About

Who are ACEL?

The Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) is a not-for-profit company and a 21st century learning organisation that is the premier provider of resources and experiences for educational leaders. ACEL's membership continues to grow with over 6500 members actively connecting and participating in regular professional learning opportunities. The more than 6500 members that are part of our global network include classroom practitioners, theorists, researchers, policy makers and system leaders from around the world.

ACEL actively supports the development of leadership capabilities across Australia through its national and Branch initiated professional learning activities, international conferences, publications, online programs and an array of other partnership initiatives in leadership development. Access to these leadership-focused opportunities is available for classroom to system leaders.

For more information about ACEL, visit our main website at acel.org.au

What is the ACEL Leadership Academy?

The "Leadership Academy" is an initiative of ACEL with a purpose of providing 21st century learning opportunities to both our members and non-members alike.

ACEL is a leader in professional development and offers the opportunity to participate in leadership programs, topical seminars and workshops hosted at the national, local affiliate and association level. The structure of ACEL is built around providing a network of colleagues nationally and internationally. ACEL also provides leaders with an extraordinary array of publications that offer regular educational research, theory and best practice, news, book reviews and a wide variety of other significant materials. Additionally, ACEL have developed original learning resources such as the ACEL Leadership Capability Framework©, the ACEL Leadership Capability Learning Maps© plus a range of specially-designed online resources including professional readings, current research, podcasts, videos and guidelines for learning activities that support learning needs.

The ACEL Leadership Academy is our way of bringing all of these incredible learning opportunities together, under one united title.

What is the Learning Portal?

ACEL's Mission Statement is to expand professional learning opportunities and publications, using contemporary technologies to facilitate the delivery of more flexible, improved services and products; thereby, streamlining ACEL’s leadership to benefit members, improve stakeholder satisfaction, and grow the company.

As the ACEL Leadership Academy offers such a broad range of learning and development, ACEL created this Learning Portal as a one-stop online home for these opportunities.

Facilitators

Leadership programs developed by ACEL are planned and delivered by people of distinction including:

• Simon Breakspear
• Nick Burnett
• Joan Dalton
• Cheryl Doig
• Jenny Hill
• David Smith

This faculty has been chosen because the members are inspirational, motivational and passionate. They will present you with thought-provoking considerations that will ultimately guide you in your journey with ACEL and the leadership programs in your context.

All faculty members are guaranteed to enhance your understanding of the practice, policy and research surrounding educational leadership and will ensure each rich-learning opportunity is suitable to you. They will also be your partner in assisting you to implement your forward-thinking, relevant and responsive educational leadership capabilities.

More than 1100 classroom practitioners, theorists, researchers, policy makers and system leaders have already worked with our faculty.