Programme Overview
Middle leadership can be considered as the conduit through which the organisational vision, goals and instructions are transferred. Hence, the Strategic Middle Leadership Initiative (SMLI) was developed to adequately prepare middle leaders with the skills needed to effectively manage, support and transfer ideas and information effectively. This course will, therefore, equip middle leaders with the tools necessary to allow the transfer of information and ideas in the most optimal manner, whilst managing the many possible conflicts, misunderstandings or disconnections that may arise.
The course comprises the following key areas:
- Leadership for personal growth and development
- Leadership for teaching and learning
- Leadership for capacity building
- Leadership and student behaviour management
The following courses are components of the Strategic Middle Leadership Initiative:
| Course | Overview |
| Leadership for Personal Growth and Development | This course examines the establishment of effective school leadership structures through mobilizing and energizing others with the goal of improving teaching and learning. |
| Leadership for Capacity Building | This course examines the ways that effective middle leaders discharge their duties with regard to providing effective guidance to those that they supervise. |
| Leadership for Teaching and Learning | This course seeks to equip middle leaders with the skills necessary to guide staff in achieving effective instructional delivery. |
| Leadership for Change and Sustainable Development | This course seeks to establish the middle leader as a strategist in the achievement of effective visioning, planning and implementation. |
Admission Requirements
The programme is open to all persons who are at the middle leadership level within a public or private educational institution.
Programme Delivery
This self-paced asynchronous course must be completed within four (4) months.
Course Features
Local videos, reading resources, audio materials, discussions, critical reflections and quizzes.