Building Trust, Resilient Teams and Inclusive School Cultures
Authentic Leadership in Education is a professional development course designed for teachers, school leaders and education professionals who want to build trust-based, resilient and inclusive school environments.
The course focuses on developing authentic leadership skills, including self-awareness, ethical decision-making, transparency and alignment between values and actions. Participants will learn how to lead with integrity and create a positive school culture that supports both teachers and students.
Why this course?
Modern schools face constant change, increasing demands and diverse challenges. Effective leadership today requires more than management – it requires authenticity.
During this course, you will learn how to:
- build trust and transparency within your school community
- strengthen team resilience and collaboration
- support wellbeing of teachers and students
- create an inclusive and supportive learning environment
- respond effectively to change and challenges
Authentic leadership helps create schools where people feel valued, heard and motivated.
Learning time: 25 hours or more / 7 days
Language used for the training: English
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Target group
This course is ideal for team leaders and coordinators, trainers and education professionals, school principals and deputy heads, teachers and educators.
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24.05.2026 – 30.05.2026 PLANNED
28.06.2026 – 04.07.2026 PLANNED
Poland OID E10251623
Join this course and transform your leadership approach, strengthen your team and build a more inclusive school culture.
2026: € 560 per person / 7 days
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Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand key principles of authentic and trust-based leadership
- Identify barriers to effective teamwork (e.g. lack of trust, avoidance of conflict)
- Apply practical tools for building resilient and collaborative teams
- Develop communication strategies adapted to diverse personalities
- Strengthen conflict resolution and constructive dialogue skills
- Define and apply shared values in decision-making processes
- Foster inclusive and supportive school cultures
- Improve team engagement, accountability, and cooperation
- Promote well-being and psychological safety in educational teams
- Support sustainable school leadership and organisational development
Course content
🌍Authentic Leadership in Education
Developing authentic leadership is a key element of any effective educational leadership course. In this training, participants explore how self-awareness, values, and personal identity influence leadership style and decision-making in school environments.
Teachers and school leaders learn how to:
- build strong leadership identity in education
- align actions with core values and ethical principles
- lead with transparency, integrity, and authenticity
Authentic leadership helps create trust, clarity, and consistency in schools, which are essential for long-term development and positive relationships.
🤝Building Trust in School Organization
Trust is the foundation of successful schools and effective school leadership training. This part of the course focuses on developing communication skills and creating environments where teachers and students feel safe, respected, and supported.
Participants explore:
- how to build trust within school teams
- effective communication and feedback strategies
- creating psychological safety in educational settings
Strong trust improves collaboration, reduces conflict, and supports both teacher wellbeing and student success.
💪 Building Resilient Teams in Education
Resilience is essential in today’s changing educational landscape. This teacher leadership course supports participants in understanding how to build and sustain resilient teams in schools.
Key topics include:
- understanding team resilience in education
- coping with change, uncertainty, and challenges
- strengthening collaboration and peer support
Participants learn how to create teams that are adaptable, motivated, and capable of working effectively under pressure.
🌈 Inclusive School Culture and Leadership
Inclusive education is a central element of modern Erasmus+ teacher training courses. This section focuses on building school environments where diversity is respected and every student feels valued.
Participants learn how to:
- promote inclusion and diversity in education
- create safe and supportive learning environments
- develop inclusive leadership practices
Inclusive school culture supports equity, improves student outcomes, and strengthens the entire school community.
Outcomes
After the course, participants will be able to:
- improve school culture based on trust and collaboration
- apply authentic leadership in daily school practice
- build strong, engaged and resilient teams
- foster inclusive and supportive school environments
Methodology & assessment
The course uses experiential, process-based facilitation including group work, reflection, case studies, and creative exercises (e.g. team metaphors, value mapping). Participants engage in collaborative problem-solving based on real school scenarios.
Assessment is continuous and non-formal, based on participation, reflection, and practical application of tools. Participants develop an action plan for improving team functioning in their school.
Every participant needs to complete the Needs Analysis before taking the course. Course outcomes are applicable for school leaders, management teams, and educational organisations.
This course is based on practical and interactive learning:
- workshops and group activities
- case studies
- reflection exercises
- peer learning and experience exchange
- practical tools ready to implement in school
Costs
The 560 EUR fee covers the course tuition, issuing the required Erasmus+ documents, coffee breaks, and a guided tour.
We offer an optional cultural programme in order to provide you with opportunities to explore the wonders of the area. All the details including the destinations and the prices will be sent to the participants two months before the course starts.
👉See all Erasmus courses for teachers
👉View Spatia Teacher Academy courses on the European School Education Platform