The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) defines the primary role of the Educational leader as:
- collaborating with educators and providing curriculum direction and guidance
- supporting educators to effectively implement the cycle of planning to enhance programs and practices
- leading the development and implementation of an effective educational program in the service
- ensuring that children’s learning and development are guided by the learning outcomes of the approved learning frameworks.
ACECQA has a range of resources for Educational Leadership that can be found here.