School governance and management

The Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) asked the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to provide an overview of the research literature on barriers and supports for women to succeed in secondary school leadership.

What’s happening in our English-medium primary schools: Findings from the NZCER national survey 2019. Summary

Te reo Māori and school provisions for ākonga Māori - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

Providing for students with disabilities or who need learning support - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

Curriculum, assessment and reporting to parents and whānau - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

School culture and teacher learning - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

Kāhui Ako - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

Principal careers, wellbeing, and support - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

School resourcing, rolls, interactions with other schools, and system support - findings from the NZCER 2019 National survey of English-medium primary schools

2019 was the third year that the Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey (TSP) was available for free use by schools. The questions in this survey draw on a strong body of evidence about effective practices. The TSP asks teachers and principals to rate how often a practice occurs or how well the practice is done.

The Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey tool (TSP) was available for free school use for the second consecutive year in 2018. It was used by 265 schools that wanted an evidence base for understanding and developing their practices for the benefit of students. 

This report gives the aggregate picture for those schools. Compared with the national school picture, schools using the TSP included fewer small, rural, decile 1–2 schools, and schools with high Māori enrolment. 

There is considerable variability between schools, but overall, school characteristics did not seem to be playing a strong role. This suggests that aspects that are challenging require system-wide support.

What lessons can Communities of Learning draw from WAPA 2020, a network of West Auckland schools which have worked together since 2009?

This article is drawn from the Teachers of Promise research which has followed a group of promising teachers, now in their ninth year of teaching. It discusses how school leadership shapes the working environment for teachers.

This research report is the part of a series looking at principal vacancies advertised in the Education Gazette, and contains data on 2009 and 2010 vacancies. It includes analysis of a  follow-up survey which asked boards of trustees about the applicants, the appointment and the destinations of the departing principals.