Full Description
The distinct nature of LGBTQ+ Leadership in Education is often misunderstood, overlooked, and undervalued. This groundbreaking book explores the contributions and transformative potential of LGBTQ+ educational leaders, weaving together personal stories, strategic insights, and critical analysis. Across job functions, contexts, and career stages, it explores the challenges, priorities, and contributions of LGBTQ+ leaders—including educators with multiple marginalised identities.
Grounded in the realities of the UK education sector, LGBTQ+ Leadership in Education highlights the vital role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in leadership, recognising the advocacy work of LGBTQ+ leaders and the transformative power of queer networks in shaping institutional cultures. Chapter authors offer a nuanced appreciation of authenticity, visibility, influence, and leadership development, while engaging with queer theory to challenge dominant models that perpetuate inequality.
An essential resource for educators at all levels, it empowers leaders to reexamine, refine, and strengthen their own leadership practice, fostering inclusive and effective educational environments for all.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction; Alex Baird and Charlotte Feather
Part I. Foundations of LGBTQ+ Leadership: Networks, Early Years, and Primary Education
Chapter 2. Leadership in LGBTQ+ Networks; Jo Brassington
Chapter 3. Navigating Leadership without a Map: A Trans Educator's Journey in Early Years; Kelsey-Ann Caldow
Chapter 4. Navigating Leadership and LGBTQ+ Visibility in Primary Education: Reflections on Section 28, Advocacy, and Inclusive Practices; Holly Coull
Chapter 5. A Quiet Activism: How My Experience as an LGBT+ Teacher and Leader Shapes My Drive for Change in Schools; Gerlinde Achenbach
Part II. Navigating LGBTQ+ Leadership: Governance, Secondary, and Further Education
Chapter 6. Reflections as a Gay Leader in UK Secondary Schools; Richard McDonald
Chapter 7. LGBTQ+ Leadership in the Catholic School Context; George White
Chapter 8. Saying Yes, Saying No: Navigating Being an LGBTQ+ Leader in Secondary Schools and Further Education; Jonny Tridgell
Chapter 9. Hope through Supportive and Challenging School Governance; Gary Pykitt
Part III. Reimagining LGBTQ+ Leadership: Higher Education and Professional Development
Chapter 10. The Journey of a LGBTQ+ Educator, Researcher, and Activist; Alex Baird
Chapter 11. The Queered Equilibrium: Reframing Leadership and Power for Early-Career Academics; Charlotte Feather
Chapter 12. Empowering LGBTQ+ Leaders in Higher Education: Navigating Identity, Inclusion, and Career Progression; Catherine Lee and Daniel Burman
Chapter 13. Teaching the Future Leaders: Learning and Training to Become a Successful LGBTQ+ Leader within Higher Education; Helen Bushell-Thornalley
Part IV. Transforming LGBTQ+ Leadership: Systems, Structures, and Community
Chapter 14. Follow the Leader? Critically Questioning LGBT+ Leadership in the Surveillance University; Pippa Sterk
Chapter 15. Lessons Learnt Becoming UCL IOE's First and Only; Simon Liu
Chapter 16. Leaving to Lead: Reimagining Inclusion in Higher Education as a Black, Neurodivergent, Lesbian Leader; Catherine Millan
Chapter 17. Conclusion; Catherine Lee and Daniel Burman
