Continuous Professional Development Diploma in Effective School Leadership

Welcome to Continuous Professional Development Diploma in Effective School Leadership!

This module gives an overview of the concepts school leadership and management. It also introduces gender and inclusive education as crosscutting topics for this programme.  We also introduce the professional standard of working with parents and the local community in school leadership.  

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of school leadership and management;
• Explain strengths and weaknesses of school leadership models;
• Describe school leadership practices and their implication on the teaching and learning process for improving students’ achievements;
• Explain principles of parent-community-school partnerships;
• Demonstrate an understanding of inclusiveness and gender in education;
• Explain how involving parents and local communities can contribute to inclusive education;
• Describe and critically engage with different leadership models;
• Establish strategies to enhance collaboration between the school, parents and the local community as an instrument for improving the quality of teaching and learning;
• Act as role model in the community;
• Demonstrate equity and inclusiveness in school leadership;
• Show empathy in executing leadership roles;
• Value the importance of adopting various leadership styles according to the context;
• Recognize importance of equity in school leadership;
• Appreciate the importance of involving parents and the local community in the school.