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Everyone a leader

Author: National College
Subject: Distributed leadership
Audience: Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, Early years leaders, School business managers
Date of publication: December 2008   |   File format and size: PDF, 901 Kb

It is a truth universally acknowledged that schools need good leaders. But the profession is facing a national shortage, with too few leaders coming through the traditional routes. Instead of the old-fashioned hierarchies, more and more schools are favouring a whole-school approach, to try to find hidden talents. A group of schools from the East Midlands have joined together to focus on developing leadership, with amazing results.

This report provides a fascinating insight into that experiment. Drawing together a wide range of experience, it reflects on the kind of culture and ethos that helps a school develop leaders. Featuring schools of all types and phases, from varying backgrounds, it also gives a vision of the opportunities individuals need to develop their skills, focussing on four key areas.

Providing an insight into leadership development that transcends individual contexts, this report gives a blueprint for how to develop distributed leadership systematically, rather than leaving it to chance.

Now read on to discover how the findings can help develop leaders within your school.