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This chapter offers a much-needed exploration of the challenge of moving beyond narrow conceptions of leadership for learning in the context of school leadership. The authors locate leadership for learning within a broader place-based and multi-agency approach to tackling inequalities and improving outcomes for young people living in low socio-economic settings. Drawing the principles of collective impact and the evidence from place-based approaches, the authors chart some of the early experiences of developing Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland in the East End of Glasgow and reflect on developments, opportunities, and challenges as a practical example of leadership for learning in a broader setting.
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Chapman, C., Drever, A., McBride, M., Orr, C., Weakley, S. (2019). Leading Place-Based Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Low Socio-economic Settings. In: Townsend, T. (eds) Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning in Schools. Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23736-3_15
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