The presentation previews a new book: Teachers and the practice of leadership: enabling change for transformation and social justice (Routledge, 2025). It offers a rationale for non-positional teacher leadership (NPTL) which focuses on the urgent need for a radically different mindset in relation to educational reform. The often-neglected relationship between social justice and reform is examined in the light of the epistemic injustice which currently blights international discourse in this area. Then follows a presentation of highlights from a substantial body of evidence to support a claim for the efficacy of programmes of support for NPTL. Evidence is drawn from across the world including from countries as diverse as Bosnia & Herzegovina, Palestine and Kazakhstan. The presentation will include an introduction to the guidance and workshop materials which will be available on an open access basis alongside the publication referred to above.

Authors:
David Frost, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

About the Presenter(s)
David Frost is currently an Emeritus Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. He founded the HertsCam Network and the International Teacher Leadership initiative to support teacher leadership in schools in the UK and internationally.

Additional website of interest
www.nonpositionalteacherleadership.com

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