NSW Primary Principals’ Association VICE PRESIDENT NSW PPA PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Professional Learning and Leadership Development Directorate Jennie Fogarty
NSW Primary Principals’ Association Building Leadership capacity Aspiring Appointed Experienced With a clearly articulated Principal Standard
Primary Principals’ Association Secondary Principals’ Council Professional Learning and Leadership Development Directorate The Leadership Alliance: PPA PLLDD SPC
NSW Primary Principals’ Association The Leadership Alliance Principal induction Leadership reference groups Principal Standard Principal preparation Professional learning eg Team Leadership for School Improvement K-12 A leadership continuum... Building capacity
NSW Primary Principals’ Association The Leadership Alliance Executive induction Mentoring and coaching Shadowing Teaching principals Flexible pathways, individualised professional learning Toolkits Building leadership capacity
NSW Primary Principals’ Association Skill development Financial management Strategic resourcing Feedback for improved performance Performance management Developing leadership capabilities Innovation, leadership and thinking Results focused team work Data focused improvement Managing risk in your school
NSW Primary Principals’ Association Required leadership skills Collaborative decision-making process Distributed leadership practices Organisational change processes Knowledge to promote successful teaching and learning Management competencies in analysing and using data Instructional technologies to guide school improvement Darling-Hammond 2007 Striking a balance between developing the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job and developing transformative practices that can bring about change. The Leadership Alliance provides a platform to stand together.
NSW Primary Principals’ Association A qualification would need to : have the flexibility to meet the needs of individuals and include recognised prior learning have direct relationship to the Principal Standard have a connection of knowledge and theory with practice and action be one component of career-long learning A principal qualification?
NSW Primary Principals’ Association STANDARD – STANDARD – STANDARD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ALIGNED TO CURRENT RESEARCH DRIVEN BY THE PROFESSION Accreditation
NSW Primary Principals’ Association MERIT SELECTION Aligned to Leading and Managing the School and the Leadership Capability Framework Will become aligned to the National Standard for Principals Selection process