The Essentials of School Leadership

Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School.

′This is an excellent collection of writers and their ideas...It is difficult to think where else such a resource would be available under one cover. An inspiring and valuable book that all school leaders should read′ - School Leadership and Management ′Brent Davies continues to do the fraternity of current and aspiring educational leaders around the world a great favour by bringing together some of the great thinkers within educational leadership, all in this one volume. This book is highly recommended′ - Principal Matters′[T]his revised edition is a comprehensive overview of trends and issues shaping concepts and practices in school leadership…It is recommended reading for any aspiring school leader, and a useful reference for the more experienced′ - Headteacher Update`At the very time when leadership is recognized as the key to sustainable reform, [this book] is right on the mark. This is a comprehensive, powerful treatment of all core elements of new leadership from the ethical to the political, from the emotional to the entrepreneurial. A must-have compendium for those grappling with the present and future of school leadership′Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto; and Special Adviser on Education to the Premier of Ontario`The jewels in the book are the opening and closing chapters by Brent and Barbara Davies on "strategic" leadership, and by Andy Hargreaves on "sustainability" leadership. The book is worth buying for those alone, and for Geoff Southworth′s reflective, practical piece on "learning-centred" leadership. This is one for the staffroom library′Tim Brighouse recently Chief Adviser for London Schools and formerly Chief Education Officer for Birmingham

• Introduction: The Essentials of School Leadership - Brent DaviesPART ONE: STRATEGIC AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIPStrategic Leadership - Brent Davies and Barbara J DaviesTransformational Leadership - Kenneth Leithwood and Doris JantziPART TWO: ETHICAL AND MORAL LEADERSHIPInvitational Leadership - John M NovakEthical Leadership - Robert J StarrattPART THREE: LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP IN INTERRELATIONSHIPSLearning-Centered Leadership - Geoff SouthworthConstructivist Leadership - Linda LambertPART FOUR: LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ABILITIESPoetical and Political Leadership - Terrence E DealEntrepreneurial Leadership - Guilbert C Hentschke PART FIVE: DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING LEADERSLeadership Development in Schools - Peter Earley and Jeff JonesSustainable Leadership - Andy Hargreaves