Experienced principals development programme
Two hundred and eighty two experienced primary, secondary, and area school tumuaki and principals took part in the Experienced Principals Development Programme (EPDP) which ran until December 2010. The programme focused on developing the capability of experienced principals to lead change that would create the kind of conditions that lead to effective teaching and learning. Participants worked with colleagues to examine the analysis and use of their school’s student achievement data. The programme also focused on distributed leadership.
Projects in the programme were run regionally with input and facilitation provided by regional programme providers. Projects incorporated a range of activities such as seminars, workshops, professional learning groups, and online interaction.
Key resource materials for the programme include Kiwi Leadership for Principals, the leadership dimensions from the School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why, Best Evidence Synthesis, and Ka Hikitia.
The first step in the programme was for all participating principals and their teaching staff to complete an Educational Leadership Practices (ELP) survey. This gave them and their providers important baseline data on which to base their plan of development for the next 12-months. The indicators were developed by Viviane Robinson from Auckland University and Cathy Wylie from the New Zealand Centre for Educational Research (NZCER).
Stories from the Experience Principals' Development Programme
Read a story from the Education Gazette about the ELP survey
