School Management and Leadership

This course is meant for capacity building of school headteachers/principals and the prospective headteachers of schools to provide them with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies for effectively playing the role of the ‘Headmaster’ or ‘Principal’ in schools. The online course includes Twelve Modules with two/three units under each module. A total of twenty-five units. Pedagogy: Learning material will be in the form of e-text, PPTs, Audio-Video Lectures, and tutorials. Discussion Forum, 10 MCQs as Self-Assessment Questions per Module.

Title of the Sessions

Week

Module-1: An Introduction to Educational Management

Unit - 1: Concept of Educational Management
Unit - 2: Need and Importance of Educational Management.

Week- I

Module-2: A Brief Introduction to School Leadership

Unit - 3: Meaning and Nature of School Leadership
Unit - 4: Role, Functions and Responsibilities of a School Leader.
Unit - 5: Emerging Role of School Leader in the Context of NEP2020.

Week- II

Module-3: Introduction to School Management

Unit - 6: Concept and Nature of School Management
Unit - 7: Principles and Techniques of School Management.

Week- III

Module-4 : Role of Communication in School Leadership

Unit - 8: An Introduction to Communication Process
Unit - 9: School Leader as an Effective Communicator.

Week- IV

Module-5: Diverse Role of School Heads

Unit - 10: Administrative Functions of a School Head
Unit - 11: Teacher as a Pedagogical Leader

Week- V

Module-6: School as a Learning Organization

Unit -12: An Introduction to Learning Organization
Unit -13: Essential Characteristics of an Effective School.

Week- VI

Module–7: Management of Human and Material Resources in Schools

Unit - 14: Planning for Human and Material Resource Management.
Unit - 15: Developing Human Resources.

Week- VII

Module-8: Managing Teaching Learning Process

Unit - 16: Planning and Organizing Curriculum
Unit - 17: Guidance and Supervision of Curriculum Transaction

Week- VIII

Module-9: Institutional Planning

Unit - 18: An Introduction to Institutional Planning
Unit - 19: Role of School Heads in Institutional Planning

Week- IX

Module-10 : Community Engagement in Schools

Unit - 20: An Introduction to Learning Communities
Unit - 21: Roles of the School Heads in Community Engagement.

Week- X

Module-11 : School Governance and Financial Management

Unit - 22: Policies and Practices of School Governance
Unit - 23: Framework for Financial Management in Schools

Week- XI

Module-12: Leading Innovations in Schools

Unit - 24: An Introduction to Innovation in Schools
Unit - 25: Leading Innovative Practices in Schools

Week- XII