Change Management

Overview

Change Management's explicit focus is on supporting staff in changing from current procedures to new procedures. A multitude of considerations need to be given to the management of change at any school. These include the degree of the change, how change is accepted by staff, the impact of the change to the core business and how regularly change occurs at the site. Communicating fully the need for the change and providing information on the benefits of the change, as well as being honest about any difficulties that may be encountered eases the transition to the new procedures.

Change in schools is often managed in an informal, implicit manner. While this might be appropriate in a school setting, the nature and magnitude of the change associated with the OneSchool deployment necessitates a more formal treatment of the change.

A strategy and procedures have been developed to provide assistance to schools in identifying relevant areas of focus for their own Change Management Plan.

To ensure this change is managed and the transformation is smooth, an analysis of current practices in your school will need to be undertaken.

A gap analysis will identify the differences between the current and future procedures and each school will need to assess and identify those gaps which need to be managed prior to implementation.

The Change Management Plan will describe how and when the gaps will be managed and who will be responsible for ensuring staff understanding of procedural changes.

Documents and materials to support the change management process in schools are available from within the One School application via the Help menu > Support and Training > Deployment.

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This page was last reviewed on 27 Apr 2011