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Overview‘System leadership’ (defined as ‘leading beyond a single institution’) is a feature of the English education system which has been heralded as both the solution to school improvement and an extension to the school leadership career ladder. However, claims that it evidences a change of governance towards increasing self-regulation of the education system are contested. Susan Cousin explores the governance and policy perspectives of system leadership. She captures rich narratives over several years from the lived experience of system leaders, headteachers they worked with and those brokering the relationships. The daily realities of the challenges they faced include tensions arising from conflicted governance environments where autonomy coexists with accountability and collaboration with competition. Identifying four types of system leader: the Hero-head, the Auditor, the Protector and the Collaborator, she presents a conceptual model of system leadership practice. A clear explanation of how different approaches affect power relationships, the nature of trust and types of learning, the model can be used to inform decisions made by current and future system leaders, and those who make policy. The book concludes by reaffirming the power of system leadership to deliver educational reform and the need to avoid unintended consequences including the fragmentation of the system and increased inequality. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Susan Cousin (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781350183292ISBN 10: 1350183296 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 17 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsGlossary Introduction 1. Leaders of a Profession, or Instruments of Government? 2. The Evolution of System Leadership Policy in England 3. The System Leaders 4. Towards a Model of System Leadership Practice 5. Policy Instruments and Intermediaries 6. System Leader Training and Development 7. Partnerships and Place References IndexReviewsThis is a broad-ranging study that brings a sharply critical and analytical perspective to an important contemporary debate in educational policy and practice ... [It] makes a significant contribution to the theory and practice of educational policy and leadership. * London Review of Education * Author InformationSusan Cousin is Associate at the London Centre for Leadership of Learning at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. She was awarded the BELMAS Best Doctoral Thesis Award 2016. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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