Includes bibliographical references and index.

Keeping your head: The unspoken realities of headship / Andrea Berkeley -- the context and challenges of contemporary school leadership professors / Peter Early and Toby Greany -- Emotional factors in leading teaching and learning / Biddy Youell -- Individual, group and organisational dynamics: a theoretical overview / Dr Judith Bell -- School leadership development: psychodynamic approaches -- Executive coaching for the hidden realities of life as a school leader / Emil Jackson and Andrea Berkeley -- Leadership and governance: leadership pairs coaching / Clare Huffington -- On the leading edge of learning: work discussion groups for head teachers / Emil Jackson and Andrea Berkeley -- Learning leadership: lessons from the top / Professor Ben Bryant -- School leadership development: trends and approaches -- The impact of personality preferences on school leadership / Emil Jackson -- Developing leaders: lessons from the business world / Barry Speirs and Andrea Berkeley -- Creating coaching cultures in schools / Chris Munro, Margaret Barr & Christian van Nieuwerburgh -- Designing, managing and evaluating school leadership programmes / Sarah Harrison -- Lessons from 'The London Challenge': a whole system approach to leadership development / David Woods CBE -- The last word -- Talking heads: the voice of school leaders / Andrea Berkeley and serving school leaders.