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Recommended reading

NCSL has a number of research papers and publications on school leadership. Below is a selected list of recommended publications and resources related to Fast Track teaching and leadership development.

Leadership development

What we know about school leadership (2007)

A life in the day of a headteacher – working lives and well-being of headteachers (2007)

System leadership–lessons from the literature (2007)

Seven strong claims about successful school leadership (2006)

Collaborative leadership in extended schools: leading in a multi-agency environment (2006)

Narrowing the gap: reducing within-school variation in pupil outcomes (2006)

Making a difference – middle leadership in secondary schools facing challenging
circumstances (2006)

Primary Middle Leaders (2006)

Leading a research-engaged school (2006)

Learning-centred leadership (2005)

Leading coaching in schools (2005)

Distributed leadership (2004)

Developing creativity in the primary school (2004)

Challenge plus: the experience of black and minority ethnic school leaders (2002)

Succession planning

A suite of materials have been designed by NCSL to support the development of school leaders. The documents are all available to download or order, free of charge, via our website Tomorrow´s Leaders Today – a comprehensive and interactive resource aimed at headteachers, aspiring heads, governors and local authorities.