This encompasses the following actions: define and communicate the role of instructional leaders; provide school leaders with training, support and capacity enhancement; develop networks for school leaders to share and work together on improving instruction. A pilot project was developed in preparation for school-based programmes on class management and professional development for teachers in numeracy and literacy. It resulted in recommendations for full-scale implementation of the programme: strengthen the competence of school leaders in pedagogical and collaborative leadership; establish and communicate clear goals for the project to all participants; strengthen professional working environments for teachers within schools (particularly the capacity of schools to reflect on their organisational and pedagogical practices and implement collective learning processes); and increase the quality of teaching methods and practices, including the learning and social environments for pupils.