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Books by David Hopkins
Every School a Great School
"Every school a great school" is not just a slogan, but an aspiration for the next stage of education reform, in which each student has the opportunity to reach their full potential. The book argues that, for 'every school a great school' to become a reality, requires a move from individual school improvement efforts and short term objectives to a sustainable... Read more
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G100 - Global Leadership
A group of 100 principals from fourteen countries (G100) sponsored by HSBC bank and organized by iNet, the international arm of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust met at the National Academy of Education Administration in Beijing, China 16-19 October 2006 to discuss the transformation of the world's education systems. Their final communiqué concluded that there should be a global sense of moral purpose in education.
System Leadership - New Research
System Leaders are those educators who are willing to shoulder system wide roles in order to support the improvement of other schools as well as their own. Our new research elaborates the concept of system leadership and illustrates its potential power as a catalyst for systemic reform.
Articles and presentations
System Reform
David has focused much of his recent writing on the process of system reform.
Read a recent articleTeaching and Learning
The increasing focus on 'personalised learning' has given David the opportunity to re-visit his writing and research on pedagogy and staff development.
Read a recent article prepared for the GTCSystem Leadership
David has given a number of recent presentations on System Leadership.
View the power point presentation he gave at the G100 workshop.