LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT in educational establishments

Third-party on-site course

Educational establishments leadership & management have become a priority in education policy agendas internationally. This area plays a key role in improving organisational outcomes by influencing the motivations and capacities of staff teams, as well as the climate and environment. Effective organisational leadership is essential to improve the efficiency and equity in Education at all levels.

Last updated: 24.04.2025

Next upcoming session:

14.07.2025 - 18.07.2025

Multiple locations

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Description

As countries are seeking to adapt their education systems to the needs of contemporary society, expectations for educational establishments and organisational leaders are changing. Many countries have moved towards decentralisation, making establishments more autonomous in their decision making and holding them more accountable for results. At the same time, the requirement to improve overall student performance while serving more diverse student populations is adding pressure to use more evidence-based practices.

Because of these trends, the function of organisational leadership is now increa

Learning objectives

Understand why and how leadership skills are so critical to organisational success
Identify how to use leadership skills to work more effectively with others, and be able to organise teams to work more effectively together
To be able to apply effective leadership skills to everyday situations faced by leaders
Demonstrate how to manage conflict and lead change
Adapt ways to design the coordination, control, and performance measurement systems to manage an educational organization
Verify how innovation and change can be facilitated through organisation design
Understand how managers coordinate different functional areas and systems inside a school establishment and align them with the external environment to enhance overall performance
Gain knowledge of strategic management tools and frameworks, and apply them to real contexts
Process diverse managerial information to diagnose strategic issues, evaluate strategic alternatives, and formulate a coherent and actionable strategic plan

Methodology & assessment

The course methodology will ensure the active involvement of the participants in all phases, that is, prior, during and after the delivery of the course. More specifically, upon confirmation that the course will take place, the participants will receive preparatory material (if needed), which will cover all important concepts to be presented during the delivery of the course. The participants will have the opportunity to exchange feedback with the organiser of the course, ShipCon, and the trainer as well as to request any clarification related to the content of the course.
The methodology of the training is based on a combination of three important elements:
Provision of knowledge required (theory)
Use of training tools, such as case studies, videos, games, animations & exercises (practice – hands on experience)
Feedback/reflection (review)
During the delivery of the course, the participants will receive hard copy material, which will cover the content to be presented in all five (5) d

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

Dynamic, engaging resources
Videos
Projector
PPT

Certification details

Certificate of attendance & certificate of competence (skills & competences required – Europass CV)

Europass mobility certificates – to be issued by the applicant’s National Authority (NA)

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

425

Euro
Course package content:

•             Tuition fee and training material for 5 days (soft copy)
•             Certificate of attendance/Competence (25 accredited CPD units)
•             Europass mobility certificate
•             Administration & Registration fees
•             Certification fees
•             Coffee breaks
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

CANCELLATION POLICY – COURSE/TRAINING FEE
ShipCon, as a customer-oriented company, which values & respects its customers, offers the possibility to all its customers to transfer the paid course/training fee to any ShipCon confirmed – future – course, without any additional administrative charge. Moreover, it offers the possibility to a school/organisation, which already paid the course/training fee, this course/training fee to be transferred to another participant from the same school/organisation to any ShipCon confirmed – future – course.
In case participant is asking for reimbursement of the course fee less than 2 weeks before the commencement of the course then there is an admin charge of 50 Euros. In case of participant is asking for reimbursement of the course fee less than one week before the commencement of the course there is an admin charge of 100 Euros.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)

Other
Target audience type:

Teacher

Head Teacher / Principal

Higher education institution staff
Learning time:

25 hours or more