Standard 3

Plan for and Implement Effective Teaching and Learning

3.3 - Use teaching strategies: • Leadership skills help teachers design group-based activities that encourage collaboration and teamwork among students, fostering essential life skills. 3.6 - Evaluate and improve teaching programs: • Teachers can apply teamwork principles to collaborate with colleagues in reflecting on and enhancing teaching programs.

Standard 4

Create and Maintain Supportive and Safe Learning Environments

4.1 - Support student participation: • Teachers with leadership skills encourage students to take on leadership roles, boosting participation and creating positive classroom dynamics. 4.2 - Manage classroom activities: • Effective teamwork allows teachers to implement group activities and manage transitions smoothly, ensuring a well-structured learning environment.

Standard 6

Engage in Professional Learning

6.2 - Engage in professional learning and improve practice: • Leadership and teamwork training encourages reflective practices and helps teachers improve their ability to lead collaborative initiatives within schools.

Standard 7

Engage Professionally with Colleagues, Parents/Carers, and the Community

7.1 - Meet professional ethics and responsibilities: • Teachers with leadership skills can model ethical behavior and positive teamwork, setting high standards for professional conduct. 7.3 - Engage with the parents/carers: • Teamwork skills improve communication and collaboration with parents, ensuring a cooperative approach to student development. 7.4 - Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities: • Leadership training equips teachers to participate in or lead professional networks, contributing to school-wide initiatives and community engagement.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for Leadership & Teams in Action align well with educators aiming to strengthen their ability to lead and engage in collaborative, supportive environments.

  • Develop a foundational understanding of leadership frameworks by exploring different models, styles, and practices, such as situational leadership and the five levels of leadership.

  • Enhance emotional intelligence and resilience through applied exercises in emotional agility, positive psychology, and managing change, supporting adaptive and empathetic leadership.

  • Build effective communication skills and techniques, including active listening, to foster trust and clarity within teams and enable constructive conflict resolution.

  • Learn to identify and overcome team challenges, examining behaviors that disrupt teams and strategies to cultivate high-trust, high-functioning teams.

  • Cultivate a personal leadership brand by aligning attitudes, behaviors, and mindfulness practices that anchor self-awareness, resilience, and consistency in leadership actions.