Leadership

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Research news: A global snapshot of the role of a school leader
Research news: A global snapshot of the role of a school leader

The latest Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report from UNESCO is out. This year, the focus is leadership in education. In today’s article, we look at some of the report’s key findings exploring the role and responsibilities of a school leader, and how this differs around the world.

School Assembly S3E4: Leading a new school
School Assembly S3E4: Leading a new school

School Assembly is the podcast where we find out what it takes to build a school from the ground up. In Series 3 we’re following Dan McShea, Principal of Notre Dame College, Queensland. In this episode we’re talking leadership – including the differences between taking on the role at an existing school, as opposed to being a foundation principal.

Teacher Awards 2024: Leadership Award for Driving School Improvement
Teacher Awards 2024: Leadership Award for Driving School Improvement

In this Teacher Awards 2024 winners’ profile, we chat with the executive team at Cessnock High School in NSW. Winners of our Leadership Award for Driving School Improvement, we hear about how they’ve transformed school culture and improved academic achievement.

School Assembly S3E3: Crafting a school vision and mission statement
School Assembly S3E3: Crafting a school vision and mission statement

School Assembly is the podcast series that explores what it takes to build a school from the ground up. In this episode we catch up with Notre Dame College Principal Dan McShea to talk about crafting the school vision, mission and motto.

School Improvement Episode 55: Instructional leadership with Research Conference keynote Professor David Hopkins
School Improvement Episode 55: Instructional leadership with Research Conference keynote Professor David Hopkins

We’re joined by Professor David Hopkins ahead of his keynote at ACER’s Research Conference 2025, titled ‘Unleashing Greatness – A Strategy for School Improvement’. Our conversation zeros in on one of the 8 steps of his strategy, instructional leadership, and includes practical pointers and plenty to reflect on in relation to your own context and practice.

Global Education Episode 25: Playful learning in Laos
Global Education Episode 25: Playful learning in Laos

In this episode of our Global Education podcast, Teacher Editor Jo Earp talks to Soukdalone Phommathep – Foundation Principal of Lab Langban in Laos – about its growth from humble beginnings, learning while having fun, the importance of student voice, and a playful design touch that’s enjoyed by adults just as much as the children.

School Assembly S3E2: Growing student enrolments
School Assembly S3E2: Growing student enrolments

In Series 3 of our School Assembly podcast, we’re following Dan McShea – Foundation Principal of the new P-12 Notre Dame College on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Episode 2 is all about student enrolments – from juggling the many enrolment interviews, to some eye-catching ways of selling a vision for a school that doesn’t exist yet.

Leadership Q&A: Embedding Indigenous perspectives into the fabric of a school
Leadership Q&A: Embedding Indigenous perspectives into the fabric of a school

From the uniform and building names to community consultation and learning, Aboriginal perspectives and culture is woven into the fabric of Googong Public School. Teacher speaks to principal Rebekah Lindsay, a 2024 NAIDOC Teacher of the Year Award winner, about their approach and the success it’s bringing.

Teacher Staffroom Episode 59: School leader insights
Teacher Staffroom Episode 59: School leader insights

As a school leader, what’s been your biggest achievement of the last month? What about a challenge or hurdle you’ve had to overcome? And what’s been a key learning for you in your own practice? In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we take a look at some of the leadership-focused content we’ve published recently.

Addressing school staffing needs through teacher mentorship
Addressing school staffing needs through teacher mentorship

‘School leaders expressed a need for better-prepared new teachers who could integrate smoothly into the Independent school environment … [the program creates] a pipeline of qualified teachers who are already familiar with the school's culture and practices.’ In today’s article, we look at a new mentorship program addressing staffing needs.