{"product_id":"9781441163998","title":"School and System Leadership Changing Roles for Primary Headteachers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSchool and System Leadership\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChanging Roles for Primary Headteachers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSue Robinson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool\u003cbr\u003eleadership is undergoing significant change as headteachers respond to new\u003cbr\u003eopportunities and challenges offered to or imposed on them as a result of\u003cbr\u003egovernment policy. There have been increasing calls\u003cbr\u003efor transformational change to redesign the school system to provide a\u003cbr\u003esuitable workforce for the knowledge economy and to manage the anticipated\u003cbr\u003eshortage of future school leaders. Sue Robinson combines her professional\u003cbr\u003eexperience as a practising primary headteacher and National Leader of Education\u003cbr\u003ewith recent research into the impact of government policy on the roles of\u003cbr\u003eprimary heads to offer an analysis of the shifting nature of school leadership.\u003cbr\u003eHeadteachers have taken advantage of roles available including consultancy,\u003cbr\u003eleadership of academies and federations and children's centres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding interview material with 27 'outstanding' primary headteachers, this\u003cbr\u003eis the first book combining research and practitioner insight to show how:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- heads have managed the educational agenda\u003cbr\u003e- how they have built capacity in school to sustain their new internal and\u003cbr\u003eexternal roles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- their motivations, insights and experiences\u003cbr\u003e- the implications for government educational policy and leadership\u003cbr\u003edevelopment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSusan Robinson is headteacher of a large multi ethnic primary school and children's centre in Birmingham, UK. She was appointed as a National Leader of Education in 2007. Sue is a member of council for BELMAS and has lectured at Warwick University, UK, on educational leadership as part of its MA programme and facilitated for the National College on its Associate Headteacher programme. She has published articles in several journals, newspapers and websites including a regular blog for the National Education Trust, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441163998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331572236428,"sku":"9781441163998","price":220.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441163998","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}