Developing your leadership
If you want to advance within your school or academy, you will need to continually develop and improve your leadership skills. These resources will point you in the right direction at each level of school leadership. We also have many resources to help you develop life skills in the areas of personal effectiveness and work-life balance.
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Continuing professional development
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Headship
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Leader stories
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Middle leadership
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Personal effectiveness
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Work-life balance
Publications
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Should I stay or should I go? - summary
A summary of the experiences and perspectives of school leaders in the middle years of headship -
Should I stay or should I go? - full report
Insights into the sustainability of headship based on the experiences and perspectives of school leaders in the middle years of headship -
If I go there will be trouble.... - full report
Research associate report looking at perspectives of sustainable leadership -
CPD planner: 2012 leadership development opportunities
Details of leadership development opportunities during 2012 -
Small, school-based sabbaticals in continuing professional development provision - full report
A research associate report looking into the effects of taking a small sabbatical for collaborative continuing professional development
Interactive resources
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Decision-making techniques
A list of resources on decision-making from Good Practice for Leaders -
Applying for a new position
Good Practice for Leaders resources covering things you need to prepare with applying for a new position -
Top tips for effective teams
Four experts share their advice about what makes an effective team -
Self-development essentials
An interactive self study e-learning course provides an introduction to self-development -
Leadership essentials
An interactive self study e-learning course provides an introduction to leadership
Articles
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Personal effectiveness
National College resources: a life in the day of a headteacher - a study of practice and well-being. Relentlessness, accountability and complexity of headship are some of the major issues facing the profession. This study involved 34 practising headteachers, both new and experienced. -
National Standards for Headteachers
National framework outlining the role of the headteacher -
Schools and academies leader stories
Interviews with leaders of schools and academies

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