HOW TO LEAD A SCHOOL WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL School leadership brings with it tremendous pressure from the government for results at all costs. It’s the outcome that counts (and the league tables), not the process. Which means, now more than ever, for genuine leaders leading schools in the right direction for the right reasons, bravery is key. Dave Harris is well placed to write the ultimate guide to bravery in school leadership. As the principal of a high-profile brand new Academy he has had to stand by his beliefs about the role of the school in the community – ‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’ – despite the pressure to forget genuinely educating young people and just focus on ‘floor targets’. A book for every leader who wants to make a genuine difference (and get great results, as Dave has done)! Brave Heads is a personal account, a smart synthesis of current thinking about leadership and an invitation to reflect on and review how leadership might need to change to respond to a turbulent and often contradictory environment. It is a powerful and very welcome addition to the literature on how leadership needs to develop in order to create an educational system rooted in authentic values and a belief in the transformational potential of schools. John West-Burnham, Professor of Educational Leadership, St Mary’s University College, Twickenham Brave Heads works both as a very useful handbook full of practical tips that any new head teacher would be wise to adopt and a timely r
Peso: | 0,322 kg |
Número de páginas: | 208 |
Ano de edição: | 2013 |
ISBN 10: | 1781350485 |
ISBN 13: | 9781781350485 |
Altura: | 18 |
Largura: | 18 |
Comprimento: | 1 |
Idioma : | Inglês |
Tipo de produto : | Livro |
Assuntos : | Administração |
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