'With an ever widening circle of followers among school principals and headteachers, Brent Davies has an enviable capacity to write engagingly and is one of those all-too-rare educational writers whose theory springs from the close and discerning observation of practice. For me, as reviewer there's cause to think more critically about measures of schools success. You can't ask for much more from a book that it contributes and extends your own thinking. It will have a similar effect on all those who read it' - Sir Tim Brighouse, Educational Consultant and & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, London, UK 'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and achieves great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical case vignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all'-Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Praise for the first edition: 'With an ever widening circle of followers among school principals and headteachers, [Davies] has an enviable capacity to write engagingly and is one of those all-too-rare educational writers whose theory springs from the close and discerning observation of practice. For me as reviewer there's cause to think more critically about measures of schools success. You can't ask for much more from a book that it contributes and extends your own thinking. It will have a similar effect on all those who read it.' Sir Tim Brighouse, Educational Consultant and & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, London, UK 'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and gets great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical case vignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all' Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

This is highly recommended reading for the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Leadership. It is well structured, good use of explanatory diagrams.

Dr Mary Casey, Nursing , University College Dublin

thought I could see links with healthcare, and leading strategic change in healthcare, but a bit difficult to do this,

Linda Lilley, School of Health, Northampton University

This is a thoughtfully structured book which will be a helpful guide for those involved in management in schools.

Mrs Sue James, Swansea School of Education, Swansea Metropolitan University