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Successful School Leadership
Exploding the Myths of School Reform
Christopher Day, Pam Sammons, Ken Leithwood, David Hopkins, Qing Gu, Eleanor Brown and Elpida Ahtaridou
IoE, University of London, UK
The author presents a comprehensive, accessible and strategic overview of what is currently known about school and system reform in the 21st century. He looks at the failure of educational reform efforts to impact on the learning and performance of students, due to misguided action based on a number of myths associated with school reform which remain prevalent in education. There are ten chapters which individually examine each myth. These myths are: l l l l l l l l l l
That achievement cannot be realised at scale for all students Of school autonomy and the reality of change That poverty is a determinant of student and school performance That it is the curriculum rather than the learning that counts That teaching is either an art or a science - it is both That external accountability results in school reform That innovation and networking always add value to school reform Of the contribution of charismatic leadership to school reform That ‘one size fits all’ in implementing school reform That top-down change works in sustaining system reform
University of Nottingham; University of Oxford; University of Toronto; IoE; University of Nottingham; University of Nottingham, LSN, UK
This book examines the nature of successful school leadership. As well as providing a contemporary overview of international research and thinking about successful school leadership, it identifies similar and distinguishing features of successful leadership in different sectors; between heads of different experience; and between schools in different socio-economic circumstances. The book introduces the notions of 'layered leadership' and 'progressive trust' as key features of successful leadership, also discussing issues of sustainability and resilience in context. Finally it considers how successful school leadership connects to pupil success, exploring the leadership strategies used by successful heads in a range of primary and secondary schools whose pupil attainment results had improved over a three year period during their headship. Paperback 2011 288pp
ISBN: 978-0-335-24243-6 eBook: 978-0-335-24245-0
What’s Worth Fighting for in Headship? 2/e
Contents: Moral purpose and system reform / Strategies for improvement at the local level / Effective schools and the drivers of improvement / Personalising learning / Professionalising teaching / Intelligent accountability / Innovation, networking and professional learning / Leadership for learning / Differential approaches to school and system reform / Segmentation and system leadership Paperback June 2013 232pp
Every School a Great School
Linking with Learning and Achievement
David Hopkins
Michael Fullan University of Toronto, Canada
The author looks at how much has changed in the world of headship and school improvement in recent decades, and offers key guidelines for being a successful head teacher.
ISBN: 978-0-335-26314-1 eBook: 978-0-335-26315-8 Paperback 2008 80pp
ISBN: 978-0-335-23538-4
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David Hopkins IoE, University of London, UK
The book argues that for every school to become a great school it requires a move from individual school improvement efforts and short term objectives to a sustainable system-wide response that seeks to re-establish a balance between national prescription and schools leading reform. Achieving this goal requires strategies that not only continue to raise standards, but also build capacity within the system. David Hopkins identifies four key educational 'drivers' - personalized learning; networking and innovation; professional teaching and intelligent accountability - that, if pursued, have the potential to deliver 'every school a great school'. Paperback 2007 176pp
ISBN: 978-0-335-22099-1 eBook: 978-0-335-22987-1
System Leadership in Practice Rob Higham, David Hopkins and Peter Matthews All at IoE, University of London, UK
The idea of 'system leadership', i.e. working and leading not just directly for the success and welfare of students in your own school but also in other schools, is a new, exciting and growing phenomenon in UK education. It is gaining widespread interest both in the UK and internationally and it holds out the possibility of a more professionally-led education system. Despite this growing interest amongst the majority of stakeholders in education, there is not yet any detailed analysis of its emergence in practice. This book provides the first detailed analysis of system leadership and its emergence in practice. Paperback 2009 192pp
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ISBN: 978-0-335-23611-4 eBook: 978-0-335-23968-9