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What kind of people run our schools? What makes them behave as they do? What kind of an example do they set? How can headteachers live up to expectations? What makes them fail? What keeps the profession in good standing in the taxpayer's eye, and what undermines it? Ethical Leadership for a Better Education System: What Kind of People Are We? sets out a new vision for school leadership, moving beyond leadership styles' and best practice', to the motivations of school leaders. It proposes a way for the profession to embrace, develop and maintain ethical standards.

Chapters:

  • Explore the 201718 Ethical Leadership Commission, considering the core values and virtues, principles and behaviour we should expect from our school leaders

  • Provide a clear, ethical code for thinking about reinforcing ethical standards among school leaders

  • Look at the tensions between professionalism, accountability and in loco p

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgements; At the school gate; 1 Introduction; Why you should read this book?; 2 The Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; Part 1: Professional School Leaders; 3 The Headteacher as professional; 4 The professional for the child; 5 The professional for parents; 6 The professional for the state; Part 2 Ethics and schools; 7 Ethical thinking; 8 Ethics in Public Life; 9 Setting English Standards in Education; Part 3 Why is it difficult to agree about good educational leadership?; 10 Perverse accountability; 11 What should we do? Using ethics to make better decisions; 12 The theatre of education; Part 4 The Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; 13 A Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; 14 Using the Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership; 15 Leadership in the leadership group; 16 Governors and trustees; 17 Creating an ethical climate: learning and reflection; 18 Ethics and qualifications; 19. Who decides?; 20 Finally; Bibliography

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/24/2019 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138504424, 978-1138504424
      ISBN10: 1138504424
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      What kind of people run our schools? What makes them behave as they do? What kind of an example do they set? How can headteachers live up to expectations? What makes them fail? What keeps the profession in good standing in the taxpayer's eye, and what undermines it? Ethical Leadership for a Better Education System: What Kind of People Are We? sets out a new vision for school leadership, moving beyond leadership styles' and best practice', to the motivations of school leaders. It proposes a way for the profession to embrace, develop and maintain ethical standards.

      Chapters:

      • Explore the 201718 Ethical Leadership Commission, considering the core values and virtues, principles and behaviour we should expect from our school leaders

      • Provide a clear, ethical code for thinking about reinforcing ethical standards among school leaders

      • Look at the tensions between professionalism, accountability and in loco p

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgements; At the school gate; 1 Introduction; Why you should read this book?; 2 The Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; Part 1: Professional School Leaders; 3 The Headteacher as professional; 4 The professional for the child; 5 The professional for parents; 6 The professional for the state; Part 2 Ethics and schools; 7 Ethical thinking; 8 Ethics in Public Life; 9 Setting English Standards in Education; Part 3 Why is it difficult to agree about good educational leadership?; 10 Perverse accountability; 11 What should we do? Using ethics to make better decisions; 12 The theatre of education; Part 4 The Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; 13 A Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership 2018; 14 Using the Framework for Ethical Educational Leadership; 15 Leadership in the leadership group; 16 Governors and trustees; 17 Creating an ethical climate: learning and reflection; 18 Ethics and qualifications; 19. Who decides?; 20 Finally; Bibliography

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