Strengthening School Leadership

Teaching Excellence, Inclusion, and Resilient Learning across Diverse African Educational Contexts

4.46

Ratings

Intermediate

Level

2–3 Hrs

Learning Hours

67.6K+

Learners

Skills You’ll Learn

Instructional Leadership Teacher Coaching and Feedback Gender-Responsive & Inclusive Leadership Data-Informed Decision Making Shared Leadership & Community Engagement Education in Emergencies

Course Purpose

This micro-learning course equips school leaders with practical strategies to improve teaching quality, strengthen instructional leadership, promote gender-responsive and inclusive schools, use data for school improvement, engage communities, and ensure learning continuity during emergencies. The course is designed for diverse African school contexts and emphasizes practical application over theory.

Course Overview

Development & Institutional Partnership: This course was developed by the Open University of Kenya (OUK), in partnership with the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) and the African Union's Pan African University (PAU), under the joint project “Empowering Female Teachers and School Leaders in Crisis Situations through Integrating Mobile-based Learning in the Pan-African Virtual and Electronic University (PAVEU) Initiative”, with financial support from the Government of Japan.

The course aims to equip school heads, deputy heads, heads of department, and aspiring school leaders with competencies in instructional leadership, teacher coaching, gender-responsive and inclusive practices, data-informed decision-making, shared leadership, community engagement, and education in emergencies.

Through concise, action-oriented modules, participants will strengthen their capacity to support teachers, promote learner well-being, foster collaborative school improvement, and lead confidently during disruptions, ensuring equitable, safe, and continuous learning for all learners.

Strengthening School Leadership for Teaching Excellence, Inclusion, and Resilient Learning equips school leaders with practical strategies to improve teaching quality, learner outcomes, inclusion, and school resilience across diverse African contexts. The course develops competencies in instructional leadership, teacher coaching, gender-responsive and inclusive practices, data-informed decision-making, shared leadership, community engagement, and education in emergencies. Through concise, action-oriented modules, participants will strengthen their capacity to support teachers, promote learner well-being, foster collaborative school improvement, and lead confidently during disruptions, ensuring equitable, safe, and continuous learning for all learners.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the key principles and practices of effective school leadership that promote teaching excellence, inclusion, learner well-being, and education in emergencies.

Examine how instructional leadership, teacher professional learning, inclusive practices, data use, and community partnerships contribute to sustainable school improvement.

Apply practical leadership strategies to coach teachers, promote gender-responsive and inclusive learning, use school data, and manage learning continuity during emergencies.

Reflect on various personal leadership practices evidence-informed approaches to strengthen resilient, inclusive, and high-performing schools in diverse educational.

Course Curriculum

MOD 1 School Leadership for Improved Teaching, Learning, Inclusion and Well-being

MOD 2 Supporting Teachers through Feedback, Coaching and Professional Learning

MOD 3 Gender-Responsive and Inclusive School Leadership

MOD 4 Using School Data for Continuous Improvement

MOD 5 Shared Leadership and Community Engagement

MOD 6 Leading Schools During Emergencies and Disruptions

Certificate of Completion