The 
> application round for intake 14 is open from 10
> April until 4 May and 
> places may be restricted.
> 
> For more information and to apply to NPQH, please
> visit the website.
>    
> <http://www.ncsl.org.uk/npqh>
> 
> 
> Research associate opportunities
> 
> NCSL's Research Associate Programme offers an
> opportunity for senior school 
> leaders and leaders of children's centres to engage
> in enquiry and 
> undertake research that will impact on practice.
> Through this, they will 
> embark on an experience that provides both personal
> and professional 
> development.
> 
> Research associates have the opportunity to: 
> 
> - investigate an area of personal and professional
> interest in line with 
> the College’s goals 
> - design methods to disseminate outcomes that have
> the potential to impact 
> upon the work of school and children's centre
> leaders 
> - contribute to the College's research agenda 
> - provide input towards national policy debate
> 
> There are a number of research associateships
> available through NCSL. The 
> deadline for applications for the September 2007
> cohort is Friday 8 June.
> 
> Visit the website for more information and to apply
> to the Research 
> Associate Programme.
> 
>
<http://www.ncsl.org.uk/research/research_associates/index.cfm>
> 
> 
> National Professional Qualification in Integrated
> Centre Leadership 
> (NPQICL) application round
> 
> There is still time to apply for this application
> round, which is open 
> until 30 April. NPQICL is a recognised qualification
> for children’s centre 
> leaders in multi-agency environments. It addresses
> the needs of early years 
> leaders working across education, health and social
> care, and provides 
> participants with an opportunity to co-ordinate high
> quality services for 
> children and families in an ethos of community
> partnership.
> 
> For more information and to apply to NPQICL, please
> visit the website.
> 
> <http://www.ncsl.org.uk/npqicl> 
> 
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Sarah Fletcher
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