 | Tribes by Seth Godin
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £4.55 A useful quick read which makes the difference between leaders and managers in a rapidly changing society. Apply the ideas and principles to schools.
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 | Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: How to Be a More Effective Leader in Today's Schools by Robert D. Ramsey
Buy new: £19.94 / Used from: £13.45 Another very accessible book for school leaders with ideas you can implement quickly. It is American but highly applicable to the UK or other countries too.
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 | What's Worth Fighting for in Headship?: Strategies for Taking Charge of the Headship by Michael Fullan
Buy used from: £0.01 A gem of a book! A quick read which gives insightful comments and advice about the role of a head teacher. Some excellent soundbites too!
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 | Effective School Leaders: How to Evaluate and Improve Your Leadership Potential (School Leadership & Management) by John. Mcbeath
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £13.00 This is an academic book often recommended on educational managment courses. I kept my copy because of the ideas and thought-provoking and sometimes challenging advice.
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 | The Creative School: A Framework for Success, Quality and Effectiveness: A Framework for Creativity, Quality and Effectiveness by Bob Jeffrey
Buy new: £24.69 / Used from: £21.00 This is a descriptive book about Coombes School which has won international recognition for its creative values. Good food for thought.
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 | Teaching in the Knowledge Society: Education in the Age of Insecurity (Professional Learning) by Andy Hargreaves
Buy new: £22.79 / Used from: £13.50 Excellent commentary on education and planning for the future needs of society.
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 | Tweak to Transform: Improving Teaching - A Practical Handbook for School Leaders (Leadership for Learning) by Mike Hughes
Buy new: £19.54 / Used from: £21.08 Very practical and readable book about implementing changes in learning and teaching. Highly recommended.
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 | Coaching Solutions: Practical Ways to Improve Performance in Education (Accelerated Learning S.): Practical Ways to Improve Performance in Schools by Will Thomas
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £25.00 Useful book about coaching staff in schools. Might be worth attending a course first on the subject.
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 | Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner
Buy new: £15.29 / Used from: £4.99 A brave theoretical book which dares suggest a radical approach to how education is considered in order to best meet the needs of our society in the context of life long learning.
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 | Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success in Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott
Buy new: £8.74 / Used from: £6.90 As a school manager, being able to engage staff in empowering conversations which bring about change is an important skill. This book gives you support and advice on this matter.
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 | Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £4.68 This book uses case studies and research to demonstrate that changing people's behaviour is possible. The associated website has some useful downloads too. Not specific to education but very useful.
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 | Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Take Hold and Others Come Unstuck by Dan Heath
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.88 Most influential book I read in 2007. A must buy for all teachers.
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 | The War for Children's Minds by Stephen Law
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £7.46 A good book for stepping back and thinking about our approach and relationships with children. A political book.
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 | The Max Strategy by Dale Dauten
Buy used from: £0.58 A simple, easy-to-read book about relationships at work. It's meant for a business audience but the ideas are applicable to education.
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 | The Primary Headteacher's Handbook (Primary essentials) by Roger Smith
Buy new: £21.84 / Used from: £16.50 Although published several years ago, this is a really useful book for recently appointed depute or head teachers. Practical and readable.
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