David Frost

Position/Status

University Senior Lecturer - Educational Leadership and School Improvement

Academic Groups

Leadership for Learning

Qualifications

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Profile

David Frost is a member of the Educational Leadership and School Improvement team in the Faculty of Education and one of the founder of members of 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network'. His research focuses on 'leadership for learning' with a particular emphasis on teacher leadership. Through partnerships with schools and local authorities he has developed strategies for supporting teachers as agents of change and activists in the creation and transfer of professional knowledge.

He is the founding editor of the journal 'Teacher Leadership'. He has recently directed the ‘Pupil Influence and Participation project’ commissioned by the GTCE and the evaluation study of the ‘Learning to Lead’ programme. He currently directs the International Teacher Leadership project.

David is coordinator of the HertsCam Network which includes a masters programme the 'HertsCam MEd in Leading Teaching and Learning' and the award-bearing, school-based 'Teacher Led Development Work' programme. He also collaborated with the National Union of Teachers in facilitating the Learning Circles programme. He provides academic supervision at both masters and doctoral levels.

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Research Interests

Recent Research Projects

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Teaching

Courses

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Publications

Books

MacBeath, J., Frost, D., Swaffield, S. and Waterhouse, J. (2007) Leadership for Learning: Making the Connections, Cambridge: University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
MacBeath, J., Gray, J., Cullen, J., Frost, D., Steward, S. and Swaffield, S. (2007) Schools on the Edge: Responding to Challenging Circumstances, London: Paul Chapman Publishing
James, M., Black, P., Carmichael, P., Conner, C., Dudley, P., Fox, A., Frost, D., Honour, L., MacBeath, J., McCormick, R., Marshall, B., Pedder, D., Proctor, R., Swaffield, S. and Wiliam, D. (2006) Learning How to Learn: Tools for Schools, London: Routledge
Frost, D. and Durrant, J. (2003) Teacher-led Development Work: guidance and support, London: David Fulton Publishers

Chapters in books

Frost, D. (2010) Creating participative learning cultures through student leadership in J. MacBeath and T. Townsend (eds) International Handbook on Leadership for Learning, New York: Springer Publishing
Frost, D. (2008) Researching the connections, developing a methodology in J. MacBeath and N. Dempster (eds) Connecting Leadership and Learning: Principles for Practice, London: Routledge
Frost, D., MacBeath, J. and Moller, J. (2008) Leaving a legacy: helping schools to collaborate in a climate of competition in J. MacBeath and N. Dempster (eds) Connecting Leadership and Learning: Principles for Practice, London: Routledge
Frost, D. and Swaffield, S. (2008) Researching LfL through an international collaborative project, in J. MacBeath and Y.C. Cheng (Eds.) Leadership for Learning International Perspectives, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers pp. 89-107
Frost, D. (2007) 'Practitioner research and leadership: the key to school improvement', in Coleman, M. and Briggs, A. (eds) Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management (second edition), London: Paul Chapman, pp. 173-188
Frost, D. and Durrant, J. (2004) 'Supporting Teachers' Leadership: What Can Principals Do? A teachers' perspective from research' in J. Chrispeels (ed.) Learning To Lead Together: The Promise and Challenge of Sharing Leadership, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp 307-326

Journal articles

MacBeath, J. Frost, D. and Swaffield, S. (2009) Principled Narrative International Journal of Leadership in Education (special issue: 'Researching Leadership for Learning Internationally' edited by Johnson, G., Møller, J. and Portin, B.) 12 (3) pp.223-237
Frost, D. (2008) Teachers as Champions of Innovation, Education Review 21 (1) pp 13-21
Frost, D. (2008) Teacher Leadership: values and voice, School Leadership and Management (Special issue on Leadership for Learning) 28 (4) pp. 337-352
Frost, D., MacBeath, J., Swaffield, S. and Waterhouse, J. (2008) 'The Legacy of the Carpe Vitam Leadership for Learning project', Inform No 8, Occasional papers published by 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network February 2008
Frost, D. (2006) The concept of 'agency' in leadership for learning Leading and Managing special issue on the Carpe Vitam Leadership for Learning project, 12 (2) pp.19-28
Mylles, J. and Frost, D. (2006) Building Teacher Leadership in Hertfordshire, Improving Schools, March 2006
MacBeath, J., Frost, D. and Swaffield, S. (2005) Researching Leadership for Learning in Seven Countries (The Carpe Vitam Project), Education Research and Perspectives 32 (2) pp 24-42
Frost, D. (2005) 'Resisting the juggernaut: building capacity through teacher leadership in spite of it all' Leading and Managing 10 (2) pp 70-87
Frost, D. and Roberts, J. (2004) 'From teacher research to teacher leadership: the case of the Hertfordshire Learning Preferences Project' Teacher Development 8 (2 and 3)
Frost, D. (2004) 'What Can Headteachers Do to Support Teachers' Leadership?' Inform No 4 Occasional papers published by 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network August 2004
Frost, D. and Harris, A. (2003) 'Teacher Leadership: towards a research agenda' Cambridge Journal of Education, 33 (3) pp 479-498
Frost, D. and Durrant, J. (2003) Teacher Leadership: Rationale, Strategy and Impact, School Leadership and Management, 23 (2) pp 173-186
Frost, D., Cullen, J. and Cunningham, H. (2003) Making a difference: building a research community of practice, Professional Development Today 6 (2) pp13-20
Frost, D. and Durrant, J. (2002) Teachers as Leaders: Exploring the Impact of Teacher Led Development Work, School Leadership and Management, 22 (2) pp 143-161

