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Further information and resources

Every Child’s Future: leading the way

Jonothan Porritt and David Hopkins have written this thinkpiece that challenges school leaders to radical action by embedding sustainability within their schools through a new style of leadership in education.

Sustainability and renewal

A research study conducted by Forum for the Future and the Institute of Education highlighting the characteristics of sustainable schools and the leadership qualities required to develop sustainable schools.

Public value

Creating public value is about going beyond a school’s core business of education to improve the wider range of outcomes for children and young people by engaging with their families and communities.

Work on sustainability connects profoundly with work creating public value in that both involve building community connections to help enhance pupil attendance, attainment and attitude, both involve the investment of time and money in creating social capital , and both draw in more resources from the community as well as making the school’s resources available for use by the wider community.

Leadership for public value: acheiving valuable outcomes for children. families and communities

More about schools working with families and communities.

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