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Course Description

This is a course aimed to support teachers taking a leadership position of any kind for the first time. Leadership is a wonderful opportunity to share your ideas and work in new ways – but how to get the best results – from yourself and those around you?

You will also face a whole range of new challenges. This course will help you identify these and work to manage them positively. We will also look at looking after you, and ensuring you don’t get bitten by burnout.



Audience

Teachers who are new to a leadership position.

Teaching Standards

6.2.2 Proficient Level - Engage in Professional Learning - Engage in professional learning and improve practice:   Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities,

7.1.2 Proficient Level - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community - Meet professional ethics and responsibilities: Meet codes of ethics and conduct established by regulatory authorities, systems and schools,

7.4.2 Proficient Level - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community - Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities:  Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice


$329 + GST - Individual Enrolment


FREE with  Online Subscription

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 - What Sort of Leader Do You Want to Be

    • Introduction

    • What Sort of Leader Do You Want to Be

    • Task - Personal Reflection
  • 2

    Module 2 - Making a Good Impression

    • Making a Good Impression

    • Some Things to Consider

    • Communication

    • Task - Reflection
  • 3

    Module 3 - Goal Setting

    • Goal Setting

    • SMART Goals

    • Specific Goals

    • Task - Reflection on Goals
  • 4

    Module 4 - Getting People on Board

    • Getting People on Board

    • Misconceptions about Being a Good Leader

    • The Psychology of Change

    • Rationale for the Year Ahead

    • Task - Plan of Action to Share your Goal
  • 5

    Module 5 - Difficult Conversations

    • Difficult Conversations

    • Tips for Difficult Conversations

    • Task - Practice and Rehearse Difficult Conversations
  • 6

    Module 6 - The Friendship Boundary

    • The Friendship Boundary

    • When You Are New to a School

    • When You Are already Established in a School

    • General Tips

    • Task - Reflection on Strategies
  • 7

    Module 7 - Support for You

    • Support for You

    • Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

    • Get Reading

    • Get Networking

    • Mentoring

    • Task - Reflection

  • 8

    Module 8 - Conclusion

    • Conclusion and COVID-19 Message
  • 9

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

Presenter

Lauren Cook

Lauren Cook

Lauren Cook can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to teach. From the beginning of her career in 2001, she strove to understand what was at the basis of good teaching and learning. Lauren spent many of her early years of teaching in brand new schools, where the exploration of best practice was at the forefront. She undertook a variety of leadership roles from curriculum to professional learning to student management. She also joined the Faculty of Education at Deakin University to work with pre-service teachers.  In 2010, Lauren became an Assistant Principal but missed her role in the classroom. She now wants to focus more on teaching and learning, and contributing to developing professional networks of teachers committed to best practice. She is Deputy Head of Wellbeing and Head of Boys at St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School in Victoria

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