Cardiff Metropolitan University
Browse

Collaboration in times of crisis: Leading UK schools in the early stages of a pandemic

Download (879.48 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2022-01-13, 13:36 authored by Moira Hulme, Gary Beauchamp, Linda Clarke, Lorna Hamilton
This paper examines the political and relational dimensions of leading and managing schools in the early stages of pandemic-induced school closure in the four nations of the United Kingdom. It draws on in-depth interviews with 12 headteachers from primary, secondary and special schools. Headteachers used adaptive leadership strategies, including bridging, brokering and buffering, to recalibrate provision at pace. School closures demanded enhanced levels of coordination and communication around what mattered most. However, despite exercising creative agency, headteachers spoke of “clipped wings”, with some feeling “vulnerable” or “alone” in attempting to mitigate often unknown risks amid constantly shifting guidance.

History

Published in

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

2021-04-28

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Citation

Hulme, M., Beauchamp, G., Clarke, L. and Hamilton, L. (2021) 'Collaboration in times of crisis: leading UK schools in the early stages of a pandemic', Leadership and Policy in Schools, pp.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2021.1917623

Print ISSN

1570-0763

Electronic ISSN

1744-5043

Cardiff Met Affiliation

  • Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy

Cardiff Met Authors

Gary Beauchamp

Copyright Holder

  • © The Authors

Language

  • en

Usage metrics

    Education - Journal Articles

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC