Collaborative management and leadership in schools

A successful modern educational establishment must not only be effective in the teaching/learning model but also the way it is managed.
A systematical approach to school management and education is one of the requirements for an effective school. During this course participants are introduced to some tools and some good example schools for building a systematic picture of their organization’s development and mechanisms.
The course has a strong practical focus. Taking part in this course, the participants will understand the key elements and principles related to collaborative leadership, management and will acquire concrete methods and activities for engaging employees and students that they will be able to implement in the school.
Topics
Colloborative leadership, management
Engaging employees and students
Methods for meetings and trainings in an organisation

Why a training session in Estonia? According to the last PISA results:
• The results of Estonian basic school students are the best in Europe and among the strongest in the entire world.
• Estonia has the least low performers – over twice as little compared with other countries’
• Estonia has very little educational stratification compared with other countries – our educational system is homogenous and egalitarian.

Day 1: Welcome
- Presentation of the course and participants
- Brainstorming and team-building
- Management and leading: an interactive introduction
- Cultural visit to the city centre

Day 2: Tools and methods
- Introduction and overview of collaborative management
- Practical workshops/groupwork
- Preparing for the school visits – questions, focuses

Day 3: Experiences in the practical field - focus on collaborative leadership, management
- Visit to a local school
- Professional discussions with the staff.
- Workshop to reflect on the school visit

Day 4 Experiences in the practical field - focus on collaborative leadership, management
- Visit to a local school
- Professional discussions with the staff.
- Workshop to reflect on the second school visit

Day 5 Opportunities for adapting
- Experiences, methods in your organization
- Workshops and presentations to the group by course members.
- Participant reflection, course evaluation and certificates.

Dates
Period and venue can be freely chosen by the sending organisation, upon request and after checking our availability.

Methodolgy
Based our methodology will stimulate active participation, pro-activity, responsibility and sharing of problems and thoughts of all participants involved. In this way, we aim to build a diverse and stimulating environment for studying, reflecting and working. It has a practical approach.

Preparation
We ask participants to fulfil a questionnaire in order to let us understand their previous knowledge and experience and their specific needs related to the topics of our training course.

Course Details
Our course runs from Monday to Friday and is usually of one weeks' duration.

Daily Timetable
Class Times: 09.00 - 16.00