Start Date
27-8-2012 1:00 PM
End Date
27-8-2012 2:15 PM
Abstract
Keynote 2
Recommended Citation
Hargreaves, D. (2012, August 27). End game : a self-improving school system [Paper presentation]. 2012 - School Improvement : What does research tell us about effective strategies?. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2012/27august/12
Aug 27th, 1:00 PM
Aug 27th, 2:15 PM
End game : a self-improving school system
Keynote 2
Comments
As responsibility for professional development and school improvement in England is transferred to headteachers and their governing bodies, the building block of the school system is no longer a free-standing school but a cluster of schools in partnership. Some of the prerequisites of a self-improving school system are being established, but other features of the education service are inhibiting this project. For many schools the task of establishing and maintaining deep partnerships and strategic alliances with other schools is proving to be a major challenge. The presentation and its supporting materials explore the nature and consequences of this profound change for the teaching profession, for local education authorities, for inspection systems and for university schools of education and research centres.