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A model of practice for school improvement

Challenges and opportunities facing schools and their leaders have never been greater. The ability to improve schools and secure the highest possible standards of achievement for every pupil is both the function and responsibility of school leaders, however the notion that a single heroic and omniscient figure can direct and implement the complex changes necessary for success is no longer sustainable.

	Leading Learning		Future Leadership	Leadership Pathways
Learning Communities	Distributed Leadership	Leadership Teams	Middle Leaders	Global Models	Student Leadership
	Leadership Standards	System Leaders	Mentoring & Coaching

Principals increasingly involve others at all levels in the leadership of their schools, building leadership capacity in individuals and of the school as a whole. Consistently high performing schools are characterised by shared approaches to leadership, although there is no single model that will fit all schools. For 'good' schools to become 'great' schools they need to extend their experience of effective leadership to others in building the capacity of the whole of the Northern Ireland education system

Exploring models of school leadership

Conference Presentations

Realising the Potential of System Leadership - Download, A Powerpoint presentation by David Hopkins at the introductory conference on 'Building Leadership Capacity' - October 2007

Nine propositions about Building Leadership Capacity - Download, These propositions presented at the second BLC conference, December 2007, further explore the concept of building leadership capacity by asking: Is the proposition valid? Does it chime with my experience? What might be its implications for me and my school? Does it clarify understanding of blc? Why might I not accept the proposition? What might I put in its place?

Middle Leaders Documents

How do you behave - Download, Images from module 1 include, How does your mind work, Emotional Intelligence, Delivering effective feedback - 15 Oct 2008

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