Tools:

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    Leadership succession: a framework for action for dioceses and other providers of schools with a religious character. A strategy and set of tools for dioceses to plan, create and manage local strategies for succession planning.  

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    Against the tide: the challenges of leading a sustainable school The skills and qualities of school leaders can make all the difference when it comes to trying to develop and maintain a sustainable school. This report looks at those important qualities and suggests ways on how leaders can overcome common challenges.
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    School leading schools II: the growing impact of National Leaders of Education The importance and challenges of the expanding role of NLEs. This report looks at the skills and expertise of NLEs and the positive differences they are making.
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    Emerging patterns of leadership: co-location, continuity and community The experiences of school leaders, children's centre leaders, children's service staff, voluntary sector workers, local authority officers, parents and children who have been involved in the co-location of one or more services for children.
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    Research associate reports The latest subjects that associates have written about include developing a creative curriculum, sustaining headship and research led school improvement.
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    Ten strong claims about successful school leadership This report summarises the findings of a three-year national research project on the impact of leadership on pupil outcomes, with particular reference to the leadership of the headteacher.