Leading and managing change
Managing school change is one of the most complex school leadership tasks. School leaders need to understand the change process to lead and manage change and improvement efforts effectively.
National Standards: leadership links
National Standards came into effect in English-medium schools in February 2010 for students in Years 1 to 8. The standards set clear expectations that students need to meet in reading, writing, and mathematics in the first eight years at school. There are particular expectations of school leaders in the implementation of National Standards. This page brings together a series of links to information and tools that will support school leaders in this important task.
Leading Curriculum Innovation in Practice
by Karen Carter and Tricia Sharpe (Eds.)
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This report looks at ways in which 50 schools in the United Kingdom embraced a range of activities to develop their curriculum for the 21st century. It will be very useful for New Zealand schools as they implement a school-based curriculum that aligns with the revised New Zealand curriculum.
Taihape Area School: engaging their community
School leaders, teachers, students, and parents / whānau / iwi at Taihape Area School (TAS) have worked in partnership to undertake an extensive programme of change from 2006 to the present.
Promising Results from Four-Year Te Kotahitanga Journey
by Jacqui Gibson
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This article looks at Massey High School’s 4-year experience with Te Kotahitanga and the results it is seeing.
Sustaining School Improvement: Ten Primary Schools' Journeys
by Linda Mitchell, Marie Cameron, and Cathy Wylie
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This NZCER research report describes case studies in nine primary schools and one intermediate school that have made deliberate efforts to bring about positive improvements in teaching and learning.
What Headteachers Need to Know About Teaching and Learning
by Peter Hill
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This article considers what heads need to know about teaching and learning to be effective educational leaders. The discussion examines three key leadership roles: leading and managing change, motivating and managing people, and designing and aligning systems, processes, and resources.
Three Stories of Education Reform
by Michael Fullan
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In this article, Michael Fullan looks at relationships between schools and their local communities, and discusses ways in which influences that are external to schools affect their internal development.
The Roar of Complexity: A Principal’s Day is Built on Fragments of Tasks and Decisions
by Kent Peters
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This article gives an insight into the issues principals deal with on a daily basis, with useful pointers for new principals about understanding a school's character.
Leadership for School Improvement
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This monograph explores ideas about leadership and change management. Its two sections look at different kinds of change and what it means to lead fundamental change.
