Instructional leadership is often seen as the sole domain of school principals and it is firmly connected with New Public Management idea of a manager who can solve all problems. Likewise it might seem tempting as a staff-member to continue to hold the top responsible for whether or not change happens. And that is apt to disempower the staff even more leading to an “I just work here” attitude.
Pedagogical leadership is a broader concept than instructional leadership. While instructional leadership is classroom-centered and driven by a mandated curriculum, pedagogical leadership is determined by the needs of students and is moral and facilitative in nature. The real focus of education is student learning, not instruction. In order to facilitate this, pedagogical leaders ensure that educators have time and methods to reflect on their own practice, study pupils and explore multiple perspectives.
Unfortunately, for example, OECD TALIS survey treats principal leadership as instructional leadership added with administrative accountable and bureaucratic management. However, in my opinion change and movement towards transformation can only occur in such schools, where pedagogical leadership exists
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