School Leadership Workshops

Schools have a responsibility to equip students for the future — not only academically, but with the capability to navigate change, understand complex systems, and contribute to shaping a more sustainable world. This calls for a whole-school approach that combines learning, leadership, and campus practices to make sustainability part of how school is experienced, not just what is taught.

Is your leadership team aligned on what preparing students for a hopeful and sustainable future looks like in practice at your school? Do you have strong intentions, but need greater clarity and alignment on how to build foundations across learning, culture, and campus?

Series 1: Future-Ready Foundations for School Leaders

Future-Ready Foundations is a three-part leadership workshop series that helps school leaders clarify what Whole School Sustainability means for their context, align key decision-makers around a shared direction, and identify practical priorities across learning, culture, and campus. By the end of the series, your leadership team will have a clearer vision, agreed focus areas, and a set of next steps to build momentum without overwhelm.

The program can be delivered as a stand-alone leadership series to build understanding and alignment among key decision-makers, or as the first step in a supported process of whole-school sustainability assessment and action-planning.

  • Key Areas

    Understand Whole School Sustainability in practice and identify pathways for your school.

  • Alignment

    Build alignment among key decision-makers through a shared vision and clear goals.

  • Strategy Foundations

    Establish strong foundations for your Whole School Sustainability strategy.

Who is this for?

  • Principals and school executive teams

  • Heads of School and academic leaders

  • Board members and governance leaders

  • Sustainability leads working alongside senior leadership

It is particularly valuable for schools that:

  • Know sustainability matters, but aren’t sure how to approach it strategically

  • Want a deeper understanding of Whole School Sustainability in practice

  • Are seeking alignment between learning, leadership, and campus operations

  • Care deeply about student wellbeing, agency, and future readiness

What school leaders leave with:

By the end of the 3-session program, schools will have:

  • A shared leadership understanding of Whole School Sustainability and future readiness

  • Clear priority areas across learning, culture, and campus

  • Realistic commitments and near-term next steps

  • A board-ready leadership summary document capturing insights, priorities, and agreed directions

  • A foundation for deeper sustainability planning and implementation.

Delivery & Format

  • 3 × 60-minute facilitated sessions

    • Session 1: Leadership Responsibility in a Changing World
      What does responsible leadership look like for our school — now and into the future?

    • Session 2: Envisioning Our Future-Ready School
      What could this look like for us — and why would it matter?

    • Session 3: Building the Foundations for Whole School Sustainability
      Where do we focus first — and how do we build from there?

  • Delivered online or in person (Melbourne, West Gippsland and surrounds)

  • Final compiled leadership summary provided

  • Optional pathways into assessment and planning

  • Group size: typically 6–15 participants

Get in touch to explore options and pricing.

Contact

We’ve established our foundations.

What's next?

The approach underpinning these workshops have been developed through my work as Program Director for the START program at the Green Schools Alliance, supporting schools to take a whole-school approach to sustainability. The following is feedback from school leaders following a Whole-School presentation and session I delivered through my work with the Alliance:

School Testimonial

“An inspiring and invaluable way to kick off our school year, reinforcing why sustainability must be at the heart of everything we do. We would highly recommend this presentation to any school looking to deepen its commitment to sustainability; not only because it provides a clear, actionable roadmap, but also because it empowers every member of the school community to play a meaningful role in creating a greener future... By embedding sustainability into every aspect of school life, we can model the kind of responsible, forward-thinking leadership the world needs.

A huge thank you to Kelly for her unwavering support, expertise, and willingness to answer all our questions. Her guidance has been instrumental in helping us move forward with purpose and confidence. We left the session feeling motivated, informed, and ready to act… with both the vision and the tools to make sustainability a living, breathing part of our school culture, and for that, we are incredibly grateful.”

— Melissa Meyers, Head of School
Wellington College International, Tianjin