Introduction

The following documents and downloads relate to:

• Leadership in education
• School councils and governance
• Management

Leadership in education

The Developmental Learning Framework for School Leaders (DEECD, Victoria)

Successful School Leadership: What It Is and How It Influences Pupil Learning (Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day, Pam Sammons, Alma Harris and David Hopkins)

Read a chapter from System Leadership in Practice (Rob Higham, David Hopkins and Peter Matthews)

The e5 Instructional Model (DEECD, Victoria)

School councils and governance

The School Councils section on the Department’s website supports current and new school councillors and includes information about:

• School council roles and responsibilities
• Elections
• Operations
• Strategic planning and policy

The following documents from the Department provide an overview of school council roles and processes:

• Introduction to School Councils: a guide for prospective members
• Introduction to School Councils: an induction program

The Department also has other governance and management information and resources.

As well, it has detailed formal information relating to:

• The legal framework for operation of school councils
• Guidelines for membership of school councils
• Guidelines for formation and composition of councils in non-regular schools
• Conducting a school council election
• School council proceedings
• Summary of powers and duties of a school council
• Parent clubs and welfare clubs.

You may want to read Professor Meredith Edwards' issues paper entitled Participatory Governance.

Management