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Academies: research into the leadership of sponsored and converting academies

Author: National College and PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Subject: Academies
Audience: Headteachers, Governors, Stakeholders and partners, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, Early years leaders
Date of publication: May 2011   |   File format and size: PDF, 968 Kb

Findings from a project looking at leadership of sponsored and converting academies and how academy leadership might be distinctive from other schools'. The study explores what the conversion process is like in practice, the importance of context, and what implications academy status can have on leadership development.

Main points and key challenges

  • Sponsorship, governance and the relationship with the local authority
    • context has significant implications for school leadership and how all schools with academy status will manage change in governance and their working relationship with others' partners and local authorities
  • Leading an academy
    • strategic, organisational and operational leadership are all explored as important aspects of leading an academy
  • Converting to an academy
    • what motivates schools who want to become academies and the enablers and challenges they face during the process
  • Implications for leadership development
    • the findings from the research in this report are used to propose ways to support and strengthen leaders across all parts of the academy sector

This research will be used to help the College understand what additional support academy leaders might need.

An executive summary is also available.

More information about academy leadership can be found on our website.