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Learning-centred leadership: towards personalised learning-centred leadership

Author: National College
Subject: Learning-centred leadership
Audience: Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers
Date of publication: June 2003   |   File format and size: PDF, 81 Kb

Leading learning, raising standards and focusing on pupils' achievements are the most important things leaders in schools do. But in order to do these things successfully, high-quality, effective leadership is needed.

This report summarises the findings of Ken Leithwood and Carolyn Riehl in their research publication, 'What We Know about Successful School Leadership' (2003). It then goes on to detail how successful leaders can use modelling, monitoring and dialogue to make a real difference in what happens in classrooms.

Finally, it moves beyond learning-centred leadership to the five components of personalised learning. But what are the implications of the shift towards personalisation and how can leaders make the transition?