Wellbeing
GLOW - Growth, Legal Literacy & Ownership for Women in Education
6 days
GLOW is the only Erasmus+ course that combines leadership development, legal literacy, and embodied empowerment specifically designed for women in education. Despite representing the majority of Europe’s teaching workforce, women remain significantly underrepresented in school leadership roles.
Drawing on the trainer’s unique background as a practising lawyer and certified coach, GLOW equips participants with the assertiveness tools, legal knowledge, and inner authority to claim their professional space — in the staffroom, at the negotiating table, and in European mobility programmes.
Learning Outcomes
Participants to the course will learn to:
Understand the structural and psychological barriers to women’s advancement in European educational leadership
Apply assertiveness and boundary-setting frameworks in professional contexts
Navigate key aspects of employment law relevant to teacher mobility, contracts, and workplace rights
Understand Erasmus+ KA1 rights and obligations as a participant and as a future project leader
Use coaching tools to identify personal leadership style and expand its range
Design a concrete Leadership Development Plan with 90-day action steps
Programme
GLOW - Growth, Legal Literacy & Ownership for Women in Education
Monday - Who Holds the Room?
Data on women in European educational leadership: the real picture.
Exploring internalised gender scripts and how they shape professional behaviour.
Leadership styles inventory: identifying personal leadership signature.
Workshop: voice and physical presence - taking up space intentionally.
Evening journaling: when have I made myself smaller? When have I led fully?
Tuesday - Know Your Rights
Introduction to employment law for educators: contracts, dismissal, discrimination.
Understanding EU directives on gender equality in the workplace.
Erasmus+ KA1 legal framework: rights and obligations of participants.
Practical workshop: reading and questioning a mobility grant agreement.
Q&A clinic: participants bring real workplace scenarios for legal analysis.
Wednesday - Assertiveness as a Skill
Distinguishing assertiveness from aggression and passivity.
Communication frameworks: Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and DESC model.
Negotiation principles: from positional bargaining to interest-based dialogue.
Role-play workshop: salary conversations, project leadership bids, conflict with senior colleagues.
Peer coaching triads: practicing assertive communication.
Thursday - Leading from Within
Coaching and the inner leader: accessing authority beyond title.
Imposter syndrome: neuroscience, prevalence, and practical antidotes.
Workshop: building a compelling professional narrative.
Mentoring circle: experienced leaders share turning-point stories.
Personal leadership vision: drafting a values-aligned leadership statement.
Friday - Building Collective Power
Women’s professional networks in European education: how to build and use them.
Coaching in teams: using coaching skills to develop leadership in others.
Advocacy skills: how to influence school policy and institutional culture.
Workshop: designing a gender equity initiative for your school context.
Afternoon practice: yoga and breathwork for courage and groundedness.
Saturday - GLOW Forward
Leadership Development Plans presented to the group.
Peer accountability partnerships and 90-day check-in system established.
Certificate ceremony: Erasmus+ KA1 completion.
Closing circle: each participant shares one commitment to their professional future.
Celebration.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course participants will receive training and engage in exercises designed to develop their skills as trainers. The provision of additional materials or resources will be determined based on the course structure and the instructor’s approach to meeting the learning objectives
Course package content:
Services and activities included in the course package are those described above. Please note that accommodation, transport, and meals are not provided.
Cancellation & changes:
Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.