Beyond Uniformity: on School Leadership Policy Development in Europe

The paper draws from the work conducted in the context of the European Policy Network on School Leadership (EPNoSL). Based on an in-depth review of the literature, on research conducted by the EPNoSL partners, on the discourse that took place in on-line seminars and forums and in national workshops and Peer Learning Activities, it identifies critical policy goals for the promotion of school leadership under the scope of equity and learning in school systems across EU. In particular, the paper analyses in depth policies that can create an enabling school leadership environment, focusing on school autonomy, accountability, and distributed leadership.