Role of health promotion in educational leadership

A school is a unique place, where young people learn, develop and socialize. It is an institution where basic knowledge of the world and social life is shared. It is an organisation which has a real impact on creating equal opportunities and on an individual’s later life. The school system has a significant impact on all individuals and their social development, making it the subject of countless discussions and frequent assessments. For over 25 years Poland has been making constant changes in its education system. It is the sector that undergoes the most frequent and most extensive reforms. Decision makers change its structure, form and teaching contents, subjecting the system to continuous evaluation. The aim is to improve the conditions and quality of teaching. While looking for efficient solutions, decision makers have been relying on economic management sciences, focusing on financial and material resources and on improving the technical infrastructure of schools. Over time they started to notice that such solutions are insufficient, so they began to direct their attention to the concept of educational leadership, based on specific values, with comprehensive student development in the very heart of the process.