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Leading and Changing Culture in Schools

Explore the importance of leaders in creating culture and managing the dynamics of cultural change.

344 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

What can we learn about how leaders create culture?

During this course you will have the opportunity to explore the leader’s role in creating and changing a school’s culture. Along the way, you will consider why change is important, analyse the process of change and how to manage the dynamics of a cultural change.

What topics will you cover?

  • How do we start to lead culture?
  • Evaluating culture
  • Teachers on culture
  • Changing the culture
  • Leaders and change
  • Why wanting change is the starting point
  • Analysis of the change process
  • Five principles for managing cultural change
  • Dynamics of and resistance to change
  • Group conformity effects
  • 10 key principles for effective leadership of change

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 creating culture is central to leadership and why establishing the right culture is essential for school improvement
  • Investigate how to start to lead a school culture
  • Understand the process of cultural change and its challenges
  • Apply the 10 key principles for cultural change to two case studies in a real-life school setting

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

Learning on FutureLearn

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  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

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  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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