This is a no-nonsense guide to school management and leadership. Shaun Morgan covers everything you need to know about being an effective school leader, from managing your workload and inspiring confidence, right through to communicating your vision and delivering the goods. Accessibly and engagingly written, and packed with real-life examples, this book will prove essential reading for ambitious managers and leaders in school everywhere.
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1. What's it all about?
This chapter is concerned with putting into context the challenge of securing a senior leadership job. The emphasis is on identifying your place in the world, the challenge we all face from globalization, and some of the basic groundwork that needs to be done.
Here we are concerned with building psychological resilience as you begin to identify opportunities to work more strategically across the school.
The concern here is the ability to develop a crystal clear view of what's going on within your niche activity and across the wider organization. This idea then develops into securing an unrelenting focus on core activities and key outcomes.
This is the bottom line for those looking to secure a senior leadership role. This chapter investigates overcoming barriers to moving the school forward.
This chapter is concerned with working with others and cultivating your senior leadership persona. Do you, for example, look the part and inspire confidence amongst your colleagues.
6. Oh yes, don't forget about the children
The quality of school leadership and management has a profound impact upon young people. This chapter reminds us that no matter how radical the approach, it is ultimately for the benefit of children and the wider community.