Structured Manager Training Programmes

Under the principle of SBM, aided schools are given greater autonomy and flexibility in managing their own operation and resources for the provision of quality education. In return, schools are expected to be more transparent and accountable for their operation and key stakeholders should be involved in the decision-making process. The Education Ordinance (Chapter 279 of the Laws of Hong Kong) requires that all aided schools shall set up and be managed by an IMC, comprising representatives from the SSB, the principal, teachers, parents, alumnus (alumni) and independent member(s) of the community. It is anticipated that all aided schools will set up their IMCs in the foreseeable future.

As members of the IMCs, school managers, including school supervisors, should play an important role in leading and steering the school for continuous development and improvement, thereby providing all-round education to students. As the participatory school governance framework under SBM involves stakeholders of different categories, more people with different background will serve as school managers. We hope that, through training, we could assist the serving as well as potential school supervisors or school managers to perform their roles more effectively and ensure lawful management of schools.

The Education Bureau recommends a trial run for four years of the following soft training targets for school supervisors and school managers starting from 2019/20:

	Newly registered	Serving/re-nominating
School supervisors	At least a total of six hours’ training in the first year of service	A training programme of at least two hours every year
School managers	At least a total of three hours’ training in the first year of service	A training programme of at least two hours every year

The Education Bureau has commissioned Education Convergence to develop and deliver the Structured Manager Training Programmes to prepare school supervisors and managers for effectively discharging their roles and responsibilities in the IMCs. Programme SV is for serving (or potential) school supervisors; Programme A is for school managers who are not familiar with education and school operations; and Programme B is for school managers who are familiar with education or who have completed Programme A. All programmes are free of charge.

There are three streams of Structured Manager Training Programmes targeting at different participants.

Programme A

Programme A is for serving or potential school managers of aided schools who are not working in the education-related fields or not familiar with education and school operation in Hong Kong.

It comprises two parts, focusing on macro school-based management and school governance respectively.

(i) The objective of Programme A – Part 1 aims to equip school managers who are not familiar with education and school operations with the basic knowledge and skills essential to effectively discharge the school managers’ roles and to facilitate their collaboration with other IMC members for the benefits of students.
(ii) The objective of Programme A – Part 2 is to enable participants to gain a deeper understanding of the regulations in different aspects of school operation and effective resources management. The programme aims to acquaint themselves with the key to school governance and to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities with a thorough understanding of the schools.

Programme B

Programme B is for serving or potential school managers of aided schools who are familiar with education and school operation in Hong Kong or who have completed Programme A.

It comprises Part 1 and Part 2, focusing on school governance and legal matters respectively. Part 2 is further divided into Part 2A- Legal Matters and School Contexts and Part 2B- Legal Matters and School Strategies.

(i) The objective of Programme B – Part 1 is to enable participants, who have completed Programme A or are frontline educators or school managers of the same IMC as a participating unit, to become more confident in leading the school from strength to strength under the spirit of SBM. The programme aims to broaden their perspectives on assuming strategic leadership to take forward school development and understanding matters related to school governance so as to equip them to be more effective school managers.
(ii) The objective of Programme B – Part 2A and Part 2B is to enable participants, who have completed Programme A and/or Programme B – Part 1 or are frontline educators, to have a better understanding of the legal context for schools, specifically related to complaint management, dispute management, media handling and risk management with respect to the formulation of school policies. The programme aims to broaden their horizons in legal perspectives with the related laws or ordinances so as to empower them to become effective school managers.

Programme SV

Programme SV is for serving or potential school supervisors of aided schools. Priority will be given to new supervisors with less than two years’ service and supervisors whose SSBs run only a few schools.

It aims to enable participating school supervisors to be more confident in leading the team of school managers, who are of six different categories (i.e. sponsoring body manager, ex-officio manager, teacher manager, parent manager, alumni manager and independent manager) and diverse background. The programme aims to enable the school supervisors to set the direction for strategic development and improvement of the school, as well as to ensure the school’s compliance with the rules and regulations governing school operation. The programme also aims to develop the school supervisors into effective leaders who understand more about the essence of participatory governance, as well as their roles and responsibilities as stipulated in the Education Ordinance for maintaining quality IMC operations

Programme A

The target participants of the programme are serving or potential school managers of aided schools who are not working in the education-related fields or not familiar with education and school operation in Hong Kong.

Programme B

Programme SV

The target participants of the programme are serving or potential school supervisors of aided IMC primary, secondary and special schools; priority will be given to the new supervisors (with less than two years’ service) and supervisors whose schools belong to single-school SSBs or SSBs operating only a few schools.

