In the latest edition of the Curriculum Leadership Journal, Mark Waters and Pam Montgomery write:

In August last year, 167 principals from the Hume Region of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)gathered in Shepparton in north-eastern Victoria to participate in the first of twelve modules of leadership training entitled the Common Curriculum.

This is the Hume Region’s strategy to reaffirm principals as instructional leaders in their schools. Over two years, all principals from the region will participate in eight one-day workshops devoted to educational leadership, and four one-day workshops dealing with transformational leadership. Each workshop will be followed by school-based action and reflection. Core leadership training for principals was originally proposed in 2006 by Stephen Brown, Hume Regional Director.

This proposal was endorsed by Hume Region principals, and designed by Stephen Brown and Leon Kildea. The Common Curriculum was launched in 2007.

The full article can be found here.

Related Links:

Hume Region - DEECD

Professional Learning in Effective Schools

Effective Schools

The Curriculum Leadership Journal