Your role is crucial in the managing of teaching and learning in your establishment, yet with the overwhelming pressure of daily demands from all directions, you may well feel that you just do not have enough time to do your job effectively. Of course there are never enough hours in the day for you to achieve all that you want, but you can learn some skills, strategies and techniques to help you make the most effective and the most professional use of the time that you have. This day will help you to: • take control of the way that you use time • set goals and priorities • manage your own and others’ behaviour to achieve goals and priorities • identify what stops you managing time effectively • develop strategies to deal with barriers to the effective use of time • manage your team and your workload without becoming overwhelmed by the amount that you have to do The workshop will provide you with ideas about managing your time productively to achieve your aims and goals. Through a mixture of self-assessment, discussion and practical activities you will discover ways of valuing the hours that you have and of gaining greater control of the way you use time. You will feel confident about developing and maintaining a healthy balance in both the professional and personal aspects of your life.