Get Involve in CCELMS Online Training Course for DEPUTIES AND MIDDLE MANAGERS
- Aims
The aim of this course is to develop knowledge, understanding and a critical perspective – based on evidence from the literature, inspection and the course members’ own research – of the qualities and strategies required by senior (e.g. deputies, vice-principals) and middle managers (e.g. heads of department, faculty, service) to improve the quality of teaching and learning and to raise standards in their areas of responsibility.
In particular, this module focuses on the changing roles, responsibilities and professional development of deputies, middle managers and senior management teams (or leadership groups), in schools and other educational organisations. Consequently, there will be a particular focus on shared or distributed leadership and leadership for learning. The assignment will be an analysis of an observation you will undertake in this area, the precise focus of which is for course members to decide. This module will aim to develop not the humanistic perspective on researching in leadership as in the last module (or Knowledge Domain as Ribbins and Gunter (2002) put it) but a more evaluative perspective will be fostered. An accompanying literature review will aim to develop a more critical perspective to reviewing the literature.
- Objectives
At the end of the module, the course members will be able:
- to articulate in a critical and analytical way the qualities and strategies required by senior and middle managers to improve the quality of teaching and learning and to raise standards in their areas of responsibility and, in particular, to develop strategies to identify, analyse and support weaker areas of responsibility;
- to articulate in a critical and analytical way the changes in the roles and responsibilities of senior and middle managers and the dilemmas these present;
- to articulate in a critical and analytical way the professional development needs of senior and middle managers and how these can be addressed;
- to articulate in a critical and analytical way the strategies for managing change that are available to senior and middle managers.
- Modules Cover
| Module | TOPICS | |
| 1 | Meaning and purposes of Management and leadership | |
| 2 | Leadership, management and administration theories and styles | |
| 3 | Transactional, Transformational and Distributed Leadership in modern schools or organisation | |
| 4 | Schools of Management and Administration Thoughts | |
| 5 | Issues for deputies and middle leaders-review an article about middle leadership | |
| 6 | Team work and middle leadership. | |
| 7 | Group discussion and feedback about middle maanagers: your ideas for your literature review and observation, who is to be observed and will anybody be interviewed? | |
| 8 | What do we expect from the analysis of an observation of a school middle manager? | |
| 9 | Strategies for building and sustaining a learning community – meaning of Learning community, How Can We Build a Successful Learning Community? Strategies for Creating a Mission-Driven Learning Community | |
| 10 | Continues Assessment | |
| Organisation Development processes; Departmental requirement for staff development
Departmental requirement for middle leaders’ development Developing ‘ leaders’ in the public services? The realities of management and for public managers. |
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| 11 | Group discussion and feedback: your ideas for your literature review and observation, who is to be observed and will anybody be interviewed? | |
| 12 | Middle leader observation and report what do we expect from the analysis of an observation? | |
| 13 | Group Presentations (no more than 10 minutes for each presentation) | |
| 14 | Guest Presentation on Deputies and Middle Leadership | |
| 15 | Class discussion: What have we learned about (i) literature review and (ii) observation of a middle leader? | |
| 16 | Class discussion: What have we learned about deputies and middle managers? What are the key issues? | |
| 17 | Preparing for exam and Tutorials (if required). |
- Who is the programme for?
Middle managers, deputies from all organisations, both profit and non-profit making, who wish to develop their leadership, managerial and administrative skills. The major criterion for attending this programme is that delegates have or will shortly assume management or administrative responsibility for an educational establishment, organisation or company division.
- Who presents the course?
The course is presented by CCELMS, an academic centre for research and leadership for sustainable development. CCELMS trainers has vast expertise in research methodology and leadership for sustainable development.
- How is the course presented?
The course is presented through the web-based learning management system. The course materials are 100% online.
- How much time will it take?
Successful participation will require about 8 hours per week over a period of eight weeks. Participants should plan to spend another 18 hours on the final assignment.
- Application
If you want to be considered for the course, please CLICK here to complete the pre-registration form.
- Cost
The enrolment fee is CFA199,000 (One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand CFA) per participant.
- Enquiries
Please contact us if additional information is required.