1. 1 Improving School Leadership - Guidelines for Country Background Reports - Education and Training Policy Division Directorate of Education

2. 2 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Activity Themes  School governance and leadership School governance and leadership  Enhancing learning and school leadership Enhancing learning and school leadership  The attractiveness of school leadership The attractiveness of school leadership  Training and professional development of school leaders Training and professional development of school leaders

3. 3 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 School governance and leadership 1 r How are the demands on school leaders changing? l Challenges facing school leadership (Q3.3) l Role of schools in broader community service and development – implications for school leaders (Q3.11) l Role of school leaders in collaborative networks of schools (Q3.10)

4. 4 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 School governance and leadership 2 r What are the different roles and responsibilities of school leaders under different governance structures? What types of competencies do these roles and responsibilities entail? l Basic regulatory framework and its development (Q3.2) l Governance structure of schools (Q3.5) l Division of responsibilities among various government levels and individual schools, and related tensions (Q3.4 & Q3.6) l Balance between autonomy, and transparency and accountability at school level (Q3.7) l Organisation and leadership structures within a school (Q3.8) l Tensions over the relative weight of different leadership responsibilities (Q3.9)

5. 5 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 School governance and leadership 3 r What types of competencies would be required from school leaders in different contexts? l Research evidence on relationship between leadership skills and school characteristics (e.g. sector, size, student intake, behaviour, etc.) (Q3.12) l Has this evidence informed relevant policy development and to what extent? r Are there in fact a set of core competencies that all school leaders need, independent of governance structure and community context, and if so, what are they? l Research evidence on existence of core competencies (Q3.13) l Has this evidence informed relevant policy development and to what extent?

6. 6 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 School governance and leadership 4 r What are promising approaches to school leadership? l Recent innovations in the organisation of leadership roles in schools (Q3.12)

7. 7 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Enhancing learning and school leadership 1 r Policies on teaching, learning and assessment l Major concerns (Q4.1) l Role of school leaders in the development and evaluation of policies (Q4.2) r What school-level processes can most effectively support leadership focused on the improvement of teaching and learning? l School accountability (Q4.3) l Monitoring students’ disciplinary behaviour, learning progress and outcomes (Q4.4) l Monitoring curriculum development and implementation (Q4.5) l Evaluation of teacher performance (Q4.7 & Q4.8) l Teacher professional development (Q4.9)

8. 8 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Enhancing learning and school leadership 2 r What leadership practices are more effective in promoting learning in schools? l Research evidence (Q4.10) l Has this evidence informed relevant policy development and to what extent? r Which contexts and conditions are more conducive to learning-centred leadership practices? l Research evidence (Q4.11) l Has this evidence informed relevant policy development and to what extent?

9. 9 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Enhancing learning and school leadership 3 r What policies can most effectively support leadership focused on the improvement of teaching and learning? l Policy initiatives underway or planned (Q4.12) l Priority issues and options for policy development (Q4.13)

10. 10 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 The attractiveness of school leadership 1 r Is the supply of high quality school leaders adequate? l Major concerns (Q5.1) l Changes over time in supply vs demand (Q5.2) l Changes over time in the composition of school leaders’ profile (Q5.3) l Research evidence on reasons for wastage of qualified candidates (Q5.4 & Q5.5)

11. 11 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 The attractiveness of school leadership 2 r Are the employment and working conditions adequate to attract and retain high-quality school leaders? l Recruitment, selection, terms of assignment, evaluation and renewal (Q5.6, Q5.7 & Q5.8) l Design and competitiveness of compensation systems (Q5.9 & Q5.10) l When, how and why school leaders leave their positions (Q5.12, Q5.13 & Q5.14)

12. 12 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 The attractiveness of school leadership 3 r What policies can improve the recruitment and retention of effective school leaders? l Policy initiatives underway or planned (Q5.15) l Priority issues and options for policy development (Q5.16)

13. 13 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Training and professional development of school leaders 1 r How should we encourage talented teachers and people with leadership potential from other fields to consider careers in school leadership? l Main and alternative pathways by which people become school leaders (Q6.2) l Major requirements to qualify for school leadership positions (Q6.3)

14. 14 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Preparation and professional development of school leaders 2 r What should be the core components of programmes to prepare the next generation of school leaders? l Regulatory framework and legislation governing the preparation of school leaders (Q6.4 & Q6.5) - types of institutions, financing, staffing - content, design and duration of programmes - actors, mechanisms and criteria for quality assurance l Induction and support for new school leaders (Q6.6) l Research evidence on effective school leadership preparation programmes (Q6.9)

15. 15 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Preparation and professional development of school leaders 3 r What are the principal characteristics of effective professional development programmes for school leaders? l Professional development requirements and opportunities (Q6.7 & Q6.8) l Research evidence on effective school leadership development programmes (Q6.9)

16. 16 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Preparation and professional development of school leaders 4 r What are promising policies and innovations in school leadership preparation and development ? l Policy initiatives underway or planned (Q6.10) l Priority issues and options for policy development (Q6.11) l Recent innovations in leadership preparation and development (Q6.12)

17. 17 Improving School Leadership - 1st Workshop - 5 July 2006 Conclusions r What are the major strengths and weaknesses in current policy on school leadership? r What are the trends and changes that might be anticipated in future policy development in the field of school leadership?