Process: Criteria for promotion to a school leader position

For a teacher to be promoted to a school leader position, the following criteria may be applied:

• Education
• Years of service as a teacher
• Integrity and adherence to Code of Conduct
• Strategic, planning and organising skills
• Able to manage school economy, budget and administration
• Team-leader and motivational skills
• Able to take decisions and initiative and assume responsibility
• Good at mentoring, coaching and supervising teachers
• Shows empathy and supports other, especially new, teachers
• Able to cope with stress under pressure
• Excellent subject knowledge
• Excellent teaching skills
• Engages with the community and parents
• Engages in extra-curricular activities like sports
• Cares for the school upkeep and environment
• Maintains health and safety procedures at the school.