Introduction to the National Standards

This revision to the National Standards for Headteachers is published following widespread

consultation within the profession. It reflects the evolving role of headship in the early 21st

century and incorporates current government thinking and guidance. The Standards

recognise the key role that headteachers play in engaging in the development and delivery

of government policy and in raising and maintaining levels of attainment in schools in order

to meet the needs of every child.

The Standards embody three key principles, namely that the work of headteachers should

be: learning-centred, focused on leadership and reflect the highest possible professional

standards. These principles have guided this development and underpin the core purpose

and key areas of headship.

這次修訂校長的國家標準，是在廣泛的專業諮詢之下作發表。它反映了在21世紀初及結合當前政府思維和影領的趨勢下，校長角色地位的演變。該標準認定校長的關鍵角色在從事於政府政策發展和推行，及為了滿足每個孩子的需要以提升和維持學校的成就水準，該標準體現了三個主要原則，即校長的工作應是：以學習為中心，集中領導，反映了最高的專業標準。這些原則引領校長關鍵領域的發展和鞏固這一核心目標。

The Core Purpose of the Headteacher

The core purpose of the headteacher is to provide professional leadership and

management for a school. This will promote a secure foundation from which to achieve

high standards in all areas of the school’s work. To gain this success a headteacher must

establish high quality education by effectively managing teaching and learning and using

personalised learning to realise the potential of all pupils. Headteachers must establish a

culture that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations of all pupils.

The headteacher is the leading professional in the school. Accountable to the governing

body, the headteacher provides vision, leadership and direction for the school and ensures

that it is managed and organised to meet its aims and targets. The headteacher, working

with others, is responsible for evaluating the school’s performance to identify the priorities

for continuous improvement and raising standards; ensuring equality of opportunity for all;

developing policies and practices; ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively

used to achieve the school’s aims and objectives and for the day-to-day management,

organisation and administration of the school.

The headteacher, working with and through others, secures the commitment of the wider

community to the school by developing and maintaining effective partnerships with, for

example, schools, other services and agencies for children, the LEA, higher education

institutions and employers. Through such partnerships and other activities, headteachers

play a key role in contributing to the development of the education system as a whole and

collaborate with others to raise standards locally.

Drawing on the support provided by members of the school community, the headteacher

is responsible for creating a productive learning environment which is engaging and

fulfilling for all pupils.

核心的目的是要提供校長領導的專業和管理一所學校。這將促進實現一個在所有學校工作領域的穩固基礎的高標準。獲得這一成功的校長，實現所有學生的潛在學習，必須建立高品質的教育、有效地管理教學和學習及運用個性化的學習。校長要樹立促進所有學生的卓越文化、平等和高期望。

校長是引領專業的學校，有義務說明主要的架構，校長提供願景，領導學校的方向，確保為學校的管理和組織，以滿足其宗旨和目標。

校長工作與其他人，負責評估學校的表現，以確定優先次序不斷改進和提高標準;確保平等的機會，使所有政策制定和做法;確保資源有效地用於實現學校的宗旨和目標，為管理日常的工作，組織和管理學校。

校長與他人合作，保證了社會對學校的發展和維持有效的夥伴關係更廣泛的承諾，例如，學校，其他服務和機構，為兒童、執法機關、高等教育機構和雇主通過這種夥伴的關係和其他活動，校長發揮關鍵作用，促進發展教育系統作為一個與他人合作的整體，以提高當地的標準。

藉由學校組織成員的支持提供，以描繪出校長建立一個豐富的負責、參與和滿足所有學生的學習環境。

本文引自http://www3.nccu.edu.tw/%7Emujinc/teaching/9-101principal/refer4-2(2004%20national%20standards).pdf