Leadership for Tomorrow: Beyond the school improvement horizon

by Malcolm Groves, Andrew Hobbs, John West-Burnham

Overview

Continually adding improvements to existing models of schooling isn't enough. We need a more radical reconceptualisation of schooling's function and purpose. We need school leaders who can look beyond the horizon and lead on the strength of lessons learned from the here and now. In Leadership for Tomorrow Groves, Hobbs, and West-Burnham expertly examine what needs to change if schools are really to equip children and young people to thrive in our ever-changing world, and explore in both practical and theoretical terms the nature of the change leadership which can make this happen. Rooted in the direct experience of innovative and successful school leaders, Leadership for Tomorrow presents a wide range of strategies and case studies that will enable and inspire leaders to future-proof their school improvement approach and to fashion better futures for the children and young people in their care. Furthermore, by sharing their research-informed insight into - and vision for - the evolving nature of education, the authors hope to encourage leaders to go further in building both their own and their school's capacity to live, learn, and grow successfully.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785832376
Publisher:	Crown House Publishing
Publication date:	01/30/2018
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Malcolm Groves is a co-founder and managing director of Schools of Tomorrow. He has over 40 years' experience in education, encompassing primary and secondary phases, youth work, and adult education. He has been an Ofsted inspector, local authority inspector, school improvement partner, NPQH assessor, and national adviser to SSAT. Malcolm has a doctorate in school leadership from the University of Warwick.Andrew Hobbs was joint managing director of Schools of Tomorrow until March 2016. Andrew has almost 40 years' experience in education, working in schools and in policy development. He held a number of senior leadership roles before becoming a secondary head teacher. For the last ten years, Andrew has worked as a consultant and project manager, leading and managing change programmes and the reorganisation of schools. Andrew has particular expertise in change leadership and management, learning approaches to workforce and organisational development, and developing community cohesion.John West-Burnham is an independent writer, teacher, and consultant in education leadership. John is the author, co-author, or editor of 27 books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Leadership Dialogues and he has worked in 27 countries. He is a director of three academy trusts, a trustee of two educational charities, and is an honorary professor in the Institute of Education, University of Worcester.

John West-Burnham was an independent writer, teacher and consultant in education leadership. He is the author, co-author and editor of many books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Understanding Leadership and has worked in 27 countries. He was a director of three academy trusts and a trustee of two educational charities, as well as an Honorary Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Worcester.

Table of Contents

List of figures iii

Preface v

Part 1 The Case for Change 1

Introduction: Three Horizons 3

The origins of Leadership for Tomorrow 5

Significance in the present context of English schools 7

Counter-indicators 9

1 Values ad Principles: Four Propositions 13

The ethical basis for leading a school of tomorrow 13

Proposition 1 14

Proposition 2 16

Proposition 3 20

Proposition 4 22

2 Tensions and Contradictions: Five Major Challenges School Leaders Face Today 25

The changing policy context in England 25

2 A World of Change: Ten Major Global Trends That Challenge Our Conceptions of Education and Learning 41

The global is the local 58

Interpreting these trends and the implications for education and learning 65

Conclusion to Part One 66

Part 2 Towards Tomorrow 67

Introduction: Building a Deeper Understanding of School Purpose and Quality in Practice - Five Leaders and Four Quadrants 69

Introducing five leaders and their schools 71

Overview 78

Introducing the four-quadrant Schools of Tomorrow Framework 79

4 The Achievement Quadrant 83

Change study 1 Moving from Ofsted's requires improvement to good 85

5 The Well-being Quadrant 91

Change study 2 Promoting the well-being of all 95

6 The Preparation for the Future Quadrant 101

Being at ease with a life of change 101

Change study 3 A NICER curriculum 104

Change study 4 Students as agents of change 112

7 The Family and community Engagement Quadrant 115

Developing a language for engagement 115

Change study 5 Lowering the drawbridge 120

Conclusion to Part Two 124

Part 3 Leading for Tomorrow Today 127

Introduction: Simply Complex 129

Pools or ponds? 130

8 Understanding and Leading Change: Six Defining Characteristics of Leadership for Tomorrow 133

8 Connected Leadership: Two Areas of Focus for Thinking Differently about School Improvement 145

Conclusion to Part Three 157

10 Leading Oneself 159

Self-awareness and the weaving of relationships 159

Futureword 165

Change study 6 A day in the life - 2040 166

Acknowledgements 173

References 175