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ldr autumn 2011




  • Featured articles

  • Mission: possible

    Teaching schools officially started work at the beginning of September. ldr Editor Nick Bannister spoke to two teaching school pioneers and finds that while the stakes are high, ambitions are even higher.

  • Behaviour: a quiet revolution

    As debate continues to rage in the wake of the August riots, Jeremy Sutcliffe talks to the schools quietly ushering in a revolution in behaviour management.

  • State of independence

    More headteachers than ever are finding their powers and responsibilities widening. What does this greater autonomy mean for them and how does it change the way they lead?

  • The morale imperative

    Good morale and motivation are vital to a school’s success, but how do you achieve it and maintain it? Phil Spurr has some answers.

  • Other features

  • The pupil premium and you

    The pupil premium was introduced in April with the aim of narrowing the attainment gap between poor pupils and their better-off counterparts. How have schools handled the funding so far, asks Dorothy Lepkowska.

  • Time to unlock middle leadership potential

    Middle leaders are the powerhouses of schools – the key is giving these colleagues professional development that helps them realise their full potential, says academy principal Paul Hammond.

  • Finnish lessons

    Finland is regarded as one of the best performing education systems in the world. How has this small Scandinavian country achieved such a status – and does it have anything to teach the rest of the world?

  • "The school is all in flames..."

    Last spring, Penny Jones received a phone call that all heads dread. Here she recounts the crisis and her response, and gives her leadership advice for dealing with such a catastrophe.

  • "Don't leave yourself at home"

    Johannah Barrett, head of English at Broadstone Middle School near Bournemouth, takes the ldr questionnaire on leadership.