Quelles démarches pouvez-vous entreprendre pour devenir directeur d’école après avoir été enseignant ?

Earning a master's degree in the education field particularly in educational leadership prepares you with models and theories of leadership. You explore many leaders that you have experienced in the past and disseminate elements that were effective and not to help you find your own style. Then select additional subjects that you find inspiring, that will help you be the best leader you can be.

En mi experiencia sucedió al revés. Trabajé durante 3 años consecutivos de la mano con la dirección del establecimiento y aprendí mucho sobre la gestión, administración y funcionamiento general de un recinto educativo. Luego de esto decidí realizar un Magíster que pudiera respaldar formalmente mi formación como líder institucional.

It is vital to gain experiential knowledge. You can do as many NPQs as you like, but they will not substitute for your own projects and expertise learned by doing.

Additional training Being a teacher, especially a good one, requires an individual to master the classroom… unfortunately the next career step (into leadership) does not rely on the same skills you’ve developed in the classroom. Take time to develop project management knowledge , financial planning, HR people management etc This blended with classroom knowledge helps make you a good school leader

Leveraging opportunities to employ innovative instructional solutions and sharing the experiences is important. One's experience in learning and leading instructional improvements can be an essential quality to add to new administrative team immediately. In addition to the experience, volunteering to lead other teachers is a value to a campus. There are good resources on leadership, but leading people is a delicate skill best developed with practice.

Focus on building your leadership capacity. No matter what your title is, you can find ways to lead. Too often people think the title grants you leadership. This is not true. People will follow a person with a title because they have to. People will follow a leader because they are motivated and inspired to.

Exactly. Don't be in a rush to the top. Gain that department level and programme level experience so you can assist others later as you can't assume that you will magically have numerous experienced middle managers under you later. You can't help develop others if you don't have the basics yourself.

Si, siempre es necesario poder tener una certificación o licencia que avale lo que sabes. Esto también debería ser garantía de la calidad del líder que asumirá la responsabilidad de una Unidad educativa y toda su comunidad.

I remember being told on a university business course years ago that networking should take up a large chunk of a managers time. While I have found that some people take this a little too literally and do nothing but network at the expense of their duties, making the right connections can save you time in terms of finding out about valuable new approaches, what works and doesn't work without having to try it again yourself and to visit and see other schools in their own contexts to see if you can adapt the approach to your own. Developing partnerships with other schools and groups/associations can provide you with critical support to develop your own professional knowledge and give you access to experience you may not have on your team.

Certainly pivotal advice! Networking and seeking mentorship are undeniably transformative. Engaging with professional associations, attending conferences, and participating in online forums not only expose you to best practices but also broaden your perspective. Additionally, exploring online avenues for mentorship can be incredibly beneficial. Connecting with mentors virtually provides a diverse range of perspectives and allows for flexibility in scheduling mentorship interactions. It not only provides essential feedback but also fosters personal and professional growth. #LeadershipDevelopment #Mentorship #ProfessionalGrowth

De todas maneras. Lo que no puede pasar es que creamos que por haber terminado la maestría, o haber adquirido un cargo ya no hay nada más que aprender o mejorar. Todo lo que hacemos debe estar enfoca en la mejora continua de los aprendizajes de quienes aprenden. Ellos son o deben ser el objetivo común de cualquier institución educativa.

Es importante postular a ofertas laborales del cargo, pues es así dónde podremos medir que tan preparados somos vistos, si estamos resaltando justamente nuestras capacidades y competencias. A la hora de la entrevista revisar que nos falta para hacerlo mejor, etc. Se aprende mucho de ellas. Cuando amas el liderazgo, es tan motivador y desafiante buscar la forma de ser un mejor líder que creo que finalmente se convierte en una ventaja. Saber llegar a las personas, y poder ayudarlos a sacar su máximo potencial que además favorece a la institución es sumamente gratificante porque ayuda a quien mejora y a toda la comunidad.

Talk to your leadership team, to establish how your own development goals can align with the school's organisational plan. Demonstrating wider school impact means you will be ready to answer these 3 questions ...... what have you done to: improve learning in your classroom improve learning in the classrooms beside you improve learning across the school

Don't forget to attend a training course in communication ! That's the best way to increase your management as well as your leadership. You'll be able to communicate easily with your colleagues, using specific words. ProcessCom, for instance, is an incredible training course ! Communication is a superpower.

Explore and define your leadership and educational philosophies, and build them into your personal brand, both online and IRL 🚀

Believe in your community. Great principals lead with their minds and their hearts... and it always shows. Keep the goals of the community in mind. Know the names of your teachers, and even students. Also, try not to implement too many innovations rights away, if you are new to the school of district. Take time to see how things are done now, so implementations might be a bit easier to enact later.