International Leadership and Management Programme for Middle Leaders 

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Study time: 40 hours
  • Video time: 6 hours
  • Live group session
  • 1:1 Coaching Session
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Designed for Leaders Growing Their Impact

This course is designed for middle leaders, including curriculum leaders, phase leaders, heads of department and teachers with leadership responsibilities, who are supporting teaching and learning within their teams. Through flexible online learning, live sessions and personalised 1:1 coaching, you will strengthen your leadership skills, collaborate with educators from different contexts and explore practical approaches to improving learning. 
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What's included?

  • 16 Content Modules, plus Entry and Exit Modules
  • Digital Learning Journal
  • 1 hour live group session
  • 45 min 1:1 coaching session
  • Certification

Improve Student Learning

You will learn how to better organise, support and lead your team with the ultimate goal of improving student learning through engaging content and rich discussions with like-minded colleagues around the world.

Be an Effective Leader

Through self-reflection and analysis of your decisions, learning evidence and school systems, you will learn how to focus your leadership skills to become a more effective leader of your team.

What will we explore in this course?

Through four carefully designed chapters of learning, we will dive deeper into how your leadership can positively impact your school, your team and your learners.

Chapter 1: My Leadership

  • Module 1.1 What are Leadership and Management?  
  • Module 1.2 Leadership and Management for Improving Learning  
  • Module 1.3 What is Learning?
  • Module 1.4 Leadership and Management in an Internationally Minded School

Chapter 2: My Leadership of Others

  • Module 2.1 Leading My Team
  • Module 2.2 Creating a Culture of Change
  • Module 2.3 Professional Relationships and Conversations
  • Module 2.4 Leadership and Management Models for Your Team

Chapter 3: My Leadership of Learning Evidence

  • Module 3.1 Student Learning Within My Area of Responsibility
  • Module 3.2 Identify and Measure Learning in the Moment
  • Module 3.3 Analyse Evidence of Learning
  • Module 3.4 Use Evidence to Improve Learning

Chapter 4: My Leadership of Structures and Systems

  • Module 4.1 Structures and Systems That Support My Team
  • Module 4.2 Leading Effective and Efficient Meetings
  • Module 4.3 External Communications
  • Module 4.4 Your First, Next Steps

Join our next cohort starting 29 September 2026!

Your Course Schedule

The different chapters of learning will be made available at specific times over the duration of the course. You and your colleagues will be working simultaneously through the content and engaging in lively discussions as you go.

Reminders will be sent before each new section is released, so you will never miss out!

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Meet Your Trainer

Catherine Copeland

Catherine is an experienced international school leader, education consultant and coach with more than 30 years in education. She has held senior leadership roles at United World College Maastricht and Keystone Academy in Beijing and, as Director of Global EDGEucation, has supported schools internationally with accreditation, curriculum development and school improvement. She works with leaders to develop their teams and create the conditions for high-quality learning.
Patrick Jones - Course author
JUMPSTART YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

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