The leadership of collaboration in primary school settings

摘要: Collaboration has become closely linked with school improvement. Literature identifies elements which contribute to successful collaboration. This study some of these elements. The focus is collaboration senior leaders in primary schools a Midland’s LA. It leaders’ understanding and how the collaborative process developed contributing schools. largely qualitative based on perceptions leaders. methodology that survey, within this two methods were used gather data – questionnaire semi-structured interviews. was designed identify themes relating then using interviews provide additional clarify specific areas their approach working findings show perceived be important improvement although majority contributors have ‘top-down’ approach. if there may need for reflection built into presenting potential model discussion could included contributes existing knowledge tentative ladder, literature study, different stages moving forward from little or no achieving effective equal collaboration, identifying further