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Firefighting or formulating: how can newly inducted headteachers create further improvements in their schools? - summary

Author: Bird, Jeremy
Subject: Headship
Audience: Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers
Date of publication: April 2009   |   File format and size: PDF, 113 Kb

This research investigates the structure and practice of primary headteacher induction. It concludes that a well designed framework, which incorporates and appreciates the various contextual issues of primary schools, can be a great benefit.

Such a benefit will be felt by both the headteacher and the school as they work together to improve strategic opportunities and outcomes. The research also found that an effective framework draws on a variety of documents, professional development activities and key personnel. This summary report presents the key findings.

A full version of this report is also available.