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Leadership in Educational Settings (EDUC90504)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017

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Overview

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Many Teacher Candidates have found that after a year or two teaching in schools and early learning settings they are taking on leadership roles. This elective provides a foundation and understanding to start taking on those leadership roles at all levels of school life.

The subject draws on both instructional leadership and positive psychology to understand self and the role of a leader. Through participatory workshops Teacher Candidates will learn how to use available data to make informed decisions about programs they may want to implement, interact with people in leadership roles to gain insights and understanding about being a leader at all levels in schools and early learning settings, and with insights from positive psychology, learn what characteristics and strengths they can draw on to be a leader.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:



  • Understand leadership and themselves as leaders
  • Develop skills to undertake leadership roles in schools and early learning settings
  • Use evidence to understand what is happening in schools and early learning settings and lead change

Generic skills

This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:

  • Clinical reasoning and thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Evidence based decision making
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Teamwork and professional collaboration
  • Learning to learn and metacognition
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
  • Reflection for continuous improvement
  • Linking theory and practice
  • Inquiry and research
  • Active and participatory citizenship.

Last updated: 10 February 2024