Volume 43 Issue 1
Developing a Leadership Mindset for Wellbeing

Welcome to the first edition of the Australian Educational Leader (AEL) for 2021. We are delighted to present ‘Developing a Leadership Mindset for Wellbeing'. Our lead articles have been written by Adam Voigt and Tracey Ezard. Other sections include a spotlight interview with Kristen Douglas (headspace Schools), book review and success stories.

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From ACEL

From the President
Stephen Gniel

From the CEO
Barbara Watterston

Lead Articles

Developing a Leadership Mindset for Wellbeing
Adam Voigt

Leading with Ferocious Warmth
Tracey Ezard

AEL Interview

Kristen Douglas - Spotlight Interview

AEL Articles

How are the kids doing? Children’s self-regulation, self-awareness and their wellbeing
Dr Amy Graham, Dr Georgie Nutton

Instructional leadership: Panacea for principals?
Amber Gorrell

Lessons from Lockdown
Dr Rita Ellul, Nikki Deighton

Leading with teacher emotions: establishing a school well-being cascade
Junjun Chen

Using the best evidence to support health and wellbeing in schools: Findings from a rigorous systematic review
Dr Pauline Ho

Tracking student wellbeing in schools
Selena Fisk

Yoga classes may be good for staff wellbeing, but solid leadership is better
Dr Adam Taylor, Dr Pauline Thompson

A leadership mindset for wellbeing
Catherine Smith, Dr Annie Gowing

From the Archives:
School stress and how to handle it!
Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener

Success Stories

Presence in a Pandemic: Teaching and Learning at Xavier College in 2020
Melinda Roberts, Jeremy Nicholls, Peter Duckworth

Well-being and Community during COVID-19 times: A story of a Catholic secondary school in Melbourne in 2020
Bernadette Mercieca

Collaborative professional learning: learning with and from each other
Dr Lorraine (Lorri) Beveridge

Book Reviews

10 Mindframes for Visible Learning – Teaching for Success (John Hattie & Klaus Zierer)
Reviewed by Cathryn Stephens