Leading Learning through Partnerships University of Melbourne

Overview

What you will study

Developing respectful and responsive relationships with families, carers and colleagues is a core responsibility of educational leaders in Early Childhood and Education Care (ECEC) settings.

This Leading Learning through Partnerships course offered by University of Melbourne offers early childhood leaders and aspirational leaders a deeper understanding of how to build and sustain collaborative practices.

Relevance to your job and industry

Learning is aligned with the following Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) teacher standards:

• Engage with colleagues and improve practice

• Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of the role of collaborative partnerships within early childhood settings. You'll be able to:

• Use research evidence and policy documents to analyse the relationship between educational leadership and collaborative partnerships in ECEC settings
• Explain how collaborative partnerships enable new understandings of effective teaching and learning for children participating in a diverse range of early childhood education programs.