SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

This page contains links to websites useful to principals and school councils. 

ON THIS ROCK - Building the next generation of Catholic School Leadership

CSO and the Jesuit Institute are offering a 3-year programme for Gauteng Catholic schools which will draw on the expertise of both the CIE 3-year programme and the work with the business schools.
Download Brochure

SA Catholic Bishops Conference
Care, concern, and challenge for Catholic Education: All God's children

Appraising the religious character of the school: Signs of God's presence
Download the supporting booklet : Signs of God's Presence

Curriculum News - Some important information on CAPS and the ANA results

Policy briefs & National Education Info - Catholic Institute of Education (CIE)

Policy Briefs on key issues keeps schools and the owners informed and assist in the development of School Policies. National education information and legislation...  Link to CIE website

HIV AIDS Policy
Policy on HIV AIDS for Catholic Schools issued by the SA Catholic Bishop Conference. download

Forms to assist in developing school policy.  Proforma  /   Basic form

Coalition of Safe Schools

The Sacred Heart School launched the Coalition of Safe Schools. This is initiative and we encourage all of our schools to join.  This is done by indicating your school’s desire to join. Please download this document for more information.

Running on a Tightrope Safety Conference 

Some documents have been made available from the Conference on School Safety which was held on 7-8 July 2011 at the Sacred Heart School, Johannesburg.

Occupational Health and Safety Act

Hazard Identification & Risk Assesment (HIRA)

School Emergency Management Plan 

Department of Education - Strategy Documents

The Department of Education of Gauteng has Issues a number of strategy documents   

LECTURES AND PAPERS

UNICEF - World's Children Report 2011
The State of the World’s Children 2011 echoes and builds on this fundamental insight. Today, 1.2 billion adolescents stand at the challenging crossroads between childhood and the adult world. Nine out of ten of these young people live in the developing world and face especially profound challenges, from obtaining an education to simply staying alive – challenges that are even more magnified for girls and young women...
Download the report

What makes a school ‘Catholic’?

Professor Thomas Groome (2002)

Bridging the Divides: A Christian Brief for Values Education in Schools

Professor Brian Hill, Emeritus Professor of Education, Murdoch University, WA, Australia (2002)

Defining the Ethos of the Catholic School: The Contemporary Irish Experience

Dr Andrew McGrady, Centre for Research in Religion and Education
Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin City University (2002)

Transgression, Transformation and Enlightenment: The Trickster as Poet and Teacher

James Conroy, Head of the Department of Relegious Education, University of Glasgow

Ending Corporal Punishment of Children
A handbook for working with and within religious communities

School Governing Bodies/Boards of Governors
Leadership Manual for School Advisory Board for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago, USA http://schools.archchicago.org/pdf/school_board_manual_06.pdf

Section 1 - Personal Reflections for the Board Member
Section 2 - Shared Leadership in the Mission of Catholic Education
Section 3 - Organizational Structure of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Section 4 - School Boards for Elementary Schools
Section 5 - Code of Ethics for Board Members
Section 6 - Committees of the Board
Section 7 - Developing Annual Goals and Objectives
Section 8 - Policy Development
Section 9 - Developing and Revising a Constitution and Bylaws
Section 10 - Election of Board Members
Section 11 - Planning Agenda for Monthly Board Meetings
Section 12 - Tracking the Meetings Agenda
Section 13 - Visitors Attending Board Meetings
Section 14 - Open Forum
Section 15 - Evaluating Board Effectiveness

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