This collection is designed to help school leaders understand what makes an effective school strategic plan, and how to develop and apply one in their school.

Research suggests that the quality of a school’s strategic plan is positively associated with student performance and achievement.

These resources provide practical guidance to support school leaders in using effective school strategic plans to improve student learning outcomes. They include:

  • a literature review on the features of an effective school strategic plan
  • 4 practice guides based on the findings that step school leaders through the process of developing and applying effective strategic plans.

Resources in this collection

Practice guides

These guides were developed with input from school leaders, school system and sector officials, a principal peak body and a school strategic planning expert.