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Course Description

This course develops leaders’ ability to use macro-level data to drive strategic, whole-school decision-making. Aligned to the Australian Professional Standard for Principals—Professional Practice: Leading the management of the school—it focuses on aligning staffing, resources, and structures to improvement priorities and sustaining impact over time.



Audience

School Leaders


Teaching Standards

6.3.4 Lead Level - Engage in professional learning - Engage with colleagues and improve practice:  Implement professional dialogue within the school or professional learning network(s) that is informed by feedback, analysis of current research and practice to improve the educational outcomes of students.



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1 – Seeing the System: What Macro-Level Data Reveals

    • Introduction

    • What Do We Mean by Macro-Level Data?

    • Video: Understanding different types of data | Dr. Selena Fisk

    • Why System-Level Patterns Matter

    • The Leadership Shift

    • Seeing Hidden Patterns

    • Leadership Insight: When Data Misleads

    • Resource: Trend Spotting Task

    • Reflection Question
  • 3

    Module 2 – From Data to Strategy: Leading System-Level Decisions

    • Introduction

    • From Insight to Action: Why Strategy Matters

    • The Strategic Data Cycle

    • Leadership in Action – Example

    • Resource: Strategic Decision Simulation

    • Reflection Question
  • 4

    Module 3 – Building Whole-School Data Systems and Dashboards

    • Introduction

    • Why Data Systems Matter

    • What Makes an Effective Whole-School Data System?

    • What to Include in a Macro-Level Dashboard

    • Example – Weak vs Strong Leadership Dashboard

    • Video: Data Driven Personalised Learning: The Future for Education

    • Case Study – When Data Exists but Insight Doesn’t

    • Scenario Activity – The Overloaded Dashboard

    • Resource: Dashboard Design Task
  • 5

    Module 4 - Leading Change Through System-Level Data

    • Introduction

    • From Action to Impact

    • What High-Impact Leaders Do Differently

    • Leadership Practices for Sustained Improvement

    • Example – 12-Month Monitoring in Practice

    • Case Study – When Improvement Doesn’t Stick

    • Resource: Impact Planning Task

    • Final Reflection

    • Wrap Up

    • Resource: Macro-Level Data and System-Level Leadership – Post-Course 30-Minute Collaboration

    • Reference List
  • 6

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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