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Talent is the most important natural resource we have in schools!
This is according to a Futuremakers article that my boss sent around for all Campus Principals to read.
The article lists '5 priorities for education leaders in the next normal'.
Number three, which includes the talent comment, is called 'Cultivate your talent'.
Data on the recruitment and retention of staff for NZ schools in general is bleak, according to the article. They cite high teacher turn-over, frustration about limited career prospects among young teachers and high levels of burnout and diminishing job satisfaction.
The article provides an antidote of sorts and this relates to focusing on in-school coaching and mentoring programmes, replacing hierarchical management with innovation teams, and fostering effective career planning through engaging and purposeful PLD programme that meets individual needs.
My Masters of Educational Leadership thesis dealt with in-school coaching and mentoring* so, it's the last two of these points that I believe we need to concentrate on more. And of those two it's the last one that has the most importance and value for me.
That's the bit that talks about a purposeful Professional Learning and Development programme that meets individual needs.
* I will come back to this in my next post.
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