Examining a decade of research and practice, this book makes the case for a radical reappraisal of leadership, learning and their inter-relationship in educational policy.

Introduction Chapter 1: The Policy Challenge Chapter 2: The Backdrop to Policy Reform Chapter 3: Leadership for Learning: An Essential Narrative in a Challenge to Policy Chapter 4: Professional Integrity Chapter 5: Leadership as Practice Chapter 6: Thinking Differently about Learning and Teaching Chapter 7: Enhancing Teacher Professionality Chapter 8: Challenging Policy, School, and Classroom Practice

John MacBeath is Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, UK, co-founder of Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network, and Fellow of Hughes Hall.

Neil Dempster is Emeritus Professor at Griffith University and former Dean of the Griffith University Faculty of Education, Australia.

David Frost was a member of the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK, for 20 years. He was one of the co-founders of Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network and the founder of the HertsCam Network.

Greer Johnson is Director of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research at Griffith University, Australia, and was previously a member of the Australian team on the Leadership for Learning Project.

Sue Swaffield teaches and researches in educational leadership and school improvement at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Sue is a co-founder of Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network.