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Documents
Independent Study into School Leadership
The main aims of the study were to provide a comprehensive and independent account of existing, emerging and potential models of school headship and the wider leadership team that are effective in raising standards for all pupils.
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Effective Leadership in Schools ~ Facing Challenging Circumstances
The aim of this small-scale research project was to contribute to the knowledge base concerning effective leadership but with a particular emphasis upon leadership in schools facing challenging circumstances.
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Media Files
Urban Leadership - Boys' School Turnaround
This programme looks at a Mel Woodcock's work at an urban all-boys school in Manchester, facing strong challenges in making it a success. Urban schools can be tough, and single sex schools can bring their own issues, especially in a city where the catchment area includes some of the most deprived communities in the country.
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Ease the Load - I want to be a better leader
Brendon Coyle has been assistant head at St Joseph's RC High School in Heywood for the past two years. He loves his job but isn't convinced that he uses his time as effectively as he could.
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Black and Ethnic Minority Leadership - Going for Headship
Getting promoted to headship is considered tough going for some black teachers. This film tries to detect which part of this journey is most difficult and why. Is it deputy headship to headship, as some reports say, or is it earlier in the journey?
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Online Resources & Support
The National College for School Leadership
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) exists to help to make a difference to the lives and the life chances of children and young people through the development of world-class school leaders.
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Leadership in Schools
Leadership in schools is not new as an area of research, development and training, yet modern schools embrace many more processes, accountabilities and managerial complexities than was the case 50 years ago.
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Becta Schools
This section contains advice and services to support school leaders and senior managers on the strategic management of ICT within schools.
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Successful Leadership in urban challenging contexts
The purpose of this review was to provide the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) with an analysis of the issues surrounding leadership in schools facing urban and challenging circumstances, where leadership is taken to refer to headteachers in primary, secondary and special schools.
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