Attributes of Effective School Leaders

Attributes of Effective School Leaders
"Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow." ~ Chinese Saying
In this assignment, after some preliminary contemplation about school leadership, I will consider the content of the six SHU evening course sessions I attended in June and July 2003. Concurrently, as a secondary school subject team leader, I will reflect upon my practical experience of leadership, thinking about my strengths and weaknesses and possible steps I might take to become a more effective leader.

Clearly, in recent years, there has been a movement throughout the English speaking world to redefine and re-emphasise the role of school leadership. From New Zealand to Canada and from the United Kingdom to the United States, we see evidence of educationists writing passionately about how vital good leadership is in what has become a universal drive to raise standards in our schools. In the UK, we have seen the establishment of our National ...