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Policy Development

Des CullenAndrew Kelly

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Looking at our Schools

• Managing the Organisation Domain 2

• Managing challenging and complex situations in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice.

• Manage, lead and mediate change to respond to the evolving needs of the school and to changes in education.

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Participants will gain knowledge of

-The Policies that are legally required by all schools

-Developing a plan for reporting on and reviewing policies

-Examine the mechanisms by which policies can be developed, formulated and communicated.

-Understand the policy formation cycle.

Learning intentions

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• Part of the legal, organisational, and developmental requirements for the role of school leadership and is an area which will require your leadership on an ongoing basis.

What are the purposes of policy

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Theodore J Lowi

(1964,1972)

Distributive

Redistributive

Regulatory

Constitutional

Policy Types

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Appendix to School Self-Evaluation Report:

legislative and regulatory checklist

School based policies

Should policy be reactive or proactive ??

What policies are legally/really required?

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SSE Checklist

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Policy Review DateChild Protection Policy December meeting each year

Health and Safety Statement December meeting each year

Anti –bullying Policy May meeting each year

Code of Conduct April meeting each year

SSE Checklist Review September meeting each year

Planning the Review Process

Policy DateProtected Disclosures Policy September 26th 2016

Schedule of Posts September 26th 2016

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• What policies are priority for your school now?

• Why ?

Policy Development

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Policy Formulation

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Dimensions

Output

Laws, regulations,

rules

Impacts

Did it bring about the

desired results

Unexpected consequences

Outcomes

Way policy induces

behavioural change

Policy dimensions

Knill & Tosun 2012

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Policy Stages and Points to Consider

Problem Definition & Agenda Setting

•Why is this problem on the agenda

•How is the problem perceived

•Can and why do perceptions change

Policy formulation and adoption

•How do decisions come about

•How can policy outputs be explained

Implementation

•Why do some policies fail

•What factors account for variance in policy implementation

Evaluation

•How can policy effects be measured

Knill & Tosun 2012

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Questions

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