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Forms of Influence
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Learning-centred leaders influence learning and teaching in three ways:

directly...where leaders’ actions directly influence school outcomes
indirectly...where leaders affect outcomes indirectly through other variables
reciprocally...when the leader or leaders affect teachers and teachers affect the leaders and through these processes outcomes are affected
(Hallinger & Heck, 1999*)

Although all three forms of influence can be seen in the work of headteachers and other leaders, it is the indirect effects which are the largest and most common effects.This is because leaders work with and through others. Headteachers, deputies, heads of departments and key stage co-ordinators all rely on colleagues to put into practice agreed ways of working.

In other words:

Effective school leaders work directly on their indirect influence.