Leading Mindfully for Healthy and Successful Schools

<p>Schools are increasingly expected to improve mental health and well-being <i>and</i> academic outcomes for students. However, the debate about well-being and school improvement is often unhelpfully polarised with attachment-informed and restorative-justice approaches pitted against structures and systems that instil discipline.<i> </i>This book seeks to take a ‘middle way’, looking at how these perspectives might complement one another, and argues that healthy teacher-student relationships require an adult that is both attuned to their students’ needs and able to hold boundaries with them.</p><p>Setting out conception of leadership that is clear, compassionate, and self-aware, <i>Leading Mindfully for Healthy and Successful Schools</i> draws on therapeutic and educational research to identify key strategies for improving well-being across schools that are sustainable in the long term. This book is divided into three sections – <em>Leading Yourself</em>, <em>Leading School Culture</em> and <em>Leading in the Classroom</em> – and the chapters cover the following:</p><ul> <li>Interpersonal neurobiology and the role that attachment plays in our work</li> <li>Self-care and how this can be built into school life</li> <li>The role of structures and relationships</li> <li>Building trust</li> <li>Radical inclusion</li> <li>Building calm and effective classrooms</li> <li>Healthy adult authority</li> </ul><p>Including reflective activities, thought-provoking case studies and key takeaways for every chapter, this is an essential read for all current and aspiring school leaders.</p>