Below are details of our current or most recent programmes.
Coaching offer for NASS members – ready to take your leadership to the next level?
The Glass House Leadership Lab is offering discounted rates on 1:1 personalised coaching sessions to support you in enhancing your leadership and the impact of your team. In a recent guest blog for NASS, Dr Matt Silver, Founder and CEO of The Glass House Leadership Lab, shared how transformative coaching can be for special schools, its leaders and communities. Read Matt’s blog
For further details about the offer for NASS members, please read the flyer below.
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Future-Readying Your Workforce Course, starting November 2025
Recruitment and retention are challenges many special schools face — but what happens when you move beyond quick fixes and start treating workforce planning as a strategic priority?
This course has been designed for special schools by The Glass House Leadership Lab. NASS created the collaboration with Dr Matt Silver as he has been a CEO and head teacher in SEND settings and wanted to design not just a course, but a personalised process for our special school leaders and workforce as well as a shared strategy for the sector’s future.
After the success of the first course, the next five-day course starts this November, with places available for up to 15 special school leaders and a special discount for NASS members.
- Course flyer
- Register your place here: https://glasshouselab.com/the-strategy-lab-course-registration
Nicky McGarry, Head of HR and Finance at Forest Bridge School took part in the inaugural course and in a guest blog has shared her experience and how it is helping shift the school’s approach from reactive to future-focused. From embedding values into recruitment to introducing personalised development plans and using tools like Lumina Select and the Workforce Value Chain, Nicky describes the journey as nothing short of transformative.
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NASS Leadership Development Programme 2026
Applications now closed.
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ILM 5 Coaching and Mentoring Qualification for NASS Members
January to April 2025
Applications now closed.
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School Improvement Partner Training 2025/26
September 2025 to May 2026
Applications now closed. If you are a NASS member seeking support from a NASS SIP, please visit our Member Zone to see our network of current SIPs available to provide support.
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NASS AI Pilot programme
January 2025 to July 2025
Programme full. If you are interested in joining any future cohorts, please register your interest: spatterson@nasschools.org.uk
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