Secondary - The Heart of the Matter
A practical guide to what middle leaders can do to improve
learning in secondary schools
Middle leaders vary in title and responsibility, from subject leaders and year heads to those with broader roles. Yet in all secondary schools, middle leaders represent a critical base of knowledge and expertise for schools. Indeed, headteachers talk about them as 'the engine room of change' and a repository of expert, up-to-date knowledge capable of transforming and energising learning and teaching.
Our knowledge from this work confirms a shift of role for the middle leader from manager of resources to leader of people. It demands the development of a strong relationship between middle and senior leaders and explores how those in senior positions can support, challenge and enable middle leaders to have maximum impact on the quality of learning.
This publication sets out eight areas in which middle and senior leaders
can make a difference to learning and suggests practical examples of what they
can do.
The following pages give a selection of these.