Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Andrea Berkeley and Emil Jackson
PART I CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS FOR CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
1 Keeping your head: the unspoken realities of headship
Andrea Berkeley
2 The context and challenges of contemporary school leadership
Peter Early and Toby Greany
3 Emotional factors in leading teaching and learning
Biddy Youell
4 Individual, group and organisational dynamics: a theoretical overview
Judith Bell
PART II SCHOOL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES
5 Executive coaching for the hidden realities of life as a school leader
Emil Jackson and Andrea Berkeley
6 Leadership and governance: leadership pairs coaching
Clare Huffington
7 On the leading edge of learning: work discussion groups for headteachers
Emil Jackson and Andrea Berkeley
8 Learning leadership: lessons from the top
Ben Bryant
PART III SCHOOL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: TRENDS AND APPROACHES
9 The impact of personality preferences on school leadership
Emil Jackson
10 Developing leaders: lessons from the business world
Barry Speirs and Andrea Berkeley
11 Creating coaching cultures in schools
Chris Munro, Margaret Barr, & Christian van Nieuwerburgh
12 Designing, managing and evaluating school leadership programmes
Sarah Harrison
13 Lessons from "The London Challenge": a whole-system approach to leadership development
David Woods
PART IV THE LAST WORD
14 Talking heads: the voice of school leaders
Andrea Berkeley and serving school leaders