Directors of Teaching and Learning (and their equivalent) carry some of the most complex leadership responsibilities in a school. They shape culture, drive pedagogical improvement, and build alignment across teams — often with competing expectations and limited time.

This program gives you the clarity, confidence, and leadership capability to move beyond managing the day-to-day and instead drive transformational, school-wide growth.

WHAT YOU'LL GAiN:

During the course, you will:

  • Build trust, relational influence, and emotional culture
  • Explore transformational leadership practices
  • Strengthen pedagogical capacity across your teams
  • Deepen inquiry, reflection, and innovation using Vivedus leadership frameworks
  • Apply learning to a real strategic goal you are currently implementing
  • Join a long-term Community of Practice that continues after the program ends

This is leadership learning that translates directly into impact.

PROGRAM OVERViEW

A five-session leadership program for educational leaders driving growth in teaching and learning.

This program brings together small cohorts of six leaders to work directly with Gabrielle Kempton (teaching & learning) and Dr Paul Browning (leadership) in a focused online experience.

Format: Five × 1.5 hour online sessions over two months

Cohort size: Maximum 6 participants

Cost: $2,350 + GST (includes a mailed resource kit)

Each participant brings a real strategic priority they are currently implementing — and leaves with a clear, actionable plan to accelerate it.

COURSE SESSiONS

Session Overview Outcome
Session 1 — Leading Change: Riders, Elephants & Emotional Culture Explore the emotional and behavioural drivers of change with the Rider/Elephant model and the Emotional Culture Deck. Understand the trust practices that shift behaviour and begin forming influence strategies around your strategic priority. Clarity on the human, relational, and emotional factors shaping your project — and early moves you can make to gain traction.
Session 2 — Building a Narrative: Foundations for Pedagogical & Cultural Growth Examine your school’s teaching and learning narrative and how future-focused pedagogy intersects with your strategic priority. Explore alignment between what people say, do, and think. A clearer personal leadership narrative and a stronger sense of how your strategic goal prepares your school for the future.
Session 3 — From the Operational and Transactional to the Transformational Shift conversations, meetings, and practices from admin to pedagogy. Explore the Reflective Change Cycle, micro-inquiries, and coaching as a thinking partnership. A draft inquiry cycle or capacity-building structure to use immediately with teams.
Session 4 — Empowering Heads of Department & Strengthening Alignment Move from compliance structures to empowered middle leadership. Learn how to free HoDs from “administrative gravity,” build coherence, and use PLCs to deepen alignment. A practical alignment plan or leadership rhythm to support your strategy.
Session 5 — Final Integration & Community of Practice Launch Present your progress, troubleshoot challenges, and establish the rhythm of an ongoing peer group that continues long after the program ends. Your own long-term Community of Practice with shared commitments, cadence, and collective support.
PROGRAM DETAiLS & FAQs
Session Times & Dates
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Once cohorts are finalised, you’ll receive your session schedule and invoice.
All sessions run for 1.5 hours via Microsoft Teams.

Typical times:

  • Australia: Weekdays, 9am–5pm AEST
  • UK: 7am–9am GMT

Programs will begin in Term 1, 2026 (February–March).

Payment
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An invoice will be issued once your place is confirmed.

Full payment is required one month prior to commencement so your resource kit can be shipped in time.

Fee: $2,350 + GST

Who should apply?
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  • Directors of Teaching & Learning
  • Heads of Department
  • Those leading whole-school pedagogical improvement
Information Required
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You will be asked to provide:

• Your name and contact details

• Your current Position, School and the number of years in the role

• Your Postal address (for your resource kit)

• Your current strategic priority

We collect this information so we can place you in a cohort where you will gain maximum benefit — where the relationships formed can grow into your long-term Community of Practice.

SECURE YOUR PLACE
Complete the registration form below to request a place in Leading Learning: A Community of Practice for Directors of Teaching & Learning.
‍A member of the Vivedus team will then contact you once cohorts are finalised and you will receive your session schedule and invoice.

Taking too long? Send us an email enquiries@vivedus.com