Heart and Soul
by Chris Presland
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Overview
Airds High School is in one of New South Wales’ most disadvantaged communities. In this May 2003 inform article principal, Chris Presland, outlines the programmes that define the school’s approach to improving outcomes for students. He makes the link between personally- and collectively-held values and how these can impact on practice.
Reflective questions
These reflective questions might guide you in your reading of this article:
- What is your school’s ‘values platform’? How was it developed?
- What is your school’s ‘learning platform’? How do you use it to assess the quality the learning opportunities you provide?
- At Airds High School all activities are audited to see if they are congruent or incongruent with the values and learning platforms; ’Those that are reinforced are strengthened, those that contradict are amended.’ Do core values, and beliefs about teaching and learning align with the reality of what is occurring in your school? How do you know?
This NCSL link also has relevance to this article by Alma Harris and Christopher Chapman:
Effective Leadership in Schools Facing Challenging Circumstances.
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