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Steve Lambert – Management in Education, 2025
The role of middle leaders in bringing about improvement in schools is well documented in the UK and abroad, with the ever-present demand for raising standards and achievement. At the same time, the benefits to individuals from receiving coaching or mentoring is also well documented. However, little is known about the benefit to those providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Administrators, Middle Management
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Cliffe, Joanne; Fuller, Kay; Moorosi, Pontso – Management in Education, 2018
In England, school leadership preparation has shifted from the National College and local authorities to teaching schools, their alliances and multi-academy trusts. Against this changing educational landscape, we investigate opportunities presented to men and women in secondary school leadership teams (SLTs). Drawing on interview data from a…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Leadership Training, Management Development, Administrator Education
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Thorpe, Anthony; Bennett-Powell, Gay – Management in Education, 2014
The importance of middle leaders in bringing about improvement in schools is well recognized in the UK, as in many other countries, with the ever-present demand for raising standards and achievement. This article outlines some initial findings and discussion points emerging from the first stage of a project exploring how middle leaders in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Secondary Schools, Mentors
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Gurr, David; Drysdale, Lawrie; Clarke, Simon; Wildy, Helen – Management in Education, 2014
In this article, we report on our initial work with the International School Leadership Development Network. In doing so, we present two cases of principals leading high-need schools, and conclude with some key observations in relation to what is distinctive about leading these schools. The first case features a principal leading a suburban school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Leadership, Principals