Mentoring and coaching

Effective leadership can be developed and enhanced through mentoring and coaching by a peer partner.

New Zealand articles and resources

Coaching Leaders: The Path To Improvement

by Jan Robertson

This paper discusses the process of coaching with a peer partner as a key professional learning strategy for principals who are seeking to improve their leadership practice.

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New Zealand school stories

Developing team leadership

by Eric Shaw

Eric Shaw, principal of Highlands Intermediate School in New Plymouth, says that one of the most important and enjoyable roles he has as a principal is developing leadership within the school.

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Changing practice through distributed leadership

by Peter Witana

Over a number of years teachers at Kawakawa Primary School have been involved in sustained professional learning that has led them to make some fundamental changes to their teaching practice.

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A model for change

by Madeleine East

In her project principal Madeleine East writes about how a team of younger staff led the development of realigning the school’s curriculum delivery with The New Zealand Curriculum.

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Other resources

Small School Challenges: learning lessons from small school headteachers

by Amanda Tuck

Aspiring school leaders often contemplate their first movement into principalship via a small school. Amanda Tuck engaged in a significant research project interviewing leaders of small school to find out their concerns, advantages, and the issues they face.

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Developing School Leaders One Principal at a Time

by Dennis Littky and Molly Schen

This article describes a mentor principal's personal account of an in-school, apprenticeship-based preparation programme for aspiring principals.

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