The HertsCam 2013 Annual Conference

Launching the blog mentioned above was just one feature of this extraordinary conference in which 140 teachers already involved in teacher leadership came together to share accounts of their development projects and engage in spirited dialogue.  The aim was to build professional knowledge together and provide mutual inspiration and encouragement that strengthens our moral purpose. 

The event involved 16 seminars led by teachers, various networking activities and a keynote address by John Naughton, the Vice President of Wolfson College and renowned columnist in The Observer newspaper.  In addition, a speech by Val Hill, Assistant Headteacher at Birchwood High School, was a stunning call to arms.  This will be published in due course on the HertsCam website. You can read a detailed account of the event on the Teacher Leadership blog.

A chapter  entitled 'Ghana: Resolving the Tensions Between Colonial Values and Contemporary Policies' by John MacBeath and Sue Swaffield has just been published in the book School Level Leadership in post-conflict Societies.

Other chapters in the book consider school leadership in post-new war environments including Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Kosovo and Northern Ireland. Simon Clarke, who together with Tom  O'Donoghue edited the book, was a member of the Australian research team for the Carpe Vitam: Leadership for Learning project.

LfL's John MacBeath talks about the 10 As in his evaluation of this ground-breaking initiative.


 

The British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society celebrated 40 years in a reception at the House of Commons last week. Members of LfL, including Megan Crawford, spoke at the reception about the future of Belmas and the new contacts it had made through Twitter and blogging - further insights @TeacherToolkit.