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Leadership for Learning

A vibrant network dedicated to leadership, learning and their inter-connection.

Leadership. Learning. Two ideas at the heart of education. Both are complex, open to widely differing interpretations and the subject of continuing debate among academics, policymakers and practitioners. The LfL network is concerned with both concepts and particularly with their connection, seeking to understand and share knowledge about leadership in education that supports learning.

Annual Report CoverOur Annual Reports offer an overview of our recent work and current focus and reach. Read our most recent report online or download as a PDF.

Learn about us and our principles and framework, the team behind LfL, our Current Collaborations, Publications (including our own series InForm), our Resources, and also opportunities for Visiting and Studying with us.

Events carries details of our seminars and conferences.

Projects introduces our current portfolio and also contains a rich archive of resources from past programmes.

Join us to become part of the network and keep in touch via our regular newsletters. Connect with us on Twitter at @LfLCambridge


Events

Register for the Virtual Symposium: Leadership within Technology-Enhanced Professional Learning Spaces
28th – 30th June 2021
Register now for free at https://whova.com/portal/registration/lplsa_202106/ Date and time Session 1: Monday, June 28, 2021, 1:00-4:00 pm New York EDT (UTC/GMT -4) Session 2: Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 9:00 am-12:00 noon London BST (UTC/GMT +1) Attendees can attend one or both days of the symposium. To aid international participation, the symposium is being held at different times on the two days.


Symposium Focus
You will experience an international hub where dialogues will focus on the skills, knowledge, understanding, and application of professional learning technologies, broadly defined to include everything from virtual learning environments to conversation protocols that structure professional dialogue.


More details at:
http://lfplsymposium.org/index.php/2021-symposium-info


Once registered, download the Whova App to plan your symposium schedule and view participants.

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• Pre K-12 educators
• School and Systems leaders
• Academics and Researchers
• Education students
• Policymakers and Policy Advocate.             ALL WELCOME!

Details of other recent events


New Publications

Strengthening the connection

Strengthening the Connections between Leadership and Learning

By John MacBeath, Neil Dempster, David Frost, Greer Johnson, Sue Swaffield

Examining a decade of research and practice, this book makes the case for a radical reappraisal of leadership, learning and their interrelationship in educational policy. Discussing whether policy direction is progressively constraining the professionalism and initiative of teachers and school leaders, it challenges conventional understanding and argues the case for thinking differently about the way to lead learning.

It is an essential read for postgraduate students, especially those in leadership in education, as well as for teachers and policymakers in schools.

Read more here, and find this book on Routledge.

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We were thrilled to see so many of you and meet some new members at the book launch! If you couldn't join us in person, or would like to re-visit this interesting event, you can now watch the film footage online.

InForm 19 - Teacher Leadership: a tragedy in five parts?

InForm 19 ScreenshotThe development and practice of teacher leadership is directly aided and inhibited by the conditions for learning that exist within a school setting and the policy context in which it operates.

This latest InForm is adapted from a talk given by Phil Poekert to attendees at the Leadership for Learning network's seminar. This seminar drew on the creation of the Teacher Leadership for School Improvement graduate degree program at the University of Florida and the subsequent theoretical model for teacher leadership development that emerged from its implementation in contexts across the State. Noting that external support from a university and philanthropy were key facilitators, the seminar entertained the question: "if external support seems necessary, what hope do we have of institutionalizing teacher leadership within schools?"

Phil Poekert

Phil Poekert is the Director of the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning. His research focuses on the development of teacher leadership and the impact of collaborative professional development on teaching quality.

You can read this InForm online or download as a PDF.


LfL Seminars - A Good Educational Read

A Good Educational Read example cover

A unique opportunity to discover inspirational reads chosen by distinguished professors.

  • Professor John MacBeath
  • Professor Madeleine Arnot
  • Professor Andrew Pollard
  • Professor Neil Mercer
  • Professor Mary James
  • Professor Maurice Galton
  • Professor John Gray

LfL Resources

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The LfL Fan

Discover the LfL Fan featuring the key principles and elements of the LfL framework on a series of petals.

  • An innovative hand-held resource
  • Captures the key LfL principles and framework elements
  • Stimulates debate and reflection in an educational context

Read more about the LfL Fan.

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