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‘It is full of good sense, a treasure chest of helpful ideas which have the credibility of being grounded in case-study material, and in the experience of the authors, two of whom are practising headteachers. The book sets out the principles underpinning the learning school, but offers also a strong pragmatic focus and is organized so that it can be dipped into and something worthwhile easily found…It will support change and improvement in the professional practices involved in making a school a stimulating learning environment for adults as well as students' - Dr Martin J Coles, Assistant Director, National College for School Leadership The ‘learning school’ described in this book suggests an alternative to the preoccupation with tests, targets, and leadership from above, and focuses instead on independence of learning and structural flexibility within schools. The authors give a complete overview of how schools can adapt to meet changing needs. They look at the teacher as learner, learning outside the classroom, and the nature of leadership in the learning school. Practical suggestions to the problems of staffing, resourcing and assessment are all covered, enabling those in schools to make their own choices. This book is an invaluable resource for all mid-to-upper level managers in schools, anyone aspiring to these positions, or anyone who takes a long-term view of the future with learning at the heart of educational practice. David Middlewood is a research associate of the University of Lincoln.Richard Parker is Principal of Beauchamp College, Leicestershire.Jackie Beere OBE is Headteacher at Campion School.
Leadership for Learning Schools
Leadership for Learning Schools
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This chapter addresses the following questions:
- What are the challenges and potential threats to leadership in new learning schools?
- What demands will be placed on leaders of twenty-first century schools?
- How should we be preparing, recruiting, training and developing the right leaders?
- In a new era, is there a necessity for leadership at all levels?
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
Leadership for Learning: The Challenge
What makes for effective leadership has always attracted high levels of interest. However, the level of debate, curiosity and experimentation that has been in evidence over the last decade has been unparalleled, reaching its clearest physical statement in the UK in the official launching of the National College for School Leadership in November 2002. There ...
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