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This study aims to examine the current Instructional Leadership practices of secondary school heads in relation to developing an effective school culture and increase student engagement at school in Pakistan. The target population of the present study was comprised of all the teachers of public secondary schools of Punjab, Pakistan. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select the sample. The sample size was consisted of 1016 secondary school teachers. Researcher used close ended questionnaire for data collection. Data were analysed through the descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics. The findings of present study demonstrate that instructional leadership practices among heads are present, at a medium level. This study has shown that the level of school culture then the level of student engagement would increase considerably if instructional leadership practices are increased to a high level.

Keywords: Instructional Leadership, School Culture, Student Engagement.