The focus of this course is on understanding the relationships between leadership, culture and student outcomes, and investigating the role of a leader in developing a culture of teacher appraisal and development. Key concepts in teachers’ appraisal and development framework are discussed. Various appraisal and development systems used nationally and globally in various organisations will be compared and evaluated. The challenges involved in the development of appraisal and development models will be considered. Comparisons of individual and team performance and development models will be made. Students will develop their own informed theoretical model for an effective appraisal and development system in an educational context.