1. Policy Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation
Experiences at the School, National and International Levels: Examples from Personal Experience
4 October 2018

2. Positions and Perspectives
By Dr Claudia Harvey
Former: (As relevant to Presentation)
Teacher, Holy Name Convent Secondary School,
Curriculum Officer/Director, ; 88-89
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education,
Representative and Director UNESCO Windhoek Office

3. School Level Pre Term Orientation Seminar Duster, Chalk, Time Table
Staff Meetings
Thorough Cleaning each Year
Pregnancy Story (Hard Decisions)

4. Regional/National Level: New Curriculum Implementation
CXC Curriculum Team
New Approaches to Teaching History
Building Teams: Ken’s Advice
Cross Fertilization and Teacher Peer Support
Building Fun into Work

5. National Level at the Ministry
Who are the stakeholders?
Mediating between Politicians, Technocrats and People: Can lose sight of the Children
From Toilets to Timetables

6. Delimiting, Delegating and Achieving
Focus: Decide on two or three things to achieve “on your watch”
Facilitate: Who needs what at what level to make things work
Fight: be strong enough to defend your cause, but after ensuring it is a worthy cause
Figures: Data based and evidence led

7. Holding the Line Policy Inconsistency? Recommendation:
Protected Bi-Partisan Incompressibles

8. International Level
All Countries Agree on Policy at the General Conference
Implementation at Regional, Cluster and National Levels
Cluster Office, Cluster Strategy
Pre, Mid Term and End of Term Evaluation
Annual Meetings of Key Stakeholders
Annual Staff Retreat
Tie Individual Workplan to Cluster Strategy
Tie Perfomance Appraisal to Individual Workplan (Incompressibles)

9. CONCLUSIONS Articulated Vision: Clear Understanding of Direction
Stakeholder Analysis: WIFM
Mission and Missionary

10. Conclusions Cont’d Tending The Vineyard: Hoeing your Row
Passionate Pursuit of Mission and Vision
But, Ability to Zig Zag on a line
Data, Analysis, Action
Evaluation
Celebration/Commiseration?