Master of School Leadership

Students completing this course should be able to:

• Develop their leadership capabilities across all domains described in the Developmental Learning Framework for School Leaders and establish a personal plan to achieve target levels of development across the domains;
• Develop an understanding of the relationship between leadership, enhanced teacher capacity and school performance within the regional network collaborative model;
• Develop an understanding of the key features of school effectiveness and how to apply this in order to lead school improvement through the regional network structure;
• Develop the knowledge and skills required to maintain and enhance a performance and development culture that supports increased teacher effectiveness;
• Develop skills as system leaders, including within a network, and share their learning across the system.
• Develop an understanding of how to develop as an instructional leader including utilising the e5 Instructional Model.
• Develop skills in linking data use, policy development and decision making at the student, classroom, school, network and system level.

Participants are required to accumulate 100 points of course work. Students complete 4 compulsory subjects.

Participants are required to accumulate 100 points of course work. Students complete 4 compulsory subjects:

The Melbourne Graduate School of Education welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Graduate School policy to take reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the Graduate School’s programs.
The core participation requirements for study in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are:

In all courses

1. The ability to comprehend complex information related to education and the disciplines in which the student is teaching.
2. The ability to communicate clearly and independently in assessment tasks a knowledge of the content, principles and practices relating to education and other relevant disciplines.
3. Behavioural and social attributes that enable a student to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
   
   In courses requiring students to undertake practicum placements
   
4. The ability to undertake professional practice placements independently, including:
   a. the ability based on personal maturity to establish a professional relationship with students and interact with them appropriately;
   b. the ability to communicate to students the subject matter being taught with clarity and in a way that is age-sensitive;
   c. the ability to model literacy and numeracy skills independently for students and in all their interactions meet community expectations of the literacy and numeracy skills teachers should have;
   d. the ability to demonstrate skilfully and safely activities required in particular discipline areas being taught (e.g. physical education activities, science laboratory techniques);
   e. the ability to create, monitor and maintain a safe physical environment, a stable and supportive psychological environment, and a productive learning environment in their classroom;
   f. the ability to establish effective relationships with all members of the school community, including colleagues, students, and caregivers;
   g. the ability based on mental and physical health to exercise sound judgment and respond promptly to the demands of classroom situations, and the personal resilience to cope and maintain their wellbeing under stress.

Students who feel a disability will prevent them from meeting the above academic requirements are encouraged to contact the Disability Liaison Unit.