1. Leadership in Education
Comenius Network
Nov Oct 2011

2. Lower Saxony State Institute for Quality Development in Schools (Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung)
NLQ
Information Communication
Inspection
Evaluation
Quality
Development
Leadership Qualification
European & International Affairs

3. Aims of a Comenius network
Stocktaking of priority areas
Forum for joint reflection and cooperation
Dissemination and valorization
Platform for other Comenius projects
Sustainability

4. Our Comenius Network

5. Project outcomes Internal evaluation External project evaluation
Conferences
Website; video clip
Communication platform
Brochures, Flyers,
Press covearge
Publications
European Synopsis
Framework of Reference
Good practice examples
Recommendations
Project partners
Tandem partners
National (Sub-)Networks
Integration of stakeholders
Cooperation
Materials
Evaluation
Dissemination

6. Project Outcomes
Compilation of 30 European systems of school leadership qualification
following a common structure
showing general trends
giving brief abstracts of country reports

7. Project Outcomes categorizes and structures leadership issues into
domains
components
qualification modules
gives good practice examples
gives recommendations

8. Structure of the Framework
2-3
5-6 5
Domains
Component
Module

9. Domains
Political and cultural expectations and their translation into internal meaning and direction
Understanding and empowering teachers and other staff
Structuring and culturing schools
Working with partners and the external environment
Personal development and growth

10. Domain 1
Political and cultural expectations and their translation into internal meaning and direction
Developing leadership and managing change
Developing strategic planning for the school
Translating external requirements into internal meaning
Negotiating and communicating meaning, visions and mission statements
Fostering ethical standards (like ensuring fairness, justice and democracy)

11. Modules
Political and cultural expectations and their translation into internal meaning and direction
1a. Developing leadership and managing change
1a1 Management changes
1a2 Educational change
1a3 Strategic planning

13. Qualification Modules

15. Web navigation Module Module description and link Domain Component

16. Conferences Hildesheim: kick-off Izmir: editorial conference Tallinn
Bozen / Bolzano
León

17. Group work at e-twinning conference Berlin
In order to improve student performance, what will have to be changed in your school?
Identify obstacles in your educational systems and try to formulate recommendations to political stakeholders.

18. Recommendations (I) Recommendation 1
development of a common professional language and thus mutual understanding
Recommendation 2
the creation and cultivation of networks
Recommendation 3
the distribution of leadership tasks and responsibilities
Recommendation 4
attractive working conditions and remuneration
Recommendation 5
harmonizing leadership and classroom practice

19. Recommendations (II) Recommendation 6
support of structures for mediation between external and internal expectations
Recommendation 7
room for decision-making
Recommendation 8
appropriate continuous training and development
Recommendation 9
introduction of new leadership roles and staff in schools

20. Recommendations (III)
revision of leadership development strategies
Recommendation 11
development of opportunities in school profiling and HR management

21. Lessons learnt Partnership (the consortium)
Stocktaking of educational leadership concepts in Europe
Networking / New national networks
External evaluation & consultation
Project coordination is always a challenge
Continuity