Tom Rees, Executive Director, Ambition Institute, and former head teacher
Middle Leadership Mastery is first class and an excellent contribution to the school leadership literature. It is packed with a wealth of relevant research and insights, and is brought to life through Robbins' honesty and humility in relating his first-hand experiences of teaching and leading. The work of middle leaders in schools is complex and challenging - and Middle Leadership Mastery is ambitious in its aim to codify the knowledge and expertise of school leaders, which are often crowded out in a discourse dominated by tales of heroism and the cult of personality.
Like the best leaders in our schools, Robbins manages to combine intellectual rigour with a human touch - and I highly recommend his book to all aspiring and established middle leaders.