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‘People miss people’: A study of school leadership and management in the four nations of the United Kingdom in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic
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posted on 2022-01-13, 15:53 authored by Gary Beauchamp, Moira Hulme, Linda Clarke, Lorna Hamilton, Janet A. HarveyThe COVID-19 pandemic has confronted school leaders across the four devolved nations of the United Kingdom (UK) with a period of exceptional crisis. This responsive, small-scale, but UK-wide study focuses on headteacher perspectives on leadership and management in the initial stages of this pandemic, contributing to our understanding of this crucial period. The headteacher respondents met the multiple predicaments and situational ambiguities of the pandemic with a resilience which drew heavily upon the strengths of pre-existing structures and teams. They were required to provide effective emotional and moral leadership in uncharted and rapidly shifting territory. They spoke most eloquently of how they developed pragmatic, versatile and personally reassuring approaches to communication with parents, staff, pupils, and a range of external agencies, all of which were also facing extraordinary circumstances with varying degrees of resilience. The paper concludes by conceptualising the key elements of headteachers’ leadership and management, both inside and outside of school, at in the early stages of societal crisis.
History
Published in
Educational Management Administration & LeadershipPublisher
SageAcceptance Date
2020-12-28Publication Date
2021-01-22Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Citation
Beauchamp, G., Hulme, M., Clarke, L., Hamilton, L. and Harvey, J.A. (2021) ‘People miss people’: a study of school leadership and management in the four nations of the United Kingdom in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, p.1741143220987841. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143220987841Print ISSN
1741-1432Electronic ISSN
1741-1440Cardiff Met Affiliation
- Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy
Cardiff Met Authors
Gary BeauchampCopyright Holder
- © The Authors
Language
- en