"Chris Dyson, the head of Parklands school, one of the most deprived primary schools in Leeds, says persistence is key. A lot of his parents have “really bad” memories of their own time at school. When he took over he says he invited all the parents in to hear his plans and bought 80 doughnuts from Marks & Spencer as an enticement. Only a handful turned up. But he kept inviting them, and buying doughnuts, and before the pandemic he had up to 150 parents turning up for his weekly “all singing, all dancing” assembly."

Co-authored by Louise Stoll, Carol Taylor, Karen Spence-Thomas and Chris Brown, Catalyst: An evidence-informed, collaborative professional learning resource for teacher leaders and other leaders working within and across schools is a collection of specially designed cards created to support and promote the professional learning and development of groups of teacher leaders.

Written by Armando Di-Finizio, A Head Full of Ethos: A holistic guide to developing and sustaining a positive school culture is a head teacher’s insightful account of how to go about developing a shared vision and blending it into a school’s culture and day-to-day running.

"Talk to enough former Secretaries of State for Education, and you’ll quickly discover where the scope of their powers end, and where the issues they consider to be intractable begin..."

Filled with engaging exercises and insightful case studies, this book is designed to help leaders develop and embrace an imperfect leadership mindset as a foundation for growth and development.