Stand Up and Be Counted: Middle Leadership in Education Contexts

di Trevor Kerry (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

Stand Up and Be Counted 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 and culture of their school. With clear explanations of leadership theory, chapters cover a wide range of topics such as recruitment, coaching staff, crisis management, teamwork, setting standards, dealing with inspections, and evaluating both your own and staff performance. Full of real examples of leadership situations in schools and opportunities to reflect, this book will help middle leaders to develop the habits and skills they need to be successful in their roles. This inspirational and conceptual book: acknowledges the essentials of leadership and decision-making; highlights how teachers become leaders, including the initial status of followership; discusses the good habits and skills that teachers can adopt to prepare themselves for leadership roles; identifies key concepts for middle leaders such as vision, inspiration, courage, and self-belief; addresses the need to be a visionary and lead from the front: to be courageous. Covering all aspects of leadership and using examples from various of walks of life to illuminate the role of a leader, this book will be of great interest to middle leaders across the primary and secondary sectors as well as subject leaders looking to increase their knowledge and confidence in their development.

• Autore: Trevor Kerry
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 114 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 394 gr.
• EAN: 9780367553159

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