SPEAKER

Networked And Collaborative Leadership

» Prof Daniel Muijs

(United Kingdom) – Queen’s University

Belfast

Bio: Daniel Muijs is Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work and Professor of Education at Queen’s University Belfast. Previously he has held professorial and management positions at a range of UK and international universities, and led the Research and Evaluation team at Ofsted. Daniel is an expert on school effectiveness and school-to-school collaboration, and has published widely in this field. He is editor of the journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement.

Abstract: In this keynote speech I will discuss the role of leadership in networked and collaborative groupings of schools. These are a growing part of the landscape in a range of different education systems, and range from groupings which are formally constituted entities with a central role in the administration and governance of education, such as MultiAcademy trusts in England or ‘stichtingen’ in the Netherlands, to more informal school improvement networks. Leadership in networked environments of this nature requires different approaches from leaders both at the school and network level, and presents a number of specific challenges. In this presentation I will draw on findings from England, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the US to discuss key aspects of networked leadership, such as role definitions and identities, collaboration and hierarchy, & accountability and professional learning.