1. Leadership
Development
for School
Management 2016
11 & 12 May 2016, Hilton Hotel, Windhoek,
Namibia
Topical Issues to Be Discussed:
 Addressing the lack of good quality leadership in schools
 Thrashing out issues in Leadership Development
 Looking at the challenges of recruiting strong principals
 Encouraging Principal Development Programs
 How is the progress for principals measured
 The role of inspectors in the development of school principals
 Developing the framework to appoint principals
 Encouraging teachers to undertake management courses to make them viable
candidates for school leadership
Confirmed Speakers
Laura McLeod-Katjirua Governor
Khomas Regional Council
Baatseba Motea Kim
Lecturer
Reneilwe Community Learning
Centre
Prof Felix Maringa
Professor
Wits University
Pecka Semba
Director: Education-Nam,
Directorate of Education
Dr Hertha Pomuti
Director
National Institute for Educational
Development
Dr Charles Chata
Deputy Director: AAR University
of Namibia
John Beckmann
Consultant
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2024
South Africa

2. Dear Delegate,
“Many first-year principals left their schools after only one or two years on the job. Of
the 519 first-year principals in the study, 11.8 percent left within the first year, and 10.7
percent left within the second year. There were substantial differences in principal
retention rates across districts”
Research Brief, Namibia
Increasingly, principals are expected to lead and support teachers' efforts to create
effective professional learning communities. They are typically expected to learn on
the job more often than not this is to the detriment of the school.
A school principal's role is a complex mix of leadership and administration, geared
toward enabling and motivating school staff to provide the best possible
opportunities for student growth and achievement. School principals face many
challenges. Furthermore, the principal is usually expected to improve or at least
maintain levels of student achievement.
What is often overlooked is the fact that it is not only the role of the principal to
manage a school. There is a community of leaders involved. This conference will look
at the different roles and functions of school managers and what should be to
improve school results.
Kind Regards,
Matshego Rawula
AMC International
Leadership Development for School
Management 2016
11 & 12 May 2016, Hilton Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia
Who should attend?
 Principals
 Assistant Principals
 Teachers
 Educators
 District and State Administrators
 School governing body
 Researchers
 Policymakers
 Inspectors
 Curriculum and Staff Developers
 School Board Members

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Conference Day 1: 11 May 2016
08:30 Registration
09:00 Opening Remarks from the Chairman
ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE & AUTHENTIC
LEADERSHIP
09:15 Training Managers with Coaching Skills: Getting
the Best Out of Your Staff
 Creating a coaching culture of communication
 Driving performance and alignment to changing
organisational goals
 Giving managers the necessary tools for
coaching skills
Laura McLeod-Katjirua
Governor
Khomas Regional Council
10:15 Morning Refreshment and Networking Break
10:45 Identifying Agile High Potentials in Preparation
for the Future of the Institution
 Identifying high performers
 Driving collaboration using high potentials with
agile competencies
 Identifying staff who are able to work with
ambiguity
 Picking out effective communicators and those
have an innate ability to manage
Laura McLeod-Katjirua
Governor
Khomas Regional Council
11:45 Leadership Coaching for Change and School
Success Alignment
 The rationale & benefits of change leadership
coaching
 Balancing great ideas with the ability to execute
 Owning and optimizing a well-allocated change
investment portfolio
 Taking decisive action with appropriate risk
management
Baatseba Motea Kim
Lecturer
Reneilwe Community Learning Centre
13:00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00 Using Diversity and Inclusion to Increase
Performance and Innovation
 Knowing the diversity goals and vision of your
organization and its connection to the overall
business objectives
 Ensuring participation in employee engagement
 Guaranteeing active engagement in the
diversity effort from employees
 Becoming familiar with diversity-related terms
15:15 Afternoon Refreshment and Networking Break
15:45 Coaching Managers to Drive Engagement,
Productivity and Connection
 Driving employee engagement through
coaching
 Encouraging the development of your
employees
 Discovering the obstacles that get in the way of
engagement and productivity
 Ensuring more productivity from engaged
employees
16:15 Close Of Master Class Day 1

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Conference Day 2: 12 May 2016
08:15 Registration
09:00 Opening Remarks from the Chairman
SUCCESSION PLANNING IN THE NEW WORLD OF
LEADERSHIP
09:30 Creating a Culture for Growth: Developing a
Supportive and Encouraging Environment for
Growth
 Benchmarking current practices and taking time
to reflect on your current practices
 Defining leadership qualities wanted and needed
for the advancement of the school
 Identifying the leadership talent pool ,
aspirations and potential professional
development
 Growing leadership talent
Dr Hertha Pomuti
Director
National Institute for Educational Development
10:30 Morning Refreshments and Networking Break
11:00 Using School Leadership to Alleviate Poverty in
Namibian Communities
 Managing school finances to include feeding
schemes
 Ensuring children receive free education
 Creating an environment conducive for learning
 Lessening Child poverty and deprivation
Pecka Semba
Director: Education-Nam
Directorate of Education
12:30 Lunch and Networking Break
13:30 Understanding School Leadership and Governance
in Namibia
 Providing leadership and management to enable the
school to give every learner quality education
 Delivering professional leadership of the curriculum to
ensure that schools provide quality teaching,
learning and resources for improved standards of
achievement for all learners
 Enable aspiring principals to manage their
departments and schools as learning organisations
and instill values supporting transformation in the
South African context
 Developing an approach to assessment
John Beckmann
Consultant
15:00 Afternoon Refreshment and Networking Break
15:15 Defining Innovation in Educational Training,
Governance and School Management
 Moving away from legacy system in education
governance
 Introducing business models and practices in
school management and training of principals
and headmasters
 Managing and growing an institution that seeks
to change the future of our continent like a
corporate company – innovation and excellence
at the forefront
Dr Charles Chata
Deputy Director: AAR
University of Namibia
16:00 Close of Master Class