Leadership of Communities

Overview

The educational leadership landscape has undergone seismic shifts in the last few years. For many, schools have become community hubs, replacing traditional notions of what it means to gather together as a group, and with this, accepted behaviours in contemporary society have also changed. This unit aims to equip educational leaders to build cultures within their communities of respect, tolerance and positive communication, whilst navigating mandatory compliance, understanding the complexities of school law, and most importantly, protecting both self and staff while navigating these challenges as a unified school community.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

• Critically examine issues and tensions located within educational communities. Identify leadership opportunities to support the advancement of these issues and tensions
• Explain how to build learning communities within diverse cultures and communities that is informed by the critical analysis of contemporary leadership theories.
• Identify a community issue or tension which is reflected in an education context, and using a cultural competency leadership approach discuss a school or individual response.
• Critically reflect on how to build relationships with diverse community stakeholders to craft quality learning for diverse students.

Teaching methods

All applicable locations

Assessment

Content

Content topics within this unit will include:

• Advancement of learning and/or leadership within under-represented groups
• Establishing cultures of tolerance, inclusion and diversity
• Communicating proactively with parents, students and other stakeholders
• Contributing to the community of a school
• Developing a skillset around trauma-informed leadership
• Managing a crisis with confidence.