SCHOOL ORGANISATION AND LEADERSHIP ( NISHTHA 2.0 )

NISHTHA 2.0

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP - CONCEPT AND APPLICATIONS

National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) has been conceptualized as a holistic capacity development programme for school heads and teachers of the government education system in India to enable them to transform their schools and emerge as change agents for improving quality in schools. NISHTHA also envisages active support of all stakeholders – students, teachers, school heads, parents, community and system level functionaries to collaboratively think, design and implement positive changes in their school, while at the same time understand mutual expectations and challenges. The purpose of NISHTHA is to improve student learning and student learning outcomes.  

This Module on School Leadership: Concepts and Applications has been developed by National Centre for School Leadership, NIEPA with the prime focus of enabling School Heads and Teachers of Secondary schools to take a prominent role in leading the school with a focused vision of improving quality of school and enhance students’ learning and learning outcomes. This Module appears as No.8 in NISHTHA 2.0 as uploaded on DIKSHA portal. 

The Module helps build a comprehensive understanding of the concept of leadership in the context of the school and in the context of the education system that the school is located in. One of the most challenging issues for secondary school heads is to develop and inculcate the cognitive and soft skills among students, such as communication, independent and critical thinking, reflection, metacognition etc. Considering these challenges, it is important then to ponder as to what kind of leadership is required for school heads and teachers at secondary level of education, which is discussed in greater detail in this Course on School Leadership. Leadership for Learning is at the core of leading a Secondary school. This concept deals, specifically with, how to create a vision for learning for your school, involving different stakeholders which include students. parents, community and system level functionaries. In addition, it also focuses on how the school leader develop her/himself as a skilled facilitator adept at communication skills, conflict resolution, decision-making and stress management.

WITH THE LINK , YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE SELF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS

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