A full day's training as part of a longer programme on leadership for primary school Principals in Nepal. This module focuses on Vision.

1. Education Leadership
Module 2
Vision

2. Introduction
This full day is VERY interactive! You will work
alone, in pairs, and in table groups to think about
your school and it's future. Vision is about a future, a
better tomorrow for your school.
1.Vision-definition
2.School Vision-8 elements of quality education
3.Meditation-seeing the future!
4.Writing up your vision
5.Action Learning Task

3. Education Leadership
1. VISION (Giving Direction)
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Having a dream, a view, a vision of a better school
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Defining and working towards a better quality of
education for your community
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Having a vision which is clear, written down, shared
with and agreed with by all including staff, SMC,
parents
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Remember, Gandhi SAW a better future for his
country, he had a VISION

4. Vision
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Vision is …... ?
Something you SEE in
your mind
A dream
A sighting
The future
An imagining
An ideal
A BIG picture

5. School Vision
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You must become an Education Leader
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As an Education Leader you have ONE mission:
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To develop Quality Education in your school
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As an Education Leader, your job is to provide your
Community with:
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A description of that Quality Education
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A plan for achieving it
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This is a Vision
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So let's first define Quality Education

6. Quality Education (NSA 2010)
School
Physical
Environment
(School)
Learning
&
Assessment
Strategies
(School)
School Values
& Ethics
(School)
Continuous
Professional
Development
(School)
Curriculum
(System)
Initial
Teacher
Capability
(System)
National
Standards
(System)
Governance
(System)

7. A Vision of Quality
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Which of the 8 elements of quality can YOU affect
as a school Principal?
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The answer is only the 4 which are part of the
School System:
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Physical Environment
➢
Values & Ethics
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Learning & Assessment Strategies
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Continuous Professional Development
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Let's work on each one NOW to create your VISION

8. Meditation!
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Everyone close your eyes, relax and listen
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Don't think of anything except what I ask you
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In your mind, form a picture of your school
environment, TODAY
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See the building, empty, nobody in it
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See the land it is on
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See the yard
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See the classrooms and furniture
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See the toilets and water
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See your resources

9. Vision-Physical Environment
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Now in your mind clean or erase that picture, think
of a blank wall!
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Now think about your school 3-5 years in the
FUTURE
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What do you WANT it look like?
See the building, empty, nobody in it, no pupils or teachers
See the land it is on
See the yard
See the classrooms and furniture
See the toilets and water
See your resources

10. Vision-Physical Environment
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Now open your eyes, don't speak
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In your notebook write a description of your “new
school”
See the building, empty, nobody in it
See the land it is on
See the yard
See the classrooms and furniture
See the toilets and water
See your resources

11. Meditation again!
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Everyone close your eyes, relax and listen
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Don't think of anything except what I ask you
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In your mind, form a picture of your school teaching
environment, TODAY
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The school is full and working, TODAY
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See your teachers teaching
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What is their teaching style
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Are they involving children with activities
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Are they using lesson plans
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How are children assessed
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Do they consider child diversity
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What resources are being used

12. Vision-Learning & Assessment

Now in your mind clean or erase that picture, think of a
blank wall!
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Now think about how you WANT the teaching environment
in your school 3-5 years in the FUTURE
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The school is full and working
See your teachers teaching
What is their teaching style
Are they involving children with activities
Are they using lesson plans
How are children assessed
Do they consider child diversity
What resources are being used

13. Vision-Learning & Assessment

Now open your eyes, don't speak

In your notebook write a description of your “new
school”

The school is full and working
See your teachers teaching
What is their teaching style
Are they involving children with activities
Are they using lesson plans
How are children assessed
Do they consider child diversity
What resources are being used

14. Meditation again!
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Everyone close your eyes, relax and listen

Don't think of anything except what I ask you
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In your mind, form a picture of your school's culture,
TODAY
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The school is full and working, TODAY
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Is everyone working as a TEAM
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Is all behaviour respectful
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Is there any bullying or corporal punishment
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Do you have shared school values
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Do you have examples of model behaviour
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Have you agreed a meaning and definition of Citizenship
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Do you have Values posters around the school

15. Vision-Ethics & Values

Now in your mind clean or erase that picture, think of a
blank wall!

Now think about your school's culture 3-5 years in the
FUTURE

The school is full and working

Is everyone working as a TEAM

Is all behaviour respectful

Is there any bullying or corporal punishment

Do you have shared school values

Do you have examples of model behaviour

Have you agreed a meaning and definition of Citizenship

Do you have Values posters around the school

16. Vision-Ethics & Values

Now open your eyes, don't speak

In your notebook write a description of your “new
school culture”

The school is full and working

Is everyone working as a TEAM

Is all behaviour respectful

Is there any bullying or corporal punishment

Do you have shared school values

Do you have examples of model behaviour

Have you agreed a meaning and definition of Citizenship

Do you have Values posters around the school

17. Meditation again!

Everyone close your eyes, relax and listen

Don't think of anything except what I ask you

In your mind, form a picture of your teachers skills,
TODAY
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The school is full and working, TODAY
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Are your teachers implementing things from NSA
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Are they making and using lots of resources
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Are they improving themselves
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Are they motivated to always learn new things
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Are they improving skills
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Are they improving English
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Do you have a professional development programme

18. Vision-Professional Development
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Now in your mind clean or erase that picture, think of a
blank wall!

Now think about your teachers skills 3-5 years in the
FUTURE

The school is full and working

Are your teachers implementing things from NSA

Are they making and using lots of resources

Are they improving themselves

Are they motivated to always learn new things

Are they improving skills

Are they improving English
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Do you have a professional development programme

19. Vision-Professional Development
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Now open your eyes, don't speak
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In your notebook write a description of your “new
school teachers skills”
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The school is full and working
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Are your teachers implementing things from NSA
Are they making and using lots of resources
Are they improving themselves
Are they motivated to always learn new things
Are they improving skills
Are they improving English
Do you have a professional development programme

20. Vision-Review 1
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How was that, easy or difficult?
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What was the most difficult part?
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Could you see the future?
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Could you remember what you had seen to write
down?
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Were the four headings useful?

21. Vision-Share & Write
1. Now sit with your school colleague
2. Swap notebooks and look at each others vision notes
3. Now take one of my Vision Documents and start to
fill it in
4. Note how each section should be written, there is
one example in each section
5.Take your time, use the time wisely, you are learning
AND working to develop your school as you do this
activity

22. Vision Task
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Tomorrow
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In your school
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With your teachers
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Describe today and what we did
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Share your school Vision with them
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Ask for suggestions they want to add
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Ask for their commitment and effort
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Prepare some notes to share with us all on next day