All Outputs (14)

Leadership across partnerships and networks (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter focuses on leadership across inter-school partnerships and networks. It argues that existing research and policy has prioritised a focus on leadership within individual schools, but that this is insufficient in the context of contemporar... Read More about Leadership across partnerships and networks.

School to school collaboration through Teaching School Alliances in England: ‘system leadership’ in a messy and hybrid governance context (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores school-to-school collaboration via Teaching School Alliances (TSAs) in one locality in England, drawing on governance theory (Bevir, 2011) - specifically hierarchy, markets and networks (Tenbensel, 2015). It focuses on three TSA... Read More about School to school collaboration through Teaching School Alliances in England: ‘system leadership’ in a messy and hybrid governance context.

Networking Small Rural Schools in the Pandemic (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter draws on findings from an evaluation of two regional networks developed by the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership to support senior leaders in small rural schools in England. The networks were launched in September 2... Read More about Networking Small Rural Schools in the Pandemic.

Networked Improvement in the US and England: A New Role for the Middle Tier (2022)
Book Chapter

As education systems across the globe confront increasingly lofty demands for rigor and equity, there is a growing need to investigate the ways in which practice-based knowledge is generated, shared, and used by teachers and school leaders across div... Read More about Networked Improvement in the US and England: A New Role for the Middle Tier.

Introduction: School leadership and education system reform (2021)
Book Chapter

This second edition of School Leadership and Education System Reform includes contributions from a range of academics, policy makers and practitioners. It focuses on developments in England and addresses four questions: i) how can school leaders sha... Read More about Introduction: School leadership and education system reform.

Leadership And School Improvement In Multi-Academy Trusts (2021)
Book Chapter

The focus in this chapter is on leadership and improvement in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in England, informed by findings from a mixed methods study by the authors (Greany, 2018). The chapter aims to: • Summarize the key features and evolution of... Read More about Leadership And School Improvement In Multi-Academy Trusts.

Leading Curriculum Development (2021)
Book Chapter

The importance of leadership in shaping and developing the curriculum in schools is widely recognized. However, despite this recognition of the need for school leaders to be, inter alia, curriculum leaders, there is surprisingly little robust resear... Read More about Leading Curriculum Development.

School System Governance And The Implications For Schools (2021)
Book Chapter

Conservative-led governments in power since 2010 have introduced a range of reforms in England, including a rapid expansion in the number of academies and Multi-Academy Trusts, the roll back of Local Authorities and the encouragement of new school-to... Read More about School System Governance And The Implications For Schools.

Why is school-to-school collaboration important and how can we make it work? (2021)
Book Chapter

Networks, collaborations and partnerships between schools can take multiple forms and achieve multiple objectives. This can make them hard to make sense of – and even harder to lead and manage. Nevertheless, this chapter argues that policy makers sho... Read More about Why is school-to-school collaboration important and how can we make it work?.

Self-policing or self-improving?: analysing peer reviews between schools in England through the lens of isomorphism (2020)
Book Chapter

Peer reviews are not compulsory for schools in England, but they have become increasingly common in recent years. There is no single model for how peer reviews operate, but they generally involve staff from at least one other school in reviewing pra... Read More about Self-policing or self-improving?: analysing peer reviews between schools in England through the lens of isomorphism.

Approaches to scaling innovations across schools: an analysis of key theories and models (2019)
Book Chapter

The question of how to scale up successful innovations remains a key challenge for policy and practice in education (Hall, 2013). This article outlines three established ‘schools of thought’ around how to scale up successful innovations. The first... Read More about Approaches to scaling innovations across schools: an analysis of key theories and models.

Liderar la mejora y la innovación en las escuelas y en los sistemas (2019)
Book Chapter

Aquest capítol se centra en el paper del lideratge educatiu entorn de la millora i la innovació a les escoles. El focus d’atenció s’estableix en el lideratge en l’àmbit escolar en el context dels debats i testimoniatges actuals en l’administració del... Read More about Liderar la mejora y la innovación en las escuelas y en los sistemas.

Introduction - School Leadership and Education System Reform (2017)
Book Chapter

This edited collection explores current models for school system reform and the leadership implications that emerge. It revolves around a paradox and a quest. The paradox reflects the competing demands at the heart of policy in many school systems –... Read More about Introduction - School Leadership and Education System Reform.

Collaboration, partnerships and system leadership across schools (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the development of school-to-school support, networks and partnerships and the leadership practices associated with these, focussing in particular on developments in England. It aims to ● analyse the rationale for school par... Read More about Collaboration, partnerships and system leadership across schools.