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Culture and the Fundamental Importance of Consonance

Explore the fundamental importance of consonance in establishing and maintaining a clear school culture.

330 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover how consistency of words and deeds underpin culture

During this course you will have the opportunity to consider the leaders role in key aspects of the management of culture, such as having difficult conversations, appointing and inducting new staff, managing behaviour and dealing with difficult parents.

You will also have the chance to explore research into the effects culture can have on the morale and motivation of staff, pupils and parents.

What topics will you cover?

  • The fundamental importance of consonance
  • Difficult conversations
  • Recruitment, appointment and induction
  • Behaviour management
  • The pupil’s view
  • Parental complaints
  • Supporting teachers
  • Consonance, culture and morale
  • Research evidence – the effect of culture on morale and motivation

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Investigate why consonance in all aspects of a school’s function is important in transmitting a clear culture
  • Analyse the impact on culture through leader’s behaviour in key aspects of their work, such as having difficult conversations, appointing and inducting new staff, managing behaviour and dealing with difficult parents
  • Understand what the research on the effects of school culture tells us about the morale and motivation of staff, pupils and parents
  • Apply the lessons learned about the need for consonance in case studies dealing with a capability meeting and dealing with difficult parents

Who is the course for?

This course is for students of the MA Educational Leadership.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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