School Headship

Maya Norula | Principal | Hopetown Girls' School

What is School Headship?

There are many nuances of a Career in School Headship. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into School Headship, while one should first understand What is a Career in School Headship. It is best to learn about School Headship from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

Principal Maya Norula invested 39 years in School Headship. Principal Maya Norula outlines School Headship as:

The principal of a school is like the centre of a wheel. The principal keeps everything in line and in good working order. The principal is in charge of keeping the school working so that teachers, students, and support staff can function and complete their respective jobs. A principal needs to be a strong leader to staff, a fair hiring agent for new teachers and aides, an advocate to students, and a disciplinarian when necessary. A principal also serves as an intermediate between the county board of education and the school system in which they are employed.

How Principal Maya Norula got into School Headship?

After completing my education, I started working at Woodstock School, Mussoorie. After that I have worked in many other schools like Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, British School, New Delhi and Pathways World School, Gurgaon. In 2010, I joined Hopetown Girls'School, Dehradun as the Principal.

Principal Maya Norula's Talk on School Headship

Starts with what is:
1)	School Headship

Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter School Headship, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at School Headship. Here is a list of Education items required for School Headship:
2)	School Administration
3)	Different School Systems
4)	Pedagogy
5)	Management
6)	Finance
7)	Rules & Regulations

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in School Headship go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. Here is a list of Skills required for School Headship:
8)	Interpersonal Skills
9)	Decision Making
10)	Personal Leadership
11)	Communication Skills
12)	Negotiation Skills
13)	Independent Thinking
14)	Team Work

Positives of School Headship are quite interesting. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for School Headship:
15)	Continuous Learning
16)	Societal Impact

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of School Headship:
17)	Owners Interfaces
18)	Government Interfaces
19)	Different Types of People

In the final section of the Talk, Maya Norula talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
20)	School Headship

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School Headship?

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Links for this Talk

Principal Maya Norula's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/mayanorula

LifePage Career Talk on School Headship

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/school-headship-1

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20190308-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYEUQpc7DHk

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