Programme Content

Programme A:

For participants who are NOT FAMILIAR with education and school operations

Programme A Details

Programme B:

For participants who are FAMILIAR with education and school operations or have completed

Programme B Details

Programme SV:

For serving or potential school supervisors

Programme SV Details

Link to Application Form

Application

Applications can be made via the following means:

(1) Click on the following application link and apply online;
(2) Download the application form and fax the completed form to Education Convergence (Fax no: 21119826).

Admission notices, together with the information on the online manager learning programme, will be sent to the email addresses of successful applicants stated in the application forms within one to two weeks before the course commences.

Programme A:

For Participants who are NOT FAMILIAR with Education and School Operation

Online Application Form Download Application Form

Programme B:

For participants who are FAMILIAR with education and school operations or have completed

Online Application Form Download Application Form

Programme SV:

For serving or potential school supervisors

Online Application Form Download Application Form

IMC Resource

Basic References

Tips for School Managers

School Managers' Handbook

School Administration Guide

Guide to Financial Management for Aided Schools Operated by Incorporated Management Committees

Incorporated Management Committee Liability Insurance Policy (IMCLIP)

Personnel Management

(For Programme B only) Education Bureau Circular No. 10/2017 Optimising the Use of Teaching Manpower Resources

Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP)

Progress Report 2015 of Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP)

(For Programme B only) Curriculum Development Council

Department of Health 'EatSmart@school.hk' Campaign

香港中文大學醫學院賽馬會公共衞生及基層醫療學院香港健康學校獎勵計劃

Guidelines for Handling School Complaints

Project on Enhancement of Complaint Management in Schools

Education Ordinance

Education Regulations

Codes of Aid

Guide to Corporate Governance for Subvented Organizations

Incorporated Management Committee - Establishment and Operation

Remarks: Please visit EDB’s website for the most updated version of the documents.

Other References

CSBA Professional governance standards for school boards (2008)

IASB Foundational principles of effective governance (1998)

NABET Accreditation standard for quality school governance (2008)

NFER Governance models in schools (2011)

NCSBA Proposed governance standards for 21st century school boards

Ofsted's School governance study (2011)

Ontario school board governance for the 21st century: Consultation paper (2008)

PSBA Standards for effective school governance (2006)

The seven principles of good charter school governance (2007)

University of Bath — The school governance study (2008)

Thematic Seminars and Workshop for School Managers (2022/23)

Since the implementation of the school-based management (SBM) policy, key stakeholders of schools (including representatives of sponsoring bodies, principals, teachers, parents, alumni and independent members) have been participated in school decision-making to develop schools for the benefit of students. The then Chief Executive requested in the 2017 Policy Address to set up a “Task Force on SBM Policy” to conduct a comprehensive review of the current implementation of SBM policy in aided schools. After consulting various stakeholders, the Task Force recommended strengthening the training of school managers. In this connection, the Education Bureau (EDB) has commissioned Education Convergence to organise two thematic seminars and two identical workshops for school managers in the 2022/23 school year to equip them with legal knowledge concerning school management and mediation skills for resolving disagreement among stakeholders, hence enhancing the effectiveness of school governance and providing quality education for students. The seminars and workshops will be conducted in Cantonese, with details as follows:

Application Form Suggestion Form

Online Application Form

Theme	Date & Time	Venue	Speakers/ Sharing Guests
Thematic Seminar (I) School Human Resources Management	21 March 2023(Tuesday) 2:15 pm – 5:15 pm Application Deadline: ~~10 March 2023~~ 16 March 2023	CCC Kei Chun Primary School	(1) Mr AU Pak Ching, Barrister-at-Law Retired principal of Society of Boys' Centres Chak Yan Centre School (2) Mr NG Yau Keung Benjamin EDB Education Commission Member, EDB Quality Education Fund Steering Committee Member, Ching Chung Koon Honorary Secretary (Education), and retired principal of The HKTA Ching Chung Secondary School
Thematic Seminar (II) School Crisis Management and Media Handling	27 May 2023 (Saturday) 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Application Deadline: 8 May 2023	CCC Kei Chun Primary School	(1) Dr LEE Kaman Head & Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Journalism and Communication, Director of University Communications, Hong Kong Shue Yan University (2) Mr CHOW Wai Hung Enzo, Barrister-at-Law Served as Deputy Judge, Family Court, HKSAR government (3) Mr CHOY Sai Hung Principal of Heep Woh Primary School (Cheung Sha Wan)
Workshop on Mediation Skills Settling Disputes with Parents and the Public (Event I)	26 April 2023 (Wednesday) 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm Application Deadline: 6 April 2023	CCC Kei Chun Primary School	Mr KONG Chung Yau, Solicitor Principal Supervisory Director, Mediation Training Course, Hong Kong Professional Mediation Association. Accredited Mediator Trainer, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited
Workshop on Mediation Skills Settling Disputes with Parents and the Public (Event II)	19 June 2023 (Monday) 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm Application Deadline: 6 April 2023	CCC Kei Chun Primary School	Mr KONG Chung Yau, Solicitor Principal Supervisory Director, Mediation Training Course, Hong Kong Professional Mediation Association. Accredited Mediator Trainer, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited

