Stand Up and Be Counted: Middle Leadership in Education Contexts

ISBN-13: 9780367553142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 114 str.

Trevor Kerry

Opis

This book provides middle leaders with increased knowledge, understanding and confidence in the leadership process. It examines the qualities that enable middle leaders to lead effectively and have a positive impact on the vision of their school.

Spis treści

About this book  1. Beginning leading: Great leaders select themselves – or do they?  2. The boot camp of leadership: Nanson maintains that a perfectly folded sock can be a path to greatness  3. Thinking in a crisis: Panic destroys reasoned thought  4. Only the best – adopting a quality standard: The swagger stick of leadership  5. The leader as a team player: Bonding, valuing, and listening to the band  6. Setting an example – having a vision and leading from the front: Developing the courage to lead  7. The importance of planning: The cautionary tale of the Typhoon jet  8. Mark time, slow time, quick time: Time as a leadership ally  9. Becoming élite: Developing and furthering your skills: Stand still to drop dead: The need to advance your leadership skills and career  10. Leaders in context: Leadership across institutional styles  11. Swift and bold: Completing your leadership journey  Notes

O autorze

Trevor Kerry has been a teacher in primary, secondary, and further education. He worked for several innovative government-funded projects, as well as being a teacher educator, LEA senior adviser, and academic. He has written more than 30 education texts and is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership in the University of Lincoln, UK, and Visiting Professor at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln.