Stronger Schools, Fairer Futures: Developing Principals to Lead for Equity: Professional Learning for Principals to Lead Whole-School Change with Equity at the Core.

Project leaders: Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA)

This research will:

• Conduct a rigorous review of educational leadership literature (with a focus on Australian research) to identify what works in equity-focused leadership and make these insights widely accessible to the sector.

• Engage aspiring and experienced leaders to test and refine the thematic map emerging from the literature, ensuring it reflects the lived realities of schools and highlights practical strategies for equity-driven decision making.

• Develop professional learning materials for delivery through national Principals’ Associations that explicitly build leaders’ capacity to exercise instructional leadership, organisational management, and culture/community establishment through an equity lens.