Thematic Seminar (I) will cover different aspects of human resources management in schools (for example, staff appointment, performance management, etc.), whereas Thematic Seminar (II) will cover strategies for handling school crises and dealing with the media. The speakers will explain the relevant Ordinances and share how to address the issues with reference to court/ school cases. As for the workshops, participants will be divided into small groups and handle disputes with parents and members of the public with mediation skills through role-plays under the guidance of mediators.

2022/23校董專題講座及工作坊

自校本管理政策實施以來，學校的主要持分者（包括辦學團體代表、校長、教員、家長、校友和獨立人士）得以共同參與校政決策，促進學校發展及學生健康成長。時任行政長官在2017年施政報告中更要求成立「校本管理政策專責小組」，全面檢視校本管理政策在資助學校的推行現況。該小組經深入分析各持分者意見後，建議加強校董培訓。故此，教育局委託教育評議會於2022/23學年舉辦兩場校董專題講座及兩場相同的校董工作坊，讓校董掌握與學校管理相關的法律知識，以及學習調解技巧，以便法團校董會能妥善處理持分者的分歧，進一步提升學校管治效能，為學生提供優質教育。專題講座及工作坊會以粵語進行，詳情如下:

申請表格意見收集表

網上申請表

主題	日期及時間	地點	主講／分享嘉賓
校董專題講座 (I) 學校人力資源管理	2023年3月21日 (星期二) 下午2:15–5:15 截止報名日期： ~~2023年3月10日~~ 2023年3月16日	中華基督教會基真小學	(1) 歐栢青大律師香港扶幼會則仁中心學校退休校長 (2) 吳友強先生教育局教育統籌委員會委員、教育局優質教育基金督導委員會委員、青松觀董事局榮譽秘書(教育) 及香港道教聯合會青松中學退休校長
校董專題講座 (II) 學校危機管理及應對傳媒策略	2023年5月27日（星期六）上午10:00 – 下午1:00 截止報名日期： 2023年5月8日	中華基督教會基真小學	(1)李家文博士香港樹仁大學新聞與傳播學系系主任大學傳訊總監 (2)周偉雄大律師曾出任家事法庭暫委法官 (3)蔡世鴻先生中華基督教會協和小學（長沙灣）校長
調解技巧工作坊處理與家長及公眾人士的糾紛（場次I）	2023年4月26日（星期三）下午2:00–5:30 截止報名日期： 2023年4月6日	中華基督教會基真小學	江仲有律師香港調解專業協會首席調解訓練課程督導總監香港調解資歷評審協會有限公司認可調解訓練課程首席導師
調解技巧工作坊處理與家長及公眾人士的糾紛（場次II）	2023年6月19日（星期一）下午2:00–5:30 截止報名日期： 2023年4月6日	中華基督教會基真小學	江仲有律師香港調解專業協會首席調解訓練課程督導總監香港調解資歷評審協會有限公司認可調解訓練課程首席導師

專題講座 (I) 的內容涵蓋學校不同人力資源管理範疇（例如員工聘任、表現管理等）；
而專題講座 (II) 的內容則包括處理學校危機及應對傳媒的策略。講座會介紹及解釋有關法律條文，
再配合香港法庭或學校案例，以剖析處理方法。至於工作坊，將以分組形式進行，透過調解員的示範和指導，帶領參加者利用調解技巧去處理與家長及公眾人士的糾紛。

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Structured Manager Training Programmes

Introduction

Programme Objectives

There are three streams of Structured Manager Training Programmes targeting at different participants.

Target Participants

Programme A:

Programme B:

Programme SV:

Applications can be made via the following means:

Programme A:

Programme B:

Programme SV:

Thematic Seminars and Workshop for School Managers (2022/23)

2022/23校董專題講座及工作坊

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