International Trends in Schooling and School Leadership Presenter

International Trends in Schooling and School Leadership Presenter: JEREMY KEDIAN SEPTEMBER, 2004

Some International Trends

Some International Trends • Schools as social institutions

Some International Trends • Schools as social institutions • Socialisation of students

Some International Trends • Schools as social institutions • Socialisation of students • Leading Learning

Some International Trends • • Schools as social institutions Socialisation of students Leading Learning Rekindling a professional ideology

Some International Trends (cont. ) • Building learning communities

Some International Trends • Building learning communities • Problematising school-based learning

Some International Trends • Building learning communities • Problematising school-based learning • Coping with globalism and diversity

Some International Trends • Building learning communities • Problematising school-based learning • Coping with globalism and diversity • Developing a “futures orientation”

Some International Trends • Building learning communities • Problematising school-based learning • Coping with globalism and diversity • Developing a “futures orientation” • “Learning” Leadership

External and Coercive Drivers of Change in Schools • Increasingly expressed public dissatisfaction. • Increasing reliance on multiple sources of revenue. • Changing organisational frameworks – from centralised public models to decentralised market models. • Increasing “market penetration” of traditionally protected markets by education service providers.

External and Coercive Drivers of Change in Schools • Increasing reliance on technology for service delivery, organization and operation. • Growing number and variety of education organisations. • Changing perceptions of “public good”. • Continuing growth of NGOs and QUANGO’S. • Changing relationship between government, investors and donors.

So what will be different: Schools of the Future! What will schools of the future look like? Who will be responsible for designing these schools of the future? What will charaterise the differences between current schools and schools of the future?

It’s What Happens That Counts! Learning Centred leadership Individualised learning Creating legitimate learnership Relevance to modern living and the world of work. Learning as an enjoyable, life-long experience