The 10 Most Inspiring Educational Leaders in Australia

Educational Leaders: Achieving New Heights
Transforming a school or a college or the entire education system is a long, hard, and frequently arduous mission. An educational leader sets off on this journey and figures out what to do, when to do it, who to tune in to, and how to manage crisis along the way?
Majority of the people perceive that educational leaders as principals, supervisors, and thought leaders in the schools, professional networks, and even businesses. But an educational leader is someone who aids the next generation in nurturing their dreams and ambitions, keeping eye on the horizon, making shared culture and qualities and so forth.
This responsibility is not just levied upon a limited handful, sprinkled with some enchantment dust. It is within the grip of every one of us. It just requires genuine efforts and strong commitment towards the cause of education.
Today, many successful educational leaders are making a significant impact on improving learning. However, what requires more clarity is on to what extent does leadership matter, how significant those impacts are in promoting the learning of all age groups, and what exactly are the fundamental elements of fruitful leadership.
In any case, if learning is considered as a lifelong process, even educational leaders need to stay on the learning trail and consider progressing and improvising as basic to their and their students’ achievement.
The basic purpose of educational leadership is to guarantee academic accomplishment through constantly upgrading the process, content and training. This is essentially practiced through a coordinated effort with various people, for example, instructors, guardians, students, public policy producers and general society members
How do top-notch leaders accomplish all the above mentioned parameters?
• By setting directions – outlining a clear course that everybody comprehends, building up exclusive requirements and utilizing information to follow progress and execution.
• By developing individuals – aiding instructors and others in the framework with the vital help and preparing to succeed.
• Also, by making the organization work – guaranteeing that the entire range of conditions and motivating forces are completely bolstered instead of repressed teaching and learning.
There is still more to find out about the fundamentals of quality leadership. Successful leadership can play a profoundly huge and often underestimated role in improving student learning, as the primary objective of an educational leader is to improve the quality of education and the education system itself.
Believing the same, we set out on a quest to find such strong educational leaders in Australia compelling us to derive this edition The 10 Most Inspiring Educational Leaders in Australia, 2020.
Featured on the cover of the edition is Mark Robertson—Principal of Oakleigh Grammar School, who with his zeal and educational expertise brings continuous growth. We have also featured Suzanne Farley—Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Jason Smith—Tamborine Mountain State School, Mark Savery—Head of eLearning at Emmanuel College, for their contributions towards the improvement and implementing new ideas for the education industry, students, and the society as a whole; most importantly who are both bringing and leading change.
While flipping the pages, you will also come across articles penned by our in- house editors which will give insight into various leadership traits and qualities that global leaders possess. We hope you enjoy reading this edition as much as we did while curating it for you.
Happy Reading!