The development of middle leadership in schools in Wales: a desktop study. A report for the National Academy for Educational Leadership in Wales

Forde, C. and Kerrigan, K. (2020) The development of middle leadership in schools in Wales: a desktop study. A report for the National Academy for Educational Leadership in Wales. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a policy study on the development of middle leadership in schools in Wales. The research aims were as follows: To analyse policy to map out the way in which ‘middle leadership’ has developed in schools in Wales. To examine the implications of the evolution of ‘middle leadership’ for the future development of this level of leadership. To identify areas for the professional learning to support the role of middle leaders in school in Wales. The report begins by drawing on selected academic literature to provide a critical commentary on a number of themes that emerged from the policy analysis. • Leadership at all Levels’: Implications for Middle Leadership • The Practice of Middle Leadership: Development, Collaboration and Improvement • Curriculum Leadership and Middle Leadership • Building Middle Leadership Capacity through Professional Learning The report then presents the findings of the detailed analysis of a wide range of recent Welsh education policy.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kerrigan, Mrs Kathleen and Forde, Prof Christine
• Authors: Forde, C., and Kerrigan, K.
• Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy
• Publisher: University of Glasgow