An overall goal for school growth should be aimed at achieving the school’s vision and mission statements. It is noticed recently, that most well meaning school’s vision and mission statements are obviously directed towards producing and developing confident, well rounded, successful global citizens. This surely is a desire of the 21st century education.
School proprietors’ growth strategy should therefore start with working earnestly and vigorously towards advertising and achieving their laudable vision and mission statements. Success in the advertisement will attract the fancy of the majority (prospective parents and students) who will show interest in knowing if the school can “work the talk” or is “working the talk”.
Growth strategy for schools should therefore hinge on:-
i. Advertisement: to attract the majority (Prospective parents and students).
ii. Achievement: demonstrating the ability to “work the talk” (to live the vision and mission statements)
Advertisement and consolidation strategies: (continuous but more intense in the first and second year)
• Attend and participate corporately in most education fairs locally and abroad
• Adopt and partner with lots of upcoming and established primary schools.
• Attend or be represented at primary school’s graduation, founders’ day, sports day etc. prizes and awards could be donated in the name of the school. (…for secondary school owners)
• Make contributions and statements to topical national and international issues, especially on education.
• Host educational events and activities such as sports, cultural displays, debate and quizzes on the school ground that will attract lots of visitors to the school.
• Hire out school facilities for corporate groups, society or associations to organize events such as interviews, examinations, meetings, tutorials, etc
• Become very active in the AISEN (Association of International School Educators in Nigeria) sports, cultural and other activities.
• Organise school trips within and outside the country
• Participate and register students for competitions in all areas of education within and outside the country.
• Partner with various associations of Nigeria communities all around the world. Attend their functions.
Achievement and consolidation strategies: (starts from the first year and is intensified through to the fourth year)
Growth strategy with regards to achievement is categorized into four key areas. Each category is detailed into developing the various related topics as listed below.
• Pupils / Students:
i. Admissions: - a well structured admission system with a full school enrolment for all classes.
ii. Behavior: - create a code of conduct which will set very high standards of behavior for pupils.
iii. Welfare:- ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils
iv. Administration / records:- develop the effective management of pupils and the administration of pupil records
v. Boarding: - ensure the success of the hostel boarding arrangement

• Programme / Curriculum
i. Core instruction and Assessment:- each subject should be organised and structured to ensure compliance to the school’s policy of standardisation
ii. Support and Extension: - to develop a coherent and effective subject led intervention and improve provision for students with learning variances.
iii. Learning areas:- each subject will be motivated to be the expression of the vibrant curriculum
iv. Promotion, retention and rewards: - to ensure pupils highest levels of achievement is attained.
v. Co-curricular: - to fully develop pupils’ skills, values, capacities and interest beyond the classroom.

• Physical building / Facilities
i. Buildings: - ensure that the buildings and the facilities are clean, functional and aesthetically pleasing.
ii. Facilities and resources: - to establish refurbishment and improvement of teaching and learning centers.
iii. Transport: - ensure the functionality, safety and aesthetics of the school transport system

• Personnel / Manpower
i. Employment practices: - develop strategies to recruit and retain high quality staff
ii. Job descriptions: - create clear job roles and lines of accountability
iii. Employee disciplines and rules: - ensure that the conduct of all staff is exemplary to the pupils and the community.
iv. Employee Appraisal policy: - develop a rigorous appraisal system
v. Staff development: - to offer staff high quality, relevant, continuous and professional development

A Critique of Popper’s Strategy for the Growth of Science

Perhaps, one of the finest and most fascinating phenomena that have ever greeted the human history was the overture of the modern scientific culture and its unmitigated growth and development. The ascendance of this strand of cultural emancipation and spectacular civilization did not just take place ‘at the drop of a hat or two from the leaning tower of Pisa.’ It was rather subversive and gradual, yet impressive...

http://www.scharticles.com/critique-poppers-strategy-growth-science/

Very well written article, thank you. What I would have liked to see more of is how to effectively advertise and promote a new school initially

cole265:
An overall goal for school growth should be aimed at achieving the school’s vision and mission statements. It is noticed recently, that most well meaning school’s vision and mission statements are obviously directed towards producing and developing confident, well rounded, successful global citizens. This surely is a desire of the 21st century education.
School proprietors’ growth strategy should therefore start with working earnestly and vigorously towards advertising and achieving their laudable vision and mission statements. Success in the advertisement will attract the fancy of the majority (prospective parents and students) who will show interest in knowing if the school can “work the talk” or is “working the talk”.
Growth strategy for schools should therefore hinge on:-
i. Advertisement: to attract the majority (Prospective parents and students).
ii. Achievement: demonstrating the ability to “work the talk” (to live the vision and mission statements)
Advertisement and consolidation strategies: (continuous but more intense in the first and second year)
• Attend and participate corporately in most education fairs locally and abroad
• Adopt and partner with lots of upcoming and established primary schools.
• Attend or be represented at primary school’s graduation, founders’ day, sports day etc. prizes and awards could be donated in the name of the school. (…for secondary school owners)
• Make contributions and statements to topical national and international issues, especially on education.
• Host educational events and activities such as sports, cultural displays, debate and quizzes on the school ground that will attract lots of visitors to the school.
• Hire out school facilities for corporate groups, society or associations to organize events such as interviews, examinations, meetings, tutorials, etc
• Become very active in the AISEN (Association of International School Educators in Nigeria) sports, cultural and other activities.
• Organise school trips within and outside the country
• Participate and register students for competitions in all areas of education within and outside the country.
• Partner with various associations of Nigeria communities all around the world. Attend their functions.
Achievement and consolidation strategies: (starts from the first year and is intensified through to the fourth year)
Growth strategy with regards to achievement is categorized into four key areas. Each category is detailed into developing the various related topics as listed below.
• Pupils / Students:
i. Admissions: - a well structured admission system with a full school enrolment for all classes.
ii. Behavior: - create a code of conduct which will set very high standards of behavior for pupils.
iii. Welfare:- ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils
iv. Administration / records:- develop the effective management of pupils and the administration of pupil records
v. Boarding: - ensure the success of the hostel boarding arrangement

• Programme / Curriculum
i. Core instruction and Assessment:- each subject should be organised and structured to ensure compliance to the school’s policy of standardisation
ii. Support and Extension: - to develop a coherent and effective subject led intervention and improve provision for students with learning variances.
iii. Learning areas:- each subject will be motivated to be the expression of the vibrant curriculum
iv. Promotion, retention and rewards: - to ensure pupils highest levels of achievement is attained.
v. Co-curricular: - to fully develop pupils’ skills, values, capacities and interest beyond the classroom.

• Physical building / Facilities
i. Buildings: - ensure that the buildings and the facilities are clean, functional and aesthetically pleasing.
ii. Facilities and resources: - to establish refurbishment and improvement of teaching and learning centers.
iii. Transport: - ensure the functionality, safety and aesthetics of the school transport system

• Personnel / Manpower
i. Employment practices: - develop strategies to recruit and retain high quality staff
ii. Job descriptions: - create clear job roles and lines of accountability
iii. Employee disciplines and rules: - ensure that the conduct of all staff is exemplary to the pupils and the community.
iv. Employee Appraisal policy: - develop a rigorous appraisal system
v. Staff development: - to offer staff high quality, relevant, continuous and professional development