Leadership based on shared vision, goals, and commitment to quality teaching and learning is essential in the complex contexts of New Zealand schools.
by Marian Court
This report examines international examples of co-principal partnerships and teacher leadership collectives. The report findings indicate that shared school leadership can be highly effective in developing strong commitments to improving student learning.
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Colin Dale is leading change at Murrays Bay Intermediate, a decile 10 school located between Milford and Browns Bay on Auckland's North Shore. Colin empowers staff and students to take leadership roles and encourages his staff to use teaching strategies that support how children learn.
Jacqui Duncan found that she lead Cashmere Primary School with renewed enthusiasm after attending an in-depth professional development course.
by Bruce Wilson
This paper explores the notion of shared power, how delegation works, and the importance of leadership in the principal's management role. It challenges many of the beliefs that we hold about leadership. It is deliberately provocative, and invites us to consider the implications of some of the current language that we are using about school leadership.
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by Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day, Pam Sammons, Alma Harris, and David Hopkins
This is a summary of the key findings of a review of literature around what the authors call 'strong claims' about successful school leadership. They list seven claims that are not all strong in the same way, but all do find support in varying amounts of strong empirical research evidences.
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by Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink
This article suggests ways to think about solving issues caused by competition among schools: for instance, providing coaching and sharing resources by distributing leadership skills in very successful schools across a wider area.
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