Effective Leadership in the Early Years Sector: The Eleys Study

This publication takes as its background the radical reforms to services for children following the passing, in England, of The Children Act of 2004 and subsequent Government white paper, Every Child Matters: Change for Children. It argues that the fundamental requirements for leadership for learning in the early years should be provided by considering social contexts, adopting a commitment to collective working, and focusing on improving children s learning outcomes. It is based on the analysis of a wide range of literature on leadership in the early years and information taken from effective early years settings.

Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. She was a director of the EPPE project (funded by DfES) and the Evaluation of the Foundation Phase in Wales (funded by the Welsh Assembly). In all her work she has been concerned to raise the quality of education and care for our youngest children across the UK. At the time of publication, Laura Manni was working at a primary school in Zambia. Previously she was a Research Associate at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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