Some recent conference papers

Frost, D. (2008) Teacher Leadership: building professional knowledge a paper presented at ICSEI 2008: The 21st annual meeting of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Auckland, New Zealand, January 2008
Frost, D. with Bolat, O., Frost, R. and and Roberts, A. (2008) The legacy of the Carpe Vitam LfL project: helping schools to collaborate in a climate of competition, a paper presented within the symposium 'The Carpe Vitam LfL project' at ICSEI 2008: The 21st annual meeting of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Auckland, New Zealand, January 2008
Opfer, D., Bolat, O. and Frost, D. (2008) Contributing to national reform in Turkey through project-based learning: the OPYEP project, a paper presented at ICSEI 2008: The 21st annual meeting of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Auckland, New Zealand, January 2008
Frost, D. (2007) 'Teacher leadership': articulating and amplifying the teacher voice, a paper presented within the symposium: Leadership for Learning: The Cambridge Network at ICSEI 2007, the 20th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Portoroz, Slovenia 3 - 6 January 2007
MacBeath, J., Cullen, J., Frost, D., Swaffield, S. (2007) Schools on the Edge: responding to challenging circumstances, a paper presented within the symposium: Leadership for Learning: The Cambridge Network at ICSEI 2007, the 20th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Portoroz, Slovenia 3 - 6 January 2007
Frost, D. (2006) 'Action research, school improvement and teacher leadership', paper presented at the 30th Anniversary Conference of The Collaborative Action Research Network. University of Nottingham, 10-12 November 2006
Frost, D. (2006) Why is the concept of agency so important in Leadership for Learning? a paper presented within the symposium: 'Leadership for Learning: the Carpe Vitam project' at ICSEI 2006, the 19th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 3rd-;6th January
MacBeath, J. Frost, D., Swaffield, S., Sutherland, G. and Waterhouse, J. (2006) Researching Leadership For Learning In Seven Countries (The Carpe Vitam Project) a paper presented within the symposium: The Carpe Vitam Leadership for Learning Project at ICSEI 2006, the 19th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 3rd-6th January
Frost, D. and Roberts, A. with Lightfoot, S. and McCrorie, M. (2006) Teacher leadership and knowledge building: the experience of the HertsCam Network a paper presented within the symposium: 'Leadership for Learning' at ICSEI 2006, the 19th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 3rd-6th January
Frost, D. (2005) Building capacity in the teeth of the performativity juggernaut, a paper presented within the symposium: 'Leadership for Learning' at ICSEI 2005, the 18th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Barcelona, 2nd-;5th January.
Frost, D. and Swaffield, S. (2004) The Leadership for Learning (Carpe Vitam) project: an eclectic and emerging methodology, paper presented within the symposium, 'The Leadership for Learning (Carpe Vitam) project' at the 17th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Rotterdam, 6th-9th Jan. 2004
Frost, D. (2003) 'The contribution of teacher leadership to 'leadership for learning' a paper presented within the symposium 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network' at the annual conference of the British Educational Research Association, Edinburgh, September 2003
Frost, D. (2003) 'Scaffolding teacher leadership' a paper presented within the Cambridge Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003
Frost, D. (2003) 'Teacher leadership: towards a research agenda', a paper within the symposium 'Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network' at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Sydney, Australia, January 2003