1st Edition
Leading Learning and Wellbeing Together Getting Started with What Matters in Your School
Introduction: Pedagogy: leading learning and wellbeing in schools 1. Understanding the context of your school 2. Knowing yourself and others 3. What is wellbeing and what can you do to increase it? 4. Trust and psychological safety 5. The expansive role of leaders: what do you do, what could we do? 6. Mastering the practices of leading together - collaboration, capability 7. Leading together: solidarity and purpose from collective agency and autonomy 8. How will we get there? Collective job crafting
Biography
Christine Grice is a Senior Lecturer in educational leadership at The University of Sydney.
Fiona Davies is a Clinical and Organisational Psychologist who has worked in leadership positions in organisational development, in implementation research and as a Clinical Psychologist.
"This book explores how to distribute leadership in practice by leading together through collective job crafting. The authors capture how leadership is shared among others when agreed priorities are established and pursued. The account is compelling as it is narrated through the stories of educators."
- James P. Spillane, Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change, School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University; Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Professor of Learning Sciences, Professor (by courtesy) of Management and Organizations and Faculty Associate at Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research.
"The Connection network of practitioner leaders work to address educational inequities faced by children in disadvantaged areas. It equips education leaders to think, act and lead differently. This book guides leaders on how to lead learning and wellbeing collectively, connecting research with practice, to improve student outcomes.."
- Sue Cridge, National Manager & Lead, The Connection, The Smith Family
"Collective leadership brings out the best in school teaching teams in the most sustainable ways. This book shows leaders how to lead pedagogy and wellbeing together in the increasingly complex landscape of schools today. Leaders who practice collective job crafting on a shared priority build the relational capacity for improvement."
- Jon Eckert, Copple Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership, Executive Director, Baylor Center for School Leadership
