is to enable learners to attain the highest levels of achievement for their own good, the good of their community and of the country as a whole. The Department intends to upon the quality of leadership and successful outcomes observed in the best of schools within the context of their communities and to address a concern with poor leadership and inadequate outcomes of schooling in others. It has made explicit its belief that effective leadership and management, supported by well conceived needs driven leadership and management development, is critical to the achievement of its transformational goals for education. However, it is acknowledged that the transformation of any education system to bring about sustainable school improvement implies a profound change in the culture and practice of schools. In South Africa this change is compounded by the many complex economic, political, social and health factors, which affect widely differing communities in both urban and rural contexts. These factors, and particularly the widespread, devastating impact of HIV and AIDS, make it vitally important for schools to provide for the overall well-being of their learning communities in a nurturing and supportive environment. Increasingly, the extent to which schools are able to provide such support and implement the necessary change and improvement will depend on the professionalism and quality of the ways in which they are led and managed. The Department of Basic Education, together with the Provincial Education Departments, has therefore, identified differentiated development needs for the professionalisation and development of the role of principal and other school leaders. These are: The enhancement of the skills and competencies of principals in posts; The improvement of the recruitment and selection procedures to principalship;
is to enable learners to attain the highest levels of achievement for their own good, the good of their community and of the country as a whole. The Department intends to upon the quality of leadership and successful outcomes observed in the best of schools within the context of their communities and to address a concern with poor leadership and inadequate outcomes of schooling in others. It has made explicit its belief that effective leadership and management, supported by well conceived needs driven leadership and management development, is critical to the achievement of its transformational goals for education. However, it is acknowledged that the transformation of any education system to bring about sustainable school improvement implies a profound change in the culture and practice of schools. In South Africa this change is compounded by the many complex economic, political, social and health factors, which affect widely differing communities in both urban and rural contexts. These factors, and particularly the widespread, devastating impact of HIV and AIDS, make it vitally important for schools to provide for the overall well-being of their learning communities in a nurturing and supportive environment. Increasingly, the extent to which schools are able to provide such support and implement the necessary change and improvement will depend on the professionalism and quality of the ways in which they are led and managed. The Department of Basic Education, together with the Provincial Education Departments, has therefore, identified differentiated development needs for the professionalisation and development of the role of principal and other school leaders. These are: The enhancement of the skills and competencies of principals in posts; The improvement of the recruitment and selection procedures to principalship;
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