KREASI Tanggamus, together with the Tanggamus District Education Office and the Tanggamus District Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Workshop on Preparing Prospective School Principals on 18 November 2025. This activity serves as a strategic step to prepare future leaders of educational institutions who are professional, adaptive, and oriented toward improving the quality of learning.
In this activity, teachers with the potential to become school principals were invited to discuss and reflect on the competency needs of today’s educational leadership. The FGD became a space to map out field challenges, ranging from curriculum management and improving teacher quality to strengthening a school culture that is safe and child-centered. The workshop then reinforced practical aspects, such as the ability to formulate a school’s vision and mission, lead teams, make data-based decisions, and build networks with key stakeholders.
The activity also emphasized that future school principals are not only required to be administratively competent, but must also become instructional leaders who are able to mobilize teachers and the wider school community to keep learning and innovating. Through a structured preparation process, prospective school principals are expected to have a strong foundation of leadership, understand child protection principles, and be able to integrate programs that strengthen literacy, numeracy, and character into the school development plan.
With support from various parties—the local government, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, civil society organizations, and the Program KREASI—this effort to prepare prospective school principals is expected to become an important cornerstone for the future of education in Tanggamus. The main message is clear: great school leaders do not emerge by chance; they are prepared through a deliberate, focused, and collaborative learning process.
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The Program of KREASI or Kolaborasi untuk Edukasi Anak Indonesia (Collaboration for the Education of Indonesian Children) is funded by the Global Partnership for Education, developed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. KREASI in Tanggamus is being implemented by Save the Children and local implementing partner Lembaga Pendidikan Maarif NU, support by the Government of Tanggamus with aims to improve the quality of education in Indonesia by strengthening teaching, learning, and student development.
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This article is adapted from an Instagram post of Lembaga Pendidikan Maarif NU Tanggamus