PROS

• An oft-neglected area of professional development, this book offers a fantastic guide of the skills and requirements of a school middle leadership role.

• Adam offers a great mix of anecdotal stories from his own experiences, sharing ideas, resources and research that help underpin his own ethos.

• The book explores key aspects of middle leadership including: subject expertise; teaching and learning styles, CPD, pastoral situations and wellbeing.

• Each chapter offers a fantastic summary and key points, along with reflective questions that middle leaders can apply within their own context.

• This book is well placed for teaching colleagues who are considering the step up into middle leadership, offering tools, reflections and tips on how to successfully achieve in the role.

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Written by Adam Robbins, Middle Leadership Mastery: A toolkit for subject and pastoral leaders aims to enhance middle leaders expertise so that they can make informed decisions and communicate them effectively to both staff and students.

Instead of relying on generic leadership theories, Middle Leadership Mastery gathers perspectives from psychology and cognitive science to share evidence-informed guidance on a wide range of topics from supporting staff and students in crisis and managing wellbeing, to quality-assuring teaching and curriculum design. It also sets out a holistic view of the role of middle leaders covering people management, teacher development, teaching and learning, decision making and pastoral issues.

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