SEN-sational Leadership : Leading a Successful and Sustainable Specialist Provision

This book is the essential guide to transformative leadership in special education. By using real-life examples, practical strategies, and prompts to help the reader develop their own leadership, the book offers practical guidance and strategies to enhance the quality of education and successfully grow specialist provisions.

SEN-sational Leadership is the essential guide to transformative leadership in special education. Tailored for both new and experienced leaders, it offers practical guidance and strategies to both enhance the quality of education and successfully grow specialist provisions. Covering key topics such as the curriculum, culture, parental engagement, and personal development, the book provides a thorough overview of leading specialist settings. Drawing upon the authors’ own rich experiences and conversations with specialist colleagues, chapters include inspiring real-life examples, practical strategies, and prompts to help the reader develop their own leadership and provision. It provides a framework for improving and growing sustainable specialist settings, underpinned by empathetic, collaborative, and innovative leadership, which can be adapted to different educational contexts. Written by current special school senior leaders, the book brings credible and authentic perspectives on what it means to lead and grow a successful specialist provision. It will be essential reading for all those looking to become a sensational system leader of SEND.