Registration alert: Developing Socially Responsible School Governance and Leadership

Date: Course access starts in February 2026 and ends in August 2026
Time: Live sessions take place 12:00–15:00 (CET/CEST) on the following four days:
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17-03-2026
14-04-2026
26-05-2026
30-06-2026

Location: Online

You are invited to join a new developmental learning programme for school governing bodies and leadership teams. We are offering a comprehensive approach to foster socially responsible leadership and governance, suitable for all governance structures. This course provides the opportunity to:

develop your capabilities
balance your educational, operational and social responsibilities in alignment with the school’s mission and vision
develop strategies to address specific challenges facing your school community

Along with other leaders from your school, you will explore the aspects of effective, ethical governance and leadership that underpin a sustainable, future-focused school. As a school-based team, you will work together to understand your individual and shared commitment to socially responsible leadership and how this impacts your decision-making.

At the end of the programme, your team will have developed governance and leadership practices that demonstrate collective social responsibility for your school community within its unique context. Moving forward, a meaningful partnership based on a shared commitment to ethical, socially responsible leadership will intentionally develop trust within your school community.

View the course overview to learn more about each module.

How you will learn & connect:

The course is delivered online. Resources and experiences are delivered via asynchronous (self-paced) modules and live synchronous (collaborative) learning sessions
A modular learning programme focused on the aspects of effective, ethical governance
A closing session for all participants to reflect together on intended outcomes

This training is aligned with the CIS International Accreditation Framework.

Commitment: You can expect to spend 16-20 hours this programme over a 6-month period. 12 hours are spent learning collaboratively in 4 live sessions with a global cohort of participants. 4-8 hours will be dedicated to self-paced work and follow up reflections with colleagues in your institution.

Fee: €850 per person (excluding VAT). We recommend you enroll in this programme with your colleagues - e.g. yourself, someone from your leadership team and someone from the governing board.

Ready to Register?

If you intend to register only yourself: visit the CIS Community portal to register.

If you intend to register yourself and other colleagues: Fill out this form and share the names of the senior leaders and governors who will also participate. Please make sure you have had a chance to confirm with them that they will be included as participants. We will prepare the registration for you and your team and follow-up with additional instructions.

If you need help logging in to the portal to register, please let us know.