Organisational change

Tamaki College

Tamaki College wanted to regain the confidence of its community. Past principal of the college, David Hodge, looks at methods used to raise academic achievement across the school during his time there.

Educational Reform and School Leadership in 3-D Perspective

by Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink

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In this article, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink looks at the three factors they believe lead to sustained educational reform in schools: depth, duration, and breath. The authors explore these factors using the stories of two new high schools in the United Kingdom, Lord Byron and Blue Mountain, to illustrate their ideas.

Elephants and Fleas: Is Your Organisation Prepared for Change?

by Charles Handy

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This article presents ideas about how to be responsive to new trends in the school environment. By looking at a school's structure, you can help identify what planning is needed to deal with future educational developments. The article will help school leaders who want to be responsive to new trends to step back from the particulars of their situation and consider the bigger picture.

How Friends Can Be Critical As Schools Make Essential Changes

by Kathleen Cushman

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This classic article uses a case study approach to explore the efficacy of critical friendship groups (within schools and between schools) as a professional development approach, in particular where school change is a focus.

Southern Cross Senior Campus

Karen Douglas at Southern Cross Campus senior school took a ‘no excuses’ approach to student management, and academic improvement followed.

Keeping the Fleas Motivated

by Cheryl Doig

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This is a very accessible article for the New Zealand context that pulls together theory and practice to raise interesting and debatable issues for school leadership teams to consider. Cheryl Doig challenges school leaders to think differently and pragmatically about developing a school-wide approach to teaching and learning.

Transforming High Schools

by Pedro Noguera

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This article summarises research into secondary school reforms in the United States. The key factor in achieving successful change is the involvement of teachers, parents, and students in the change process.

Systems Thinkers in Action: Moving Beyond the Standards Plateau

by Michael Fullan

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In this article, Michael Fullan’s argument is simple and profound: If a system is striving for both “high equity and excellence”, then policy and practice have to focus on system improvement. This means that school leaders have to be almost as concerned about the success of other schools as they are about their own school. Sustained improvement of schools is not possible unless the whole system is moving forward.

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