Effective School Leadership & Governance
School Leadership is a critical factor in determining the tone and effectiveness of schools. School Principals and their senior staff oversee curriculum delivery, assessment, the professional development of staff, timetabling, reporting to parents and the wider community, the pastoral care of students and much more.
It is UnitedFuture policy to:
- Assess whether the same governance structure for schools as small as 9 students in remote rural locations as for large schools of over 2000 students despite widely varying needs and pools of potential trustees is appropriate.
- Review the role of school Boards of Trustees, specifically succession planning, training, financial management, recruitment and retention, professional appointments, the development of special school characteristics and issues identified by managers during a statutory intervention.
- Introduce more management units into Primary schools to reflect the additional responsibilities beyond the walls of their classroom that many teachers carry out. This will also help develop leadership skills amongst teachers.
- Improve professional development for school leaders.