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Welcome to the Regional Training Unit
"When leaders stop developing so also do their staff and when staff stop learning so also do their pupils"
These are the sentiments which motivate the work of the Regional Training Unit, the education service's Leadership and Staff College, in Northern Ireland. In recent times RTU has been the focus of scrutiny from visiting teacher educators and policy makers from as far away as Sri Lanka and as close to home as the Republic of Ireland and England and other European Union countries each interested in RTU's unique role (in European terms) as a developer of current and future education sector leaders.
Leadership Development Partners & Associates
RTU is looking to update our select list of RTU Leadership Development Partners (open only to the Serving Head Community) and Leadership Development Associates (open to all outside of the Serving Head Community). We are looking for expressions of interest under the two categories identified -
Adverse Weather
Any Course/Conference postponements or closure to the Regional Training Unit Building will be posted here.
There is currently no adverse weather information available
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Management Resource Centre
The RTU library service has been discontinued until further notice. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
Summer School 2012
Co-ordinators
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN"Promoting Improvement in the Interests of all Learners", RTU 20th Annual Summer School 20th – 23rd August 2012
Call for Seminar/Workshop Presentations
Annually over 2000 educational professionals throughout the Northern Ireland schooling system attend the RTU Summer School. The Summer School is designed to be a professional development and networking event with the emphasis on: high quality and relevant programmes; professional dialogue; professional learning that matters; and exploration of topical and innovative issues. It will have purpose and meaning for: an individual's classroom practice; school leadership; and system wide policy/strategic developments.
Strategic Education Issues: Information Seminars for Governors
I am writing to invite you to attend one of a series of short information seminars that the Department will be running for school governors in your area during late January and early February 2012.
School Leadership Matters
Today sees the publication of an RTU/LDS commissioned report from PWC on 'The attractiveness of headship' in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The report provides an in depth analysis of the issues surrounding recruitment to headship across both jurisdictions.
PQH(NI)
Cohort 13
Graduation Board Interviews - March 2012
Seminars and Masterclasses - Please Log into Learning NI
Cohort 14
Assessment and Development Events - January/February 2012
Principals' Information Sessions - 1st March 2012
Introductory Days - 5th, 7th 12th or 14th of March 2012
For further information click here.
Emergent Leadership Programmes
Please find the Application pack for the new Emergent Leadership Programmes beginning January 2012. Please download the appropriate application form, complete and return before the closing date (Friday 16th December 2011) applications work on a first come basis.
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