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Quality education and school effectiveness are the main focus of the education policy of most European countries. School effectiveness is the outcome of all the potential agents involved in the educational process, educational leaders, educators, student body and parents. This paper examines the contribution of two of the above agents, educational leaders and educators, to school effectiveness. School effectiveness can be achieved through the implementation of evaluation processes. Furthermore, school effectiveness is enhanced through the evaluation of each stage of the education process. Therefore, the concept of school assessment and evaluation is closely tied to that of school effectiveness. This paper aims to demonstrate the contribution of the assessment of school leadership and school teaching staff in the improvement of school effectiveness. One of the basic aims of this paper is to contribute both on a theoretical and a practical level to the investigation of these factors and their relationship. A qualitative research method was chosen for the collection of data, namely interviews. The research sample was comprised of 16 secondary education teachers, who have either served or are serving in educational leadership positions or are engaged in classroom teaching.