Educational leadership equips you to lead improvements in education for diverse communities and learners. It will also develop your skills in understanding, critiquing and contributing to research that is shaping Aotearoa New Zealand’s educational policy and practice. In addition, our programmes in Educational Leadership provide you with the skills and knowledge to advance your leadership abilities in the education sector and enhance your career and salary prospects.

Topics studied include:

- Culturally responsive leadership

- Developing Communities of Learning

- Developing professional expertise

- Educational change

- Educational leadership in the electronic age

- Educational policy and organisations

- Mentoring teachers

You must have at least three years of practical experience in teaching or a related profession, including experience in a formal or informal leadership and/or management role.
In addition, you must have completed Educational Leadership EDPROFST 738 or an equivalent course and at least 30 points from the schedule of approved research method courses offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work.