Educational management has to do with the administration of schools whereby human and material resources should be supervised, planned and organized effectively. Motivating staff and enhancing productivity should also be initiated by the school leaders.

The main aim of this course is to familiarize teachers with knowledge and skills required for managing schools.

Leadership has a vital role to play in creating the conditions for effective schools. Participants are expected to be familiar with some basic skills of transformational leadership. The course does not apply only to school principals. All the members of the school system should be involved in Educational Management in order schools to work effectively.

The Effective School model is based on more than thirty years of research conducted internationally.

In the effective school, there is a clearly-articulated school mission through which the staff shares an understanding and commitment to instructional goals.

In the effective school, there are high expectations for success, initiating innovations.

In the effective school, the principal acts as an instructional leader and also empowers and helps teachers to become collaborative leaders in continuous improvement.

In the effective school, student academic progress is measured regularly and rigorously by a variety of appropriate assessment procedures.

In the effective school, teachers concentrate on using classroom time for instruction in essential content and skills.

In the effective school, safety is considered to be everywhere apparent.

In the effective school, parents play an important role in helping the school to achieve its mission.

According to the effective school theory given above, in this program, the participants learn how to initiate its basic principles to their own school.

The participants learn to develop mentoring competencies and support a culture of change in schools, transforming them in learning communities. They increase productivity by learning together. They obtain the techniques to empower teachers and students. They develop skills of cooperation and increase their level of self-confidence and effectiveness. At the end, the participants improve the perception of professionalism.