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Leadership – the courage to change practice
Leadership – the courage to change practice

Meeting a target is one thing, but achieving it while also reaching the goal of equity and excellence requires school leaders to be courageous. It's not just down to the principal, middle leaders need to be part of that strategy if it is to be successful.

Teacher's bookshelf: Tools for school leaders
Teacher's bookshelf: Tools for school leaders

In this extract from her new book Action and Reflection Tools for Busy School Leaders, Pam Ryan explores the importance of communication and trust.

Teacher's bookshelf: Educational leadership
Teacher's bookshelf: Educational leadership

Teacher takes a sneak peek at Professor Stephen Dinham’s new book Leading Learning and Teaching. This extract explores the impact of leadership on student outcomes.

Leading school improvement - it's difficult isn't it?
Leading school improvement - it's difficult isn't it?

Why can it be so hard to generate improvement that is sustainable? Robert Marshall discusses.

Leading from the middle: Supporting future principals
Leading from the middle: Supporting future principals

'We need something that really embraces where our Middle Leaders are at on their journey. … It needs to be something that's sustainable and longitudinal and really is an immersion process,' - Lee MacMaster.

Unleashing talent through shared responsibility
Unleashing talent through shared responsibility

‘We ... entrust and empower people to take on and drive improvement in teaching and learning.’ See how adopting a distributed leadership model can help drive innovation.