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Foreword by Lesley Saunders, Policy Adviser for Research, GTCE Introduction 1 The key characteristics for caring and effective settings 2 Methodology of the ELEYS study 3 The challenge of developing leadership in early years 4 Defining leadership for learning in the early years 5 Effective leadership practices identified in the settings Summary and conclusions

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...influential in helping me to shape my role...and the vision for Early Years which is now beginning to bear fruit. -- Pam Mundy, General Adviser Early Years, West Sussex

About the Author

Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. She was a director of the EPPE project (funded by DfES) and the Evaluation of the Foundation Phase in Wales (funded by the Welsh Assembly). In all her work she has been concerned to raise the quality of education and care for our youngest children across the UK. At the time of publication, Laura Manni was working at a primary school in Zambia. Previously she was a Research Associate at the Institute of Education, University of London.