Practical and Principled

Neal Swindells: Independent Educational Consultant

I have extensive experience in school leadership with over 21 years experience as a secondary school principal in two Colleges. I have led both the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Principals’ Association and the Greater Wellington Secondary Principals’ Association. I was an Executive Member of the National Association of Principals of Catholic Secondary Schools, was both Chair and a Trustee of the National Network of Marist Schools Trust and have given support and guidance to the leaders of the Wellington Catholic Community of Learning.

Providing practical support to Principals and schools:

• Formal on-going supervision for Principals, DPs and APs.
• Principal, DP and AP mentoring and advice.
• Appraisal of Principals and Senior Leadership Teams.
• External appraisal of other staff.

Providing practical support to Catholic schools:

• Interactive, lively and practical presentations to staff; Boards or parents on Catholic Special Character.
• “Tagged teacher” support.
• Special Character audits and support.

Providing practical advice to Boards of Trustees on:

• Principal appointments
• Strategic Planning
• Policy writing.

If you would like to discuss how I could assist your school please contact me to arrange an initial meeting.