Book of the Month for February 2025
The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong?
by - Dennis Shirley, Andy Hargreaves
Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves brilliantly show how we can and must engage with young people’s identities in their fullness and complexity. Rooted in classical and contemporary theories of identity, extensive research, and in sheer common sense, their book takes us from bitterness to belonging.
Osprey Learning Networks
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June 2025
Doing Middle Leadership Right: A Practical Guide to Leading with Honesty and Integrity in Schools
by - by Lyndsay Bawden, Jade Hickin, Kaley Macis-Riley
For any new, experienced or prospective middle-leader Doing Middle Leadership Right provides a professional insight into how to lead with humanity at the centre of your practice. It puts staff and their wellbeing first – focussing not only on how to have the highest standards for both students and staff but also how to lead...
Previous Reads
October 2022
Leading Continuous Change: Navigating Churn in the Real World
by - Bill Pasmore
Most change efforts fail because most change methods are built to deal with single challenges in a nice, neat, linear way. But leaders know that today, pressures for change don’t come at you one at a time; they come all at once. It’s like riding a roller coaster: sudden drops, jarring turns, anxious climbs into…
September 2022
Putting FACES on the Data - 10th Anniversary Edition
by - Lyn Sharratt and Michael Fullan
August 2022
