Introduction

With the growing awareness of and respect for management and legal rights, school administration becomes more and more complicated than before. This programme offers participants who involve in school administration an introductory yet intensive legal education in the essential laws regulating school management in Hong Kong. The aim is to equip them with upgraded knowledge and competence in tackling real-life situations with legal implications and avoiding pitfalls that may flow from the day-to-day administration of schools. Those who attend this course will be able to acquire a greater understanding of the framework regulating the Hong Kong education system and the practitioners, a practical approach to the legal consequences, and the ways school management issues disputes are handled under the laws of Hong Kong.

Objective

• To appreciate the laws regulating the day-to-day management of schools.
• To become familiar with legal aspects of problems and solutions in the management of schools.
• To find out how to apply proven approaches and methods in school administration.
• To prevent and contain pitfalls and problems in school management.
• To enhance and build on the effectiveness of management at school administration level.
• To deal with and handle the school management issues in their workplace.

Course Outline

• Operation of incorporated management committees
• Legislative structure and operation
• School governance duties and liabilities
• Legal aspects of meetings and decision making
• Administrative laws
• Sources and exercise of powers
• Grounds for judicial review
• Procedure for judicial review
• Liabilities under statutes and in tort
• Negligence and occupiers’ liabilities
• Peer defamation
• Discrimination
• Data Privacy
• Employment law
• Performance appraisal and challenges
• Termination of employments
• Labour dispute and tribunal procedure

Instructor

SCS Instructor

Commencement Date and Time

October 14, 2010
Thursday (7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.)

Venue

Mongkok Learning Centre

Medium

Cantonese (supplemented with English terminology)

Target participants

This course is suitable for frontline teaching staff, administrators and supervisors, principals, senior school management, staff involved in school management, school managers, school supervisors, staff from school management companies, education professionals and academics and those interested in education law.

Tuition Fee

HK$2,500

Total Hours

15 hours (5 sessions)

Enquiries

Telephone No: 2209 0264 / Fax No: 2739 2797 / Email: scs-bus@cuhk.edu.hk