Pedagogical leadership

Effective principals create conditions that ensure the school is focused first and foremost on effective teaching and learning.

New Zealand articles and resources

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 their 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.

Using evidence in the classroom for professional learning

by Helen Timperley

This timely 10-page article from Professor Helen Timperley is based around research into teacher professional learning. For primary schools it will make a useful contribution to professional conversations around implementing the National Standards, in particular the self-review tools. For secondary schools it provides ways to approach improving students' outcomes.

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William Walker Oration: School Leadership and Student Outcomes - Identifying What Works and Why

by Viviane Robinson

This monograph is the ACEL William Walker Oration for 2007, delivered on October 11, 2007 at the national conference of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. The analysis presented in this monograph is the first of a series of analyses for the Education Leadership BES development.

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The Current Work of New Zealand Teaching Principals

by Graham Collins

This paper provides a concise look at some of the major issues facing teaching principals in New Zealand schools.

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New Zealand school stories

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.

Other resources

The Principal’s Priority 1

by Jean Johnson

This article takes a realistic look at the issue of principals as leaders of learning within their schools. Johnson reports on a range of evidence from principals and teachers in the United States about the opportunities and obstacles principals face in taking on the role of educational leadership. In New Zealand, similar views were expressed in people’s feedback on the development of Kiwi Leadership for Principals.

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Seven Strong Claims About Successful School Leadership

by Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day, Pam Sammons, Alma Harris, and David Hopkins

This is a summary of the key findings of a review of literature around what the authors call 'strong claims' about successful school leadership. They list seven claims that are not all strong in the same way, but all do find support in varying amounts of strong empirical research evidences.

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Leading Curriculum Innovation in Practice

by Karen Carter and Tricia Sharpe (Eds.)

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.

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Enhancing Internal Capacity: Leadership for Learning

by Louise Stoll

In this article Louise Stoll argues that a vital clue to understanding why some schools are able to promote and enhance learning is the level of their internal capacity.

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