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Leadership for School Excellence

Who it's for

School principals and preschool directors

How long

5 days + follow up

Partner

Harvard Graduate School of Education

You’ll work with colleagues from across the region, exploring techniques and leading practices as you develop leadership plans tailored to your school’s context.

Program overview

The Principals’ Centre in Australia is designed to provide school leaders in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia with the knowledge, leadership strategies, and tools to become effective leaders of instructional change and accelerate learning for all students.

Program details

This immersive program has been crafted specifically for the local educational landscape. Led by the Harvard faculty, every session delves into crucial areas of importance to school leaders, including, instructional leadership, school culture, leadership development and family and community engagement.

This is an empowering opportunity for you to:

  • Learn through faculty-led sessions and case studies using Australia-specific examples and learning contexts.
  • Participate in facilitated discussion groups that engage peers in collaborative learning and reflection.
  • Reflect on and refine personal leadership goals.
  • Create a plan to develop the leadership within your school.
  • Build lasting connections by engaging with faculty and fellow principals and site leaders in your cohort.

Program objectives

Through participation in the program you’ll:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the leadership skills needed to set high expectations for instructional quality.
  • Learn how to further cultivate school cultures that prioritise learning for all.
  • Be exposed to new leadership approaches for creating change and identifying optimal conditions for student learning.
  • Identify leadership strategies informed by relevant school data.
  • Consider the alignment of resources and initiatives based on evidence.
  • Foster student achievement and improved outcomes by increasing engagement among family members, community stakeholders, and school leaders.

How to apply

By clicking the link via plink we’ll let you know as soon as applications open for 2025. Click here to be notified.