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IMPROVING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

IMPROVING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. MARGARET GRIFFIN. 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. FINDINGS.

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IMPROVING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

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  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

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