1. © CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy 2015 Coram Academy Ltd, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ. www.corambaaf.org.uk Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales no. 9697712, part of the Coram Group, Charity no. 3122718. Best Practice In Leadership Cross sector literature review John Simmonds

2. ‘Scratch the surface of an excellent school and you are likely to find an excellent principal. Peer into a failing school and you will find weak leadership. That, at least, is the conventional wisdom.’ © CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy 2015

3. American Educational Research Association, 2003 Heightened expectations about delivery and outcomes from government, regulators, employers, parents and children. Operating in complex and changing environments – governance, resources, technical and societal change, differing perspectives on organisational principles. © CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy 2015

4. ‘Providing direction and exercising influence’ The importance of leaders working with others to create: –A sense of shared purpose and direction. –The conditions that enable the aims and objectives of the organisation to be effective. –An understanding of leadership as an activity and process to be distributed across the organisation more than a role identified solely as the responsibility of one person – the Chief Executive or equivalent. © CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy 2015

5. Central Government Leadership – Law, Policy and Resources Local Government Leadership – Policy Practice, Resources esources VAA Leadership – Policy, Practice, Resources Leadership Quality and Experience Other Stakeholders Agency Culture Social Workers and All other Staff Agency Practice Placement and Outcomes Characteristics of Adopters and Children