Table of Contents

Introduction, Part 1. Why do leaders need to pay attention to culture and climate?, 1. What is culture and why is it important?, 2. Extensive domain specific knowledge is required to create a strong culture and positive climate, 3. Setting our school’s strategic direction, Part 2. What do leaders need to know about culture and climate?, Preamble: What does it take for school leaders to learn about culture and climate from other domains?, 4. What do high performing teams have in common?, 5. The power of expectations, 6. Harnessing the drivers of motivation, 7. High levels of trust are required to improve outcomes for children, Part 3. How do leaders go about culture change?, Preamble: Culture change, 8. Influencing culture as a new leader, 9. Influencing culture as an established leader, 10. Why measuring culture is futile and evaluating it is not much better

About the Author

Nick Hart is the Executive Headteacher of the Alwyn and Courthouse Primary Federation in Maidenhead. He has led in small schools and large schools; schools in a MAT and schools under local authority control; schools at the forefront of innovation and schools that required stabilising. Nick writes a well established blog on education issues such as leadership, culture and curriculum design.