Lining up the ducks: Personalising education and the challenges it poses for a school's leadership

Abstract

In Australia, Victoria's Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has encouraged educational institutions and systems to respond to the global movement of personalising learning in ways - both pedagogically and organisationally - that support the diverse personal aspirations of learners. An evaluation of the leadership structure of a large, regional independent school came at a time when the school was initiating some ideas in relation to personalising learning; ideas that also coincided with innovations that the school had already made with its middle years students. Focus group discussions took place to identify issues and a Web-based survey was utilised to explore the ideas..