HOW TO LEAD A SCHOOL WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL
School leadership brings with it tremendous pressure from the
government for results at all costs. It's the outcome that counts
(and the league tables), not the process. Which means, now more
than ever, for genuine leaders leading schools in the right
direction for the right reasons, bravery is key. Dave Harris is
well placed to write the ultimate guide to bravery in school
leadership. As the principal of a high-profile brand new Academy he
has had to stand by his beliefs about the role of the school in the
community - 'It's a marathon, not a sprint' - despite the pressure
to forget genuinely educating young people and just focus on 'floor
targets'. A book for every leader who wants to make a genuine
difference (and get great results, as Dave has done)
Brave Heads is a personal account, a smart synthesis of current
thinking about leadership and an invitation to reflect on and
review how leadership might need to change to respond to a
turbulent and often contradictory environment. It is a powerful and
very welcome addition to the literature on how leadership needs to
develop in order to create an educational system rooted in
authentic values and a belief in the transformational potential of
schools.
John West-Burnham, Professor of Educational Leadership, St Mary's
University College, Twickenham
Brave Heads works both as a very useful handbook full of practical
tips that any new head teacher would be wise to adopt and a timely
reminder to more experienced leaders about what matters most in
schools. For both, it emphasises the perennial privilege of being a
head teacher - being a driver of change that benefits children and
communities.
The book takes a refreshing look at both the challenges and the
joys of leading a school, describing the bravery needed by head
teachers in respect of facing up to external political imperatives,
curriculum design and delivery, securing short- and long-term
success, the leadership styles necessary at different times and the
wealth of research into school leadership that can have real-world
relevance and application.
Mike Butler, Chief Executive, Djanogly Learning Trust, Director of
the Independent Academies Association
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