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GSA's Professional Development Service provides a broad range of high-quality, relevant and targeted one-day and conference opportunities to support teachers and leaders in girls' schools.

Professional Development

The GSA professional development programme responds to the training needs identified by members and reflects current best practice in education in the UK today. The selection of courses includes focus on key issues for those in a wide range of leadership roles in our schools, with course programmes drawing on the expertise of members and expert speakers from a range of other bodies.

If you have a specific query about the GSA courses and conferences please contact the GSA Secretariat on 0116 254 1619 or Email: events@gsa.uk.com.

Unless stated otherwise in the course details, bookings for all courses should be made using the GSA Booking Form. Completed forms should be returned to events@gsa.uk.com .

  • Deputy Heads’ & Senior Leaders’ Conference

    The Stratford Hotel, Stratford upon Avon Price per person £450

    This 3-day residential conference is an established component of the professional development programme offering members of the leadership team an opportunity to meet together, to a... Find out more »

  • Cross Association Junior Heads’ Conference

    Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon Price per person £375

    ‘New Opportunities: Future Thinking’The aim of the conference is to allow for inspiration and debate; to provide stimulus for discussion and innovation in school and to enable d... Find out more »

  • GSA Heads’ Induction Part II

    Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC Birmingham Price per person £385

    This residential course is offered as part of GSA’s commitment to continued support and development opportunities for new Heads and members of the Association. It is a requirement... Find out more »

  • GSA Heads’ Induction Part I

    Cheltenham Park Hotel, Cheltenham Price per person £650

    The purpose of this residential course is to introduce into the Association newly appointed Heads and those who have recently taken up their appointments. It is designed to be of e... Find out more »

  • How to be an effective subject co-ordinator in the primary phase

    Palmers Green High School, London Price per person £195

    This course will investigate the roles and responsibilities of the subject co-ordinator, the importance of lesson observation and work scrutiny, baseline assessment and individual p... Find out more »