‎'‎with all the current interest in system reform and the spread of leadership‎,‎ ‎"‎System leadership in practice‎"‎ is the only book in existence that treats the topic thoroughly and with insight‎.‎ The authors have written a gem ‎- a book that presents clear conceptual clarity linked to case after case example‎.‎ They answer the burning question‎,‎ how can we establish multi‎-faceted leadership that produces deep and sustained effectiveness‎.‎‎'‎ ‎- michael fullan‎,‎ professor emeritus of the ontario institute for studies in education at the university of toronto‎.‎ Leaders at all levels in schools and elsewhere in the public sector will readily engage with the issues and examples discussed in this book‎,‎ and through doing so will understand more fully the new professional environment within which they work‎.‎ Learning and teaching update system leadership is a new‎,‎ exciting and growing phenomenon in education‎.‎ It refers to leadership that goes beyond a single school‎,‎ where leaders work directly for the success and welfare of students in other institutions as well as their own‎.‎ In this inspirational book‎,‎ the authors offer you new perspectives‎,‎ support and guidance ‎- whether you are a school leader‎,‎ policy‎-maker or advisor ‎- and show how working collaboratively and leading networks can bring about positive change‎.‎ They encourage you to innovate‎,‎ develop rigorous partnerships‎,‎ take managed risks and deploy resources creatively in order to build sustained improvements in student learning and well‎-being‎.‎ This much‎-needed book provides the first in‎-depth analysis of a term on the lips of many in the educational world‎.‎ There is detailed reference to real cases of system leadership in practice‎,‎ as well as recent legislation and relevant literature‎.‎ At a time when prescription‎,‎ bureaucracy and targets remain for many an impediment to the aims of education‎,‎ school‎-led system leadership is seen to offer a means for professionals to take more control of educational renewal‎.‎ This book is indispensable reading for school leaders and senior teachers‎,‎ educational policy makers and advisors‎,‎ as well as anyone involved or interested in education and its leadership‎.‎