Leadership and Strategic Management in Education
Leadership theories, styles and strategic management applied to schools and education systems for graduate students.
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Leadership theories, styles and strategic management applied to schools and education systems for graduate students.
Each of the 6 Leadership and Strategic Management in Education skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 48 Leadership and Strategic Management in Education questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Leadership and Strategic Management in Education work is filed under University, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Tertiary and college foundations - Advanced study
6 Leadership and Strategic Management in Education skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
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Learning outcomes
After working through the Leadership and Strategic Management in Education practice sets you should be able to:
- Theories of Leadership: Trait, behavioural, contingency, transformational and distributed leadership.
- Strategic Planning in Schools: Vision, mission, SWOT analysis, objectives and school improvement planning.
- Change Management in Education: Models of organisational change, resistance and leading reform in schools.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Leadership and Strategic Management in Education question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
Transformational leadership is characterised by:
- Inspiring and motivating followers towards a shared vision
- Exchanging rewards for compliance only
- Avoiding all decision-making
- Strict rule enforcement alone
Working: Transformational leaders use idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration.
The three stages of Lewin’s classic change model are:
- Unfreeze, change, refreeze
- Plan, do, review
- Storming, norming, performing
- Input, process, output
Working: Lewin proposed destabilising the status quo (unfreeze), moving to new practices (change), then embedding them (refreeze).
A school’s mission statement describes its:
- Core purpose and what it does
- Annual budget
- Timetable
- Staff list
Working: The mission states why the organisation exists; the vision describes the desired future state.
Main topics and skills
Leadership and Strategic Management in Education is organised into 3 topic groups covering 6 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Leadership Theories & Styles
Strategic Management in Education
Leading Change & School Improvement
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Frequently asked questions
Which education levels does Leadership and Strategic Management in Education cover?
The Leadership and Strategic Management in Education material sits at University. Because each skill is labelled individually, a learner can work below or above their year group without losing their place.
Which parts of Leadership and Strategic Management in Education can I revise?
Leadership and Strategic Management in Education is split into 3 topic groups, among them Leadership Theories & Styles, Strategic Management in Education and Leading Change & School Improvement. Each group opens out into individual skills you can take one at a time.
How much Leadership and Strategic Management in Education practice can I do?
You can work through 48 Leadership and Strategic Management in Education questions across 6 skills, and read the worked reasoning whether you answer correctly or not.
Does this help with tertiary coursework?
Skills are arranged by education level, which includes the stages leading to tertiary coursework, and they are labelled Tertiary foundation coursework. Check your own syllabus for the exact topics set this year.
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