Articles by David Hopkins
These are some of my most recent and popular articles. For a complete list view my publications list.
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System Leadership: "mapping the landscape"
In this article Rob Higham and I elaborate the concept of System Leadership, assess the extent of its spread in England in 2006 and propose a model for its application globally.
Realising the Potential of System Reform
Here I take a broard view on evaluation of educational policy over the past twenty years. I intend to provide a framework and theory of action for policy makers as they move from policy formulations that are rooted in national prescription to those with schools lead reform.
Every School a Great School
This paper provides a summary of my "Every School a Great School" argument. It summarises the key themes and points to system leadership as the 'meta driver' for school transformation.
Teaching and Learning as the Heartland of School Improvement
This article provides a summary of my views on teaching and learning. It outlines the framework for thinking about teaching and provides research based examples of how teaching directly impacts on the learning of our students.
Seven Strong Claims About Successful School Leadership
This paper written with Ken Leithwood and other colleagues summarises the research evidence linking school leadership to student achievement.
Improving the Quality of Education for All
In this paper I outline an approach to school improvement that has a medium term and systemic orientation, and I describe the principles on which it is based.
Chile Synthesis Report
I was recently asked to reflect upon school reform in Chile with a particular emphasises on "quality assurance". This is how I attempted to place the Government of Chile's reform agenda within a globe context.
NCSL Think Tank report
I was privileged to chair the National College for School Leadership's first think tank. This was our report. Although it maybe a little dated by now, it does still contain some germs of truth.
Powerful learning, Powerful Teaching, Powerful Schools
This is a copy of my inaugural lecture as Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham in 1997. It certainly has an historical flavour but summarises my educational credo at that time!
The G100 communiqué
A group of 100 principles from 14 countries met at the National Academy for Educational Administration in Beijing, China in 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. This is the full statement.