Educational Leadership - people, pedagogy and practice: 2024

Educational Leadership – people, pedagogy and practice 

Leading pedagogy with purpose requires us to have a deep awareness of what we say and do and the pedagogical impact this can have into the future. Creating the conditions for teams to 'think together' means creating a workplace culture that embraces partnership, collaboration and curiosity. Educational leaders who walk beside their teams often engage in a coaching model to ignite change recognising that working in partnership brings about innovation. We learn best when we are able to collaborate and be in dialogue with others, this invites a deeper willingness for educators to rethink, unlearn and relearn.

It is well researched that good educational leadership improves learning outcomes for children and builds strong pedagogical teams.

This conversation series includes 6 sessions:

1. The role of educational leadership 31st January 2024

What do I focus on: teaching quality, conversations for change, learning together

2. Leaders who focus on coaching 28th February 2024

Dialogue, collaboration and experiential learning – not audits and templates

3. Building a pedagogical culture 27th March 2024

Positive emotional and relational environments lean into learning and research

4. Leading pedagogical change 24th April 2024

Readiness, time, resistance and rethinking a recipe for success

5. Giving and Receiving feedback 22nd May 2024

Psychological safety, intellectual honesty and kindness

6. Reflection and questions 19th June 2024

The final session will be designed by your questions & curiosities as a leader

TIME: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

“Pedagogical leaders embody the dispositions for inquiry and call these dispositions forward in educators: dispositions to marvel, to doubt, to make mistakes, to stand open to others and to everything that is new” Pelo & Carter, 2018, p.43