Global advice for head teachers~對校長的全球性建言

Head teachers around the world could be invited to take part in an online community based in England.

全世界的校長都可以受邀參加在英國的這個線上社群。

Many developed countries are facing similar problems in education - and schools could benefit from the shared experience.

許多發展中的國家在教育上都正面臨相同問題—而且學校能夠從分享的經驗中受益

The National College for School Leadership, which will see the formal opening of a ?8m purpose-built headquarters next month, wants to allow international access to its pioneering online forum for head teachers from next year.

國立學校領導學院-在下個月將見到先前花了2800萬目的建造的總部，從明年起想讓全世界的校長都能進入它首創的線上論壇。

In England, there are already 18,000 school leaders registered with the online forum - which is claimed as the most advanced head teachers' network in the world.

 在英國，已經有18000所學校領導者註冊這個線上論壇-號稱全世界最先進的校長網絡。

Head teachers can swap advice, experiences and concerns, in a confidential online community provided by the NCSL, which has been created to raise standards of school leadership.

在被創建來提高學校領導標準的國立學校領導培訓學院（National College of School Leadership）所提供的機密性線上社群，讓校長可以在這裡交換建議、經驗和關懷。

Now the college wants to extend this to head teachers in other countries - in recognition that many education issues are now global.

現在該學院想拓展這個線上社群，讓其他國家的校長也能加入-因為認為許多教育議題是具全球性的。

Testing and targets, inspection, teacher shortages, pupil behaviour and the use of private companies in state education are issues which affect education authorities across the developed world.

在國家教育中，測驗和目標、視導、教師短缺、學生行為和非政府部門之公共機構的運用也是影響橫跨已開發世界的教育機構的議題。

Heads in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, plus Scotland and Wales, could be the first to share the network developed in England.

澳洲紐西蘭和新加坡，加上蘇格蘭和威爾斯的校長，可能是最先能夠使用這個位在英國的校長社群網絡的。

Sharing ideas 意見交流分享

There would be individual national networks, plus access to common international heads network.

將會有個別的國立網絡，加入通往國際校長網絡的存取路徑。

And e-learning materials for head teachers, produced by the college, could be made available to an international educational community.

而且國立學校領導培訓學院製做給校長的e化學習教材，可以在這個國際性教育社群中取得。

Tony Richardson, the college's director of online learning, says that there has been great interest in setting up a world forum for sharing best practice among heads.

湯尼理查森，線上學習的學院主任，說在校長間分享實務經驗的世界性論壇的設立會非常有趣。

"Whether it's raising standards, managing behaviour or tackling underachievement, schools are facing similar questions," he says.

他說:無論是提升標準，行為管理或者是處理學業低成就的學生，所有學校都正面臨類似的問題。

And he wants heads to be able to learn from the lessons discovered by other countries.

而且他想讓校長們能夠從其他國家已經發掘的經驗教訓中學習。

Education has many common themes around the world. For instance, in the United States and the United Kingdom there have been many parallels in the shortages of teachers and the problems of low standards in deprived areas.

在這個世界上教育會遇到許多相同的課題。例如，在美國和在英國，關於教師短缺和貧困地區低水準的問題，會有許多相似之處。

Debates over the use of private companies in state education and the funding of higher education are also common to many countries.

對許多國家來說，對於國家教育中的非政府部門之公共機構的利用和高等教育的資金募集的爭論很普遍。

And political parties and education authorities are increasingly looking overseas for inspiration.

而且政黨和教育機關正逐漸往海外尋找靈感。

Two years ago, the Department for Education took teachers from England to see examples of school systems in the United States.

兩年前，教育部以英國的老師對照美國學校系統的案例。

And the Conservative party's education spokesperson has visited several countries in Europe to gather ideas.

而且保守黨的教育類發言人已經訪問了歐洲的數個國家以獲取集思廣益的意見。