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Editorial for Special Issue - Leadership in Multi-School Organisations (2021)
Journal Article
Greany, T. (2021). Editorial for Special Issue - Leadership in Multi-School Organisations. School Leadership and Management, 41(4-5), 285-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2021.1981110

This special issue focusses on governance, leadership and improvement in Multi-School Organisations (MSOs). Three types of MSO are examined across the five articles - Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in England, Boards of Multiple Schools (BMSs) in the Ne... Read More about Editorial for Special Issue - Leadership in Multi-School Organisations.

The trust deficit in England: emerging research evidence about school leaders and the pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Thomson, P., Greany, T., & Martindale, N. (2021). The trust deficit in England: emerging research evidence about school leaders and the pandemic. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 53(3-4), 296-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2021.1975366

Limited research has assessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on school leaders specifically. Working together with England's two leader associations, we designed and conducted a national survey of almost 1500 leaders in summer 2021 to assess th... Read More about The trust deficit in England: emerging research evidence about school leaders and the pandemic.

Introduction: School leadership and education system reform (2021)
Book Chapter
Greany, T., & Earley, P. (2021). Introduction: School leadership and education system reform. In School leadership and education system reform. (2nd). London: Bloomsbury Publishing

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
Greany, T., & McGinity, R. (2021). Leadership And School Improvement In Multi-Academy Trusts. In School Leadership and Education System Reform. (2nd). London: Bloomsbury Publishing

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
Greany, T. (2021). Leading Curriculum Development. In T. Greany, & P. Earley (Eds.), School Leadership and Education System Reform. (2nd). London: Bloomsbury Publishing

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
Greany, T., & Higham, R. (2021). School System Governance And The Implications For Schools. In T. Greany, & P. Earley (Eds.), School Leadership and Education System Reform. (2nd). London: Bloomsbury Publishing

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.

Structural integration and knowledge exchange in multi-academy trusts: comparing approaches with evidence and theory from non-educational sectors (2021)
Journal Article
Greany, T., & McGinity, R. (2021). Structural integration and knowledge exchange in multi-academy trusts: comparing approaches with evidence and theory from non-educational sectors. School Leadership and Management, 41(4-5), 311-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2021.1872525

This article analyses the ways in which leaders in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in England work to develop shared improvement practices across the schools they operate. It draws on case study evidence gathered as part of a larger mixed methods study b... Read More about Structural integration and knowledge exchange in multi-academy trusts: comparing approaches with evidence and theory from non-educational sectors.