Upwards Convergence Journal : Leadership

189. Ten Years of Learning, Leading, and Trusting – Part 2 of 4

Posted on: 25th June 2026

Categories: Collaborative Learning Communities, Leadership, Teaching Schools

Posted by: James Brown

Growing Together: Our First Decade (2012–2022)

In this second article in the series Jame Brown,  Managing Director of Inspiring Leaders, continues his description of their evolution.  James writes, when Inspiring Leaders was formed in 2012, it emerged in direct response …

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178. How do we gauge our impact as senior school leaders?

Posted on: 13th May 2024

Categories: Direction and support, Leadership, Theory of Action

Posted by: George Berwick

A variety of tools are at our disposal when evaluating our peers in their roles.

Previously, we addressed the first question posed to us at the Leadership Programme: Leading into the Future – Enhancing Leadership to Achieve Excellence for All

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171. Shared experiences prove invaluable for leadership growth (pt 2 in a series)

Posted on: 8th June 2023

Categories: Collaborative Learning Communities, Leadership, School improvement

Posted by: Katherine Vincent

Case studies underpin a report into leadership in London schools, ‘London Leaders: Beyond the Classroom’.

In the second in our series looking at the leadership of inner London schools, Dr Katherine Vincent continues her summary of her findings. 

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161. Compassion should go hand in hand with leadership (pt 2 in a series)

Posted on: 21st February 2023

Categories: Global update, Leadership

Posted by: George Berwick

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In our second report on the IOE Conference we begin by reflecting on Professor Katherine Riley’s call for compassionate leadership.

We then turn to the presentations by Professors Louise Stoll and Qing Gu.

Compassion and moral purpose

In her opening

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160. Leaders in education gather for IOE conference (pt 1 in a series)

Posted on: 6th February 2023

Categories: Global update, Leadership

Posted by: George Berwick

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School leaders from across the globe discussed the shifting educational landscape in the aftermath of the pandemic.

On January 30 and 31, the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership held its annual conference, Connecting Research, Policy and Practice – Leading into

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137. Global update: Priorities shift to ensuring the best performance

Posted on: 20th June 2022

Categories: Global update, Leadership, Teaching Schools

Posted by: George Berwick, Mats Rosenkvist

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Heading into the summer term, staff development and quality of teaching are again the focus of attention.

Now we’re on the other side of the half-term break, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee a hazy memory, our colleagues from Canada, England and

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