Out of the Abyss to Outstanding: A Radical approach to school improvement

Out of the Abyss to OutstandingBy Alan Yellup OBEThis essential guide to the potential of achieving sustainable transformation of underperforming schools, especially those operating in a challenging environment, has been written by a former headteacher with considerable experience.Alan Yellup's secondary school headship spanned a period of 24 years and was defined by leading the sustained transformation of Wakefield City High, one of England's poorest performing inner city high schools, to three consecutive outstanding Ofsted reports from 2005. He established a successful large multi academy trust in 2012 of which he was CEO and has worked nationally and internationally on raising achievement with his distinctive leadership style.The book is best summed up by the endorsements from three prominent educationists and authors of numerous books on school improvement. Dennis Shirley Research Professor Department of Formative Education Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA commented Alan Yellup's Out of the Abyss to Understanding is a masterpiece in the annals of educational leadership. Writing in clear, vivid and compelling language, Alan describes the step-by-step process he undertook to transform a school characterized by low achievement results and rock-bottom staff morale into a place of learning and joy. He then elaborates a strategy for the ways in which schools working with schools can lead to broader systems-level improvements. Here is a book that should be read by every thinking person concerned about the future of public education and the prospects for building a society in which, Alan's inspiring words, "Every Person Matters."

• | Author: Dennis Shirley
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-13: 9798336530421