Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years

Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years by Mary Briggs

"Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years" provides an ideal supporting textbook for Childhood Studies leadership modules and NPQICL courses. "Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years" is the essential handbook for all professionals who are working to become leaders and managers for services that support young children and their families (including childcare, education, health and family support). The authors draw on their own experiences in education and the public services sector to deliver this user-friendly guide.Chapters of this title include: the relationship between leadership and management; new paradigms in early years leadership; multi-agency working; leadership challenges for the early years; developing your own leadership skills; mentoring and supporting your team; and, leadership and careers. The content supports leadership development for those with or without line-management responsibilities within multi-agency and partnership working. Through audits, checklists and case studies this book will help you assess your own needs and those of others. "Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years" is ideal as a supporting textbook for Childhood Studies leadership modules and NPQICL courses. It is informed by experience and research from a range of professional perspectives, and relates these to current practices and expectations.

'The single most important factor that majority of the early years workforce would like to see in their leader is "inspiration"; somebody who can enthuse them to be "thinking by" and "doing by"Skilled leadership is essential in early years and in supporting families. This book is for those prepared to lead and effect change in families and communities they work with.' Razia Lakha, Sure Start Centre Co-ordinator, Milton Keynes, UK
'This book benefits from the joint expertise and experience of the authors. By combining their different and complementary perspectives, experience and research into leadership they offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to developing their role as effective leaders in a challenging emergent sector. Emphasising that leadership is developed through reflective practice, the messages in this book demonstrate how theory underpins practice and discourages the reader from aligning themselves with any single theoretical approach to leadership. Effective leaders are authentic individuals and where leaders in early years settings are influencing the youngest members of society, it is authentic leadership that will mould the leaders of the future. An essential read for anyone working in the early years sector.' Martin Willis, Director, The Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

Mary Briggs is Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. Ian Briggs is Senior Fellow at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781847062338
ISBN 10	1847062334
Title	Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years
Author	Mary Briggs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2009-04-15
Number of pages	168
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