Lead with Confidence and Impact - Madrid - Programme

Saturday 20 May 2023
British Council School, Madrid

Join us at The Bristish Council School Madrid for a one day training course focusing on excellence in leadership skills for senior leaders and aspiring leaders in International schools.

We are delighted to host Diana Osagie as our course trainer. Hear from Diana about the day in the 2-minute video below:

Registration, refreshments and networking (09:15 - 10:00)

Welcome from Optimus Education and group introductions (10:00)

Managing your team (10:15)

  • Establishing (or re- establishing) healthy team relationships. 
  • Managing team dynamics in meetings and work groups.
  • Ensuring your confidence in team leadership.

Morning refreshments and networking (11:25 - 11:45)


Managing change (11:45)

  • Dealing with colleagues who oppose change.
  • Managing the emotion alongside the processes of change.  
  • Moving from conflict to resolution in change management. 

Lunch and networking with other international and British school leaders (12:55 - 13:40)


Mastering difficult conversations (13:40)

  • What are you supposed to say?  
  • How are you supposed to say it?  
  • What to do if it goes wrong! 

Afternoon refreshments (14:50 - 15:10)


How to be a resilient, authentic leader (15:10)

  • Identifying your vision and values and aligning your mission and purpose. 
  • Establishing your self-care habits 
  • Creating your circle of trust  

Plenary and next steps (16:20)


Training day ends at 16:45