1. IMPROVING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP MARGARET GRIFFIN

2. FROM EUROPE TO AFRICA Copenhagen, Denmark --Setting the Scene Addis Ababa, Ethiopia --Extending basic education Libreville, The Gabon --The need for effective school leaders Khartoum, Sudan --Making effective school leaders

3. FINDINGS Assessment of where we are now The urgent need for school leadership training Realistic expectations Revised and updated curriculum to meet current needs Trained people are more important than resources

4. LEADERSHIP TRAINING Leadership --The role of the Head Organisation, Management and Structure Financial Management Managing, Selecting, Training and Developing Teaching and Support Staff The Core Function- Teaching and Learning

5. SKILLS REQUIRED Leadership ability -- analysis, judgement and resolution of problems Professional competence --educational knowledge and ability Professional credibility and good inter- personal skills Clear values and educational vision to model and embed in school life

6. THE NEXT STEP The link between effective school leaders and effective schools is indisputable Training to improve and empower school leaders is essential There is widespread need, the task is immense, but a solution must be found

7. FINAL THOUGHTS “Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe” H.G.Wells “Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends” Benjamin Disraeli 1879