Middle Leadership in Schools

Elizabeth Benson is an educator, school middle leader and founder of Pivotal Leadership, offering coaching and professional development for middle leaders. In 2018, Liz established the ACELQ Pivotal People Middle Leaders network, facilitating networking and learning opportunities for aspiring and middle leaders. Patrick Duignan is Emeritus Professor at Australian Catholic University, Australia, life member of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, and Director of Leading to Inspire. Barbara Watterston is CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. She has a long and distinguished career in education and has held several executive leadership positions across Australia within the education and not-for-profit community sectors.

Leading Other and Empowering Yourself

Chapter 1. Middle Leader Identity; Samuel Alexeeff, Emma Dearing, Dr Kylie Lipscombe, and Dr Sharon Tindall-Ford

Chapter 2. Learning About and Leading from the Middle: Stories from Three Women Middle Leaders; Danielle Cioffi, Nichole Tiller, Lucy Warnock, and Barbara Watterston

Chapter 3. Middle Leaders can Influence What Really Matters in Their Schools; Jodie Schafer and Patrick Duignan

Chapter 4. Developing Middle Leaders in Catholic Schools; Michael Harrison and Louisa Rennie

Collaborating and Communicating

Chapter 5. Relational Trust as Community Building Practice; Jessica Pound and Christine Edwards-Groves

Chapter 6. Leading Out, to Lead In: Developing in the Absence of Strong Leadership; Steven Kolber and Stephanie Salazar

Chapter 7. Using Action Research to Drive Teacher Professional Learning; Sarah Gunn and Pamela Macklin

Leading Learning and Leading Change for Improvement

Chapter 8. Middle Leaders: Strategic Thinkers and Strategic Planners; Elizabeth Benson

Chapter 9. Middle Leaders as Innovators in Curriculum Improvement; Wendy McKay and Donna Pendergast

Chapter 10. Middle Leaders, Professional Standards and Leadership Growth; Elizabeth Benson, Jenny Lewis, and Danny Pinchas