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Summary and reflection

Congratulations on completing the first week of this short course on educational leadership.
Congratulations on completing the first week of this short course on educational leadership.

This week, you have explored:

  • Ideas of leadership
  • Leadership motivations
  • Your own leadership style
  • The application of leadership principles in realistic educational contexts
  • The importance of culture and leadership

Next week

In Week 2, we’ll delve deeper into the characteristics of effective schools and their leaders, explore prominent leadership theory and research, and focus on the impact of the learning-centred leadership model.

Your task

  • Was there anything surprising for you in this week’s content?
  • What have you enjoyed most in this week’s learning?
Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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