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Forbairt and

Leadership

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Distributed Leadership is not something

“done” by an individual “to others” rather it is an emergent property of a group or network of individuals in which group members pool their expertise.

Bennett et al 2003

What is Distributed Leadership?

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School leadership has a greater influence

on schools and pupils when it is widely

distributed. Southworth

None of us is as smart as all of us.The lone ranger is dead. Warren

Bennis

Distributing Leadership

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5 Principles central to Leadership of Learning

• Maintain a focus on learning as an activity

• Create conditions favourable to learning • Start a dialogue about Leadership of

Learning• Involve the Sharing of Leadership• Foster a shared sense of Accountability

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• Build structures for communication• Share ideas and knowledge• Develop a shared vision for the school• Discuss issues and policies• Consultation• Clarify understanding

Strategies for Building Trust between Principal and Deputy Principal (Jones, 2005)