Educational Management in Schools

Management Areas in a School

• A school's management areas include: staff affairs, learner affairs, curricular affairs, extra-curricular affairs, school community relations, administration, physical facilities, and financial affairs.
• Each area is typically overseen by a manager, who reports to the school principal and the school board.

Levels of Management in a School

• Top-level managers: Principle, responsible for overall leadership and management ensuring alignment with Namibian national legislation and government policies.
• Middle-level managers: Heads of subject departments, financial bursar, responsible for staff within their departments, syllabus implementation, and quality of teaching.
• Lower-level managers: Supervisors of cleaning staff or groundsmen, responsible for supervision of their respective areas.

Management functions: Planning, Organising, Leading, and Controlling

• Educational management aims to create a culture of lifelong learning and teaching (COLTS) through value-driven education.
• Central tasks of educational management involve giving direction, setting outcomes, and allocating resources.

Planning Process in a School

• Planning is a four-step process considering the internal and external school environment.
• The planning process involves examining the current situation, determining the school's needs, developing goals and objectives, and implementing strategies.
• Adaptive and flexible planning is essential to respond to changes in internal and external environments.

Understanding Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, which is strictly prohibited.
• Types of plagiarism include copying text from other students, sources, study guides, or online sources.
• It is essential to cite sources accurately in footnotes and bibliography.

The Role of the Manager

• Managers are responsible for managing a group of tasks or a specific department of an organization.
• They plan, organize, lead, and control to achieve organizational goals.
• In large companies, each department typically has a dedicated manager.
• In smaller businesses, one person may handle all management responsibilities.

Characteristics of a Good Manager

• Good managers possess creativity, structure, intuition, knowledge, commitment, empathy, versatility, discipline, and attention to detail.
• They understand the big picture while paying attention to crucial details.
• Effective managers tap into the talents of their team to bring out the best in others.

Understanding Administration

• Administration encompasses managing duties, responsibilities, and rules.
• It involves implementing the four management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
• Administration also aims to prevent disruptive behavior.

Classroom Management

• Classroom management focuses on creating an environment that supports academic and social-emotional learning.
• It involves creating a classroom climate that values respect, understanding, and achievement.
• Key elements of classroom management include seating arrangements, psychological aspects, and encouraging positive relationships between teachers and students.
• It is essential to create a learning environment that supports both academic and social-emotional needs of students.

Discuss the ‘classical-scientific management approach’ theory 2.2 Discuss the ‘system management’ theory 2.3 Discuss the’ contingency / situational management’ theory 2.4 Examine the ‘transformational leadership/management model’ 2.5 Analyse the Total Quality Management theory 2.6 Explain how to manage staff and learner diversity in an inclusive school 2.7 Clarify how to manage ethics in a school 2.8 Propose how the computer centre of a school should be managed 2.9 Examine how to manage school meetings effectively 2.10 Explore and demonstrate an assertive communication style 2.11 Explain how teachers could take charge of their professional development