Understanding your school context

Publications

• Impact of federations on student outcomes
  Research report comparing federated and non-federated schools to explore the impact of this model of leadership on student outcomes
• A National College guide to partnerships and collaborations
  A brief, practical guide to partnerships and collaborations
• A National College guide to federations
  A brief, practical guide to federations
• Emerging patterns of leadership
  A report exploring leadership within co-locations, where a school or children's centre shares its site with a school of a different type or with another service. It examines the impact on continuity for children and young people and the benefits to the wider community
• Leadership of management and change in South Africa
  The purpose of the study was to examine the management of change within the schools, which continues against the background of the nation’s own long and profound change process. Part of the International Leadership Learning Programme.

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Case studies

• Harris Federation
  National College resources: new models of school leadership. Collaborative leadership for a federation of six academies: a case study. How the Harris Federation uses system leadership to raise attainment in its south London academies.
• Milburn school: innovation and partnership working
  National College resources: new models of school leadership. A case study: led by a headteacher with a unique style, this school has become a laboratory for developing new approaches to teaching and learning.
• Exmoor Coast Federation: collaboration across small rural first and middle schools
  Case study exploring a unique approach to leadership support across small rural schools.
• The Durham Federation: two small rural secondary schools serving ex-mining villages
  Case study exploring a school federation who is providing a wide and imaginative curriculum that would not be feasible in two small rural secondary schools.
• Remaking Learning (system leadership in Barnsley)
  National College resources: new models of school leadership. Collaborative leadership and governance to support significant change: a case study. How Remaking Learning's system leadership puts community needs at the heart of provision in Barnsley.

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Interactive resources

• The role of the SENCO
  Leadership module exploring how to develop, implement and evaluate inclusive provision for learners with special education needs (SEN)
• School based leadership: federated school
  This programme looks at the federated system being used to help tackle the national shortage of headteachers
• Leadership in small primary schools: management
  This programme looks at common management issues faced by leaders of small rural schools

Articles

• Models and partnerships training events
  Events, online discussions and contact details for National College models of leadership consultants.
• Creating your own model
  National College resources: if you're considering a new model of leadership for your school, the National College can provide a range of advice, resources and toolkits that will help you identify which model is right for you.
• What are new models and partnerships?
  National College resources: the way schools are led and managed is changing. These resources examine current and emerging models of leadership and define their structures.
• Frequently asked questions about leadership structures
  National College resources: find answers to questions frequently asked about leadership structures by those interested in new models of school leadership.
• Frequently asked questions about co-/joint/shared headship
  National College resources: find answers to questions frequently asked about co-headship by those interested in new models of school leadership.

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