Women in School Leadership (WISL) Program - Victoria Immersion

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The Women in School Leadership (WISL) Program is a professional learning program for a select group of women principals in Victoria and Delhi.

Participants of the WISL Program will take part in reciprocal immersion experiences in Victoria, Australia, during the week of May 13th, 2024. This program aims to promote cross-cultural exchange and enhance participants' understanding of leadership for social change within the context of learning and well-being.

The 2023-24 program is part of Victoria’s India Strategy: Our Shared and is one of three school education initiatives enhancing engagement between Victorian and Indian schools. Running from August 2023 – May 2024, the program will support principals to engage in an online professional learning program and reciprocal immersion experiences in Delhi/Bangalore and Victoria.

The theme for the WISL Program in 2023-24 is Leading schools for social change with a focus on learning and well-being. This theme aligns to the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (VATL) Domain 1: Leading teaching, learning and well-being, and Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) 2.0 ‘student learning and well-being' central outcome. It also aligns to the Indian National Education Plan (NEP) pedagogical and curricular restructuring, aimed at promoting better learning, development, and well-being.

By participating in the program, Principals will develop:

  • Best practice in school and community leadership and social change management
  • New approaches to student learning and wellbeing according to FISO 2.0, VATL and NEP
  • Strong connections between Victorian and Indian school leaders.

The program is developed and delivered by Asia Education Foundation (AEF) in partnership with the Australia India Institute and Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, and the National Progressive School’s Conference and O.P. Jindal Global University in India.

Outcomes

At the conclusion of the program, Principals will have:

  • Further developed their capacity to lead change in their school.
  • Enhanced their knowledge of contemporary Australia and India
  • Further developed their intercultural intelligence to support the development of collaborative relationships with Victorian colleagues and community, including Victoria’s Indian Diaspora
  • Supported the implementation of their school’s priorities.
  • Expanded their professional networks to support ongoing learning of comparative education policy and practice.
  • Contributed to their professional networks by forming new connections (or people-to-people links) and sharing the outcomes of their engagement and learning.

For all enquiries, please contact the WISL team at Asia Education Foundation via email: wisl-india@unimelb.edu.au.