The main issue that the paper addresses is the contribution of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for school leaders in England to making teaching a more attractive profession. We analyse and discuss a sample of these qualifications using a framework which considers the behavioural, attitudinal and intellectual dimensions of professional learning. (pdf)

Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. This article explores succession planning for headship in England, focusing on two different localities: one in which most schools are still run by the Local Authority, and one in which most schools are in Multi-Academy Trusts. (pdf)

Jenni Donohoo är forskare som arbetar med skolsystem och skolutveckling i USA och Kanada. Ett av hennes områden är kollektiv lärareffektivitet. Här är tre exempel från henne på skolor som lyckats med metoden.

Kollektiv lärareffektivitet är den metod som har störst effekt på elevernas lärande, enligt forskning. Jenni Donohoo, fil dr. i pedagogik, listar rektorernas 6 största utmaningar när de bygger kollektiv lärareffektivitet.

Kollektiv lärareffektivitet är den faktor som påverkar elevers studieresultat mest av allt – före både socioekonomiska faktorer och föräldrar. Det visade professor John Hatties forskning redan år 2016. Jenni Donohoo, ledande forskare på området, berättar här om hur metoden får effekt.

The past few years have been a challenging time for schools in Australia and around the world. Schools have adapted to the impacts of COVID-19; some have also dealt with natural disasters like floods and bushfires. For school principals – no matter their level of experience – new research shows leading during crises like these…

Hur kan AI hjälpa förskolans rektorer att få mer tid till sin personal och till att vara en närvarande ledare? Det undersöks just nu i ett forskningsprojekt i Göteborgs stad.

I ett nationellt initiativ lett av SKR och Ifous samverkar 18 nationella aktörer i framtagandet av ett scenarioverktyg om AI för skolhuvudmän som kommer att lanseras 1 juni 2026.

Education systems worldwide position equity as a central policy objective, yet its advancement depends heavily on school-level interpretation and enactment. This article examines how school leaders understand and operationalise equity within the constraints and opportunities of their policy environments. (pdf)

This article examines the dynamic flow of influence from leading to student’s learning practices in schools, reconceptualising leadership as a multifaceted complex of interrelated and ecologically integrated practices. (pdf)

This paper investigates the leadership dynamics of a large-scale amalgamation between two Catholic schools in Australia, using Kotter’s Eight-Step Change Model as the primary evaluative framework. (pdf)

This theory-building article explores how governance structures shape school leadership practices in contexts with limited autonomy. In low-autonomy environments, principals often occupy dual roles, functioning as administrative enforcers of centrally determined regulations and limitedly as instructional leaders, striving to influence teaching and learning processes. (pdf)