The Harbour Pathway
Strategic leadership development, anchored in purpose.
A clear route to confident, values-led leadership.
At Chattan Harbour, we know that leadership is not improvised - it is crafted. The Harbour Pathway is our flagship development programme, purpose-built for middle and aspiring senior leaders who are ready to lead with clarity, integrity, and long-term impact.
Rooted in the Headteachers’ Standards (2020) and powered by our unique Leadership Competencies Blueprint (2025), this 16-month programme is designed to strengthen the strategic, relational, and ethical capacities that define effective school leadership. Participants engage in rigorous professional learning, real-world application, and supported self-reflection, emerging more confident, more capable, and more connected to their leadership identity.
A structured journey, delivered with precision
The Harbour Pathway combines expert facilitation with structured content, diagnostic insight, and peer-led learning. It is delivered through TalentLMS, our digital platform of choice, enabling fully blended learning, scalable access, and tailored tracking for individuals or full cohorts.
360° Leadership Feedback Diagnostic
Grounding each leader’s development in honest reflection and lived perception.
Six Interwoven Modules
Exploring and applying the six Harbour Competencies:
Adaptability. Capacity. Execution. Influence. Judgement. Vision.
School-Based Strategic Project
A context-led initiative that translates learning into measurable school improvement.
Coaching and Peer Dialogue
Opportunities to think, test, and refine with structured support and professional challenge.
Leadership Development Log
A cumulative journal capturing insight, growth, and evidence of professional change.
Competency-driven. Ethically grounded. Designed for real-world leadership.
Each competency within The Harbour Pathway reflects both evidence-based theory and the lived realities of school leadership.
Adaptability
The capacity to lead with calm and clarity in uncertain contexts - responding to change without compromising values. Leaders develop agility while maintaining cultural continuity and professional integrity.
Capacity
The ability to design and sustain resilient systems, empower others, and foster environments where staff can thrive. Leaders grow capacity in themselves and across their teams, even under pressure.
Execution
The discipline to translate intent into visible, sustained progress through focused, aligned action. Leaders learn to embed strategy in daily practice and lead improvement that lasts.
Vision
The art of building trust, credibility, and engagement across diverse stakeholders. Leaders shape culture and drive collaboration through authentic relationships - not positional authority.
Judgement
The confidence to make thoughtful, evidence-informed decisions that advance outcomes and uphold ethical standards. Leaders develop clarity under pressure and act with balanced insight.
Vision
The ability to articulate a compelling future rooted in shared purpose, and to align systems, people, and priorities to achieve it. Leaders inspire direction, coherence, and long-term improvement.
Fully adaptable for your school or trust
The Harbour Pathway can be fully rebranded, revoiced, and restructured for your organisation. Whether supporting a single school or rolling out across a multi-academy trust, we tailor the programme’s tone, visual identity, and developmental focus to reflect your context, culture, and leadership priorities. This ensures alignment at every level - from strategic goals to day-to-day delivery.
Calm, confident leadership. Designed to last.
Our commitment is to build leaders who can think deeply, act decisively, and lead ethically—leaders who strengthen not only school outcomes, but the people and systems that shape them.
To explore how The Harbour Pathway can support your leaders or be embedded within your own leadership development strategy, contact us below.