Managing your school
"Every school needs to have systems that help create the conditions for staff and students to work effectively together. Everyone appreciates simple, clear goals and effective processes. School systems provide and effectively communicate the ground rules for everyone. They ensure a measure of consistency in approach and action across the school."
Resourcing forms, templates, and information
You can download a range of general school resourcing forms from the links on this page.
Guides for managing your school
These practical guides for first-time and recently appointed principals look at applying school leadership across systems on a day-to-day basis.
Administration links
The links on this page connect you to sources of administrative information commonly used by principals.
Managing organisational demands
Leadership requires a mix of professional knowledge and expertise along with the ability to develop and manage good systems to sustain quality teaching and learning.
Teacher recruitment advice for principals
Each year, Teach NZ produces the Principals’ Guide to Teacher Recruitment: Primary and Intermediate Schools and the Principals' Guide to Teacher Recruitment: Area and Secondary Schools. The guides contain everything you need to know about employing both New Zealand-trained and overseas teachers.
