What is it about?
School leaders in England work in a system of high accountability. The focus on comparative performance measures incentivises and rewards certain types of behaviours. This can cause tensions for school leaders between the moral imperative and the accountability imperative. This paper argues the case for moral leadership.
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Why is it important?
Recent media reports have drawn to attention examples of unethical behaviour among some school leaders. This paper reiterates the moral purpose of education and encourages a morally confident approach. Doing the right thing is not always easy, but moral leadership is at the heart of effective leadership and what it means to be an educational leader.
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I believe most school leaders have a strong sense of moral purpose and want to do what is right for the children in their schools. I hope this paper serves as a further encouragement to do what is right as well as what will be measured.
Daniel Belcher
University of Nottingham
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This page is a summary of: Moral Leadership in an Age of School Accountability, Journal of Leadership Studies, October 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/jls.21528.
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