The reality of the leadership role can be both exciting and daunting in terms of both challenge and opportunity. This course uses an eclectic mix of discourse and activity to consider both challenge and opportunity and to offer practical steps to gain success. Consideration of success includes securing a leadership post, then one's impact on pupils, parents, governors, support staff, teaching staff, other members of Leadership and the school's external partners.

Impact is crucial and to be successful it is necessary to develop self-awareness in order to make best use of one's strengths and to develop the areas that need improving. Being a member of the Leadership Team is about making a difference; to be successful a leader has to develop the skills, strategies, knowledge and understanding to deal with whatever may come along.