# Introduction

This course will help you to consider different approaches to inclusive leadership and professional development. You will be introduced to concepts and practices for collaborative enquiry and contextually relevant professional development. You will be encouraged to reflect on how these approaches can contribute to inclusive communities of practice within your organisation and how you might support the needs of educators at different stages of their career. You will also examine how inclusive leadership and professional development can foster agency in staff members as well as driving institutional change.

If you haven’t already, you might want to consider exploring the related OpenLearn course Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change before starting this course. You might also be interested in the other OpenLearn courses:

- Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
- Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

You might also be interested in the Open University Inclusive Practice Leadership and Management Masters pathways.

OpenLearn - Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
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