Professional Diploma in School Management and Administration

The Professional Diploma in School Management and Administration is a practical, school-focused programme designed to strengthen both school management capability, administrative competence, and instructional leadership practice.

The programme equips current and aspiring heads of school, administrators, principals, head teachers and school managers with practical tools to build and manage effective school systems, lead staff and school operations, ensure regulatory and policy compliance, and drive continuous improvement in teaching quality and learning outcomes.

Participants develop applied competence in school systems design, policy implementation, staff coordination, finance oversight, compliance management, stakeholder engagement, data-informed decision-making, and instructional supervision. The programme integrates core instructional leadership practices that enable school leaders to support teaching quality, curriculum delivery, and learner outcomes.

It is structured for working professionals in schools and delivered through flexible, guided online learning.

The programme is designed to:

• Build capacity to manage and improve school systems and operations
• Strengthen school management and administrative competence
• Improve institutional effectiveness and operational efficiency
• Strengthen policy, governance, and compliance practices
• Promote accountability and quality assurance culture
• Strengthen instructional leadership practices that support teaching quality
• Improve student learning outcomes through system and instructional improvement
• Strengthen stakeholder and parent engagement frameworks

Participants will learn to:

• Build and manage effective school systems and structures
• Lead staff coordination and school operational processes
• Develop, review, and implement school policies
• Manage school finance and budgeting processes
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance
• Use school data to guide improvement decisions
• Apply instructional leadership practices to supervise and improve teaching
• Strengthen curriculum implementation and instructional quality monitoring
• Improve student learning outcomes through structured school improvement practices
• Strengthen parent and stakeholder engagement
• Manage risk, safeguarding, and discipline frameworks

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND)

Lectures: Guided online sessions and applied workshops
Practice Labs: Systems design, policy drafting, budgeting exercises, compliance and governance frameworks
Applied Projects: School systems and instructional improvement projects
Assessment: Written assignments, case analyses, presentations, and applied projects

Course Fee: ₦150,000
Duration: 3 Months
Payment plans available.

Each unit is assessed through:

• Written assignments
• Administrative and instructional improvement projects
• Case analyses
• Presentations

• Integrates school management, administration, and instructional leadership practice
• Strong focus on real school systems and governance frameworks
• Covers compliance, finance, policy, safeguarding, and risk management
• Direct emphasis on teaching quality and learning outcome improvement
• Delivered by experienced school leaders and administrators
• Flexible online format for working professionals
• Practice-driven using real school scenarios

• Bank: Zenith Bank
  Account Name: Daisy Meadow Hall Professional Diploma in Education
  Account Number: 1017498840