Effective Schools are those where:
- There is a strong focus on teaching and learning
- There is meaningful and positive leadership
- The school community has a shared vision for the school
- The classroom and school environment are conducive to learning
- There are high expectations of students
- Positive reinforcement is used
- Performance is monitored regularly
- Students have rights and responsibilities
- The school is a place of learning for all
- Parents are involved
Teachers:
- Present information or skills clearly and enthusiastically
- Keep lessons task oriented
- Regularly teach the class as a whole
- Have expectations for students to achieve
- Relate comfortably to students
- Provide positive feedback
- Have good lesson structure through emphasising key points
- Are constantly checking for pupil understanding to establish the appropriateness of instruction
- Use a high quantity of high quality questioning
- Motivate the students through probing and elaborating on their answers
Principals:
- Provide meaningful and positive leadership, and
- Are active, good initiators and protective of the school environment
- Can share leadership responsibilities and involve teachers in decision making processes
- Are not just senior administrators, but also educational and instructional leaders
- Are neither too autocratic, nor too democratic, and can clearly make decisions when required