What does a CSTL school that has effective leadership and coordination

Effective leadership and coordination are evident when:

• There is high-level political knowledge, commitment to, and buy-in to CSTL—not just within the Ministry of Education and schools, but at the highest levels of government such as Parliament, Traditional Leaders, Cabinet, the Presidency and the Ministry of Finance

• There is in-depth knowledge, commitment to, and buy-in to CSTL by all role players that are responsible for CSTL in a given setting—such as a school, the Ministries of Education, Health and others, as well as all departments within the ministries

• Schools are enabled and empowered to become sustainable CSTL schools through the development and adoption of appropriate policies, programmes, resources and supporting systems within all ministries and schools

• CSTL is planned, resourced, implemented and monitored through multi-sectoral coordination structures at national, regional and school level, including the Ministry of Education, other ministries, parents, community leaders and members, and children themselves

• There is regular and meaningful communication to keep all stakeholders informed about CSTL plans, developments and progress

• There is a clear, collective CSTL plan of action to guide the implementation of CSTL in a given settings—such as a region or school—that is known and shared at different levels of the system, and that identifies priorities, programmes, resources and role players, and charts the indicators for measuring progress

• There is an annual report reflecting on collective progress and challenges, which is published and distributed to all role players