Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A powerful school culture can unite staff in a common vision, shape positive behaviours and attitudes, and create the conditions for the staff body to work as one. This book explores how schools can develop a culture where individuals take pride in their work and actively seek and embrace development and challenge, seeing the big picture of the school and cherishing their role in it. Drawing on key ideas from psychology, anthropology, business and philosophy, the book explains the six principles for leadership of culture and how to apply them to the school context. Each chapter features practical strategies for developing and strengthening shared values, systems and environments, and a wealth of engaging illustrations to help explain key concepts and ideas. Written by a leading practitioner and designed to support reflections and planning for concrete actions, this is essential reading for school leaders and head teachers wanting to develop an authentic and powerful school staff culture. Online resources are also available to complement the book with adaptable slides and handouts for staff training all mapped to the chapters in the book. These will help schools implement the ideas in the book and can be downloaded from www.routledge.com/9781032121963"-- Provided by publisher.