Leadership Dialogues II: Leadership in times of change

by Dave Harris, John West-Burnham

Overview

Following on from their bestselling title Leadership Dialogues, Dave Harris and John West-Burnham's Leadership Dialogues II: Leadership in times of change examines eight more themes crucial to the effective education of our young people in schools. We are living in times in which school leaders are looking for both simple answers and detailed instructions to help them progress to their goals. But in a period of rapid change, like the one we are in now (at least for the foreseeable future), there is no step-by-step guide, there is no instruction manual only strong tools to support leadership teams on their journey. Leadership Dialogues II is not a book containing all the answers; rather it is a book containing many of the questions that will help school leaders work with their colleagues to find the answers for their own schools within the communities in which they work. Harris and West-Burnham believe that the best people to interrogate the problems and find the answers are those people working in, leading and governing these schools every day, and so they have compiled this helpful resource to promote more constructive dialogue and debate which will result in the generation of feasible solutions specific to their own schools. Each of the eight themes in Leadership Dialogues II is of contemporary relevance to 21st century education and is split into five sections, each containing an outline on why this is an important topic, some key quotes to engage your thinking, a 10 minute discussion to provoke debate, some questions for your team to consider and to help frame the dialogue's outcomes downloadable, printable resources for each section. The resources are often in tabular form and relate to the material, which means they can be used with little extra preparation, and are all available for download in PDF and Word formats for ease of circulation. The only thing you have to do is think, discuss and then act. The eight themes explored are: securing equity and engagement; clarifying the purpose of education; middle leadership the engine room of the school; managing resources; learning and technology; education beyond the school; alternative staffing models; and developing evidence based practice. Suitable for school leadership teams in any setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785833236
Publisher:	Crown House Publishing
Publication date:	05/09/2018
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dave Harris worked for over 20 years in school leadership, including 12 as a school principal across both primary and secondary phases. During this time he developed a reputation for innovative thinking and practice. Since retiring from working in schools he now puts his ideas into practice as Managing Director of Independent Thinking Ltd.
John West-Burnham was an independent writer, teacher and consultant in education leadership. He is the author, co-author and editor of many books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Understanding Leadership and has worked in 27 countries. He was a director of three academy trusts and a trustee of two educational charities, as well as an Honorary Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Worcester.

Table of Contents

How to use the book 1

Introduction 3

1 Securing equity and engagement

A The education of vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils 7

B Securing inclusion 11

C Combatting exclusion 16

D Transition and induction 20

E Balancing achievement and vulnerability 24

2 Clarifying the purpose of education

A What does it mean to be educated? 29

B Balancing the academic and the personal 34

C Securing every child's entitlement 37

D Building consensus across the school community 42

E The great education debate - what is it for? 45

3 Middle leadership - the engine room of the school

A Subject leadership 49

B Cross-curricular roles - leading strands outside the subject area 54

C Pastoral roles - looking after the human side 58

D A question of balance 62

E Working in teams 67

4 Managing resources

A Making better use of your time 71

B Meetings that work 75

C After the meeting - ensuring impact 79

D Optimising personal effectiveness 83

E High impact and low cost - cost-benefit analysis in school management 88

5 Learning and technology

A Will the genie go back in the bottle? 93

B The great mobile phone debate - learning tool vs. distraction 98

C Educating the digital generation - digital natives 102

D Maximising the effective use of the ICT budget 106

E Using technology to enhance leadership 110

6 Education beyond the school

A What can we learn from education around the world? 115

B Citizenship for the 21st century 120

C Education for sustainability 124

D Respect - demanded or given? 128

E Student leadership 132

7 Alternative staffing models

A Recruiting and retaining staff 137

B Professionalising volunteering 143

C Structure vs. flexibility 147

D All staff as a leader 151

E Pupils as teachers 156

8 Developing evidence based practice

A Understanding educational research 161

B Research in the classroom 166

C Using research to improve practice 170

D Taking evidence from outside the education world 175

E Some research of note 179

References and further reading 183

Download menu 193

About the authors 206