Covering all aspects of leadership including school improvement, vision and values, working with partners and leading change, the book launches the concept of atomic leadership, advocating small steps to change for maximum momentum and large-scale impact. It reveals how leaders can cooperate to trial new ways of learning and disseminate their successes and failures with a new honesty and openness about what works in our schools. With reflective tasks in every chapter, this text will inspire debate and inform discussion at staff meetings.
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of leadership aspects.
- Concept of atomic leadership for impactful change.
- Encourages cooperation and sharing of experiences.
- Reflective tasks in every chapter to inspire debate.
Additional Information
Essential reading for all school leaders as well as those undertaking master-level courses in educational leadership and or pursuing the National Professional Qualifications in leadership.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Section 1 Leadership as Influence
- Chapter 1 What is Educational Leadership?
- Chapter 2 What Leaders Think
- Chapter 3 The Place of Vision, Mission and Culture in a Changing World
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Section 2 Leadership with Purpose
- Chapter 4 Leading a Self-improving Educational System
- Chapter 5 Emerging School Associations: The English Story
- Chapter 6 Achieving Teaching and Curriculum Excellence
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Section 3 Leadership in Context
- Chapter 7 Influencing Student Learning
- Chapter 8 Knowledge Mobilization and Followership
- Chapter 9 Working with Diversity
- Chapter 10 Leading Continuing Professional Development
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Section 4 Leadership with Responsibility
- Chapter 11 Global Challenges, School Attendance, Teacher and Leader Supply
- Chapter 12 Leveraging Technology
- Chapter 13 Managing Resources and Risk
- Chapter 14 The Final Word
