Leading online learning during a pandemic and beyond: challenges and opportunities for school leaders in England

Floyd, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-7831, Baxter, J., Morales, A. and Bari, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6341-6578 (2023) Leading online learning during a pandemic and beyond: challenges and opportunities for school leaders in England. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. ISSN 1741-1440 doi: 10.1177/17411432231191171

Abstract/Summary

Emerging work around the globe has identified the impact closing schools and moving education online during the Covid-19 pandemic has had, especially on children from disadvantaged backgrounds. While research into this area is growing from both student and parents’ perspectives, there remains a need to explore how school leaders strategically dealt with these challenging circumstances, and crucially, what can be learned for the future to ensure some of the opportunities that emerged can be harnessed and developed. This article addresses this knowledge gap by drawing on an UKRI funded mixed methods study involving an online survey (n=65) and semi-structured interviews (n=50) with headteachers in England exploring not only the strategic challenges that school leaders had to overcome, but also highlighting the opportunities that have emerged from the crisis that will positively impact on leading online learning in the future. The results from this research have been used to develop a free online professional development course for heads, underpinned by the key findings, which is highlighted at the end of this article.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/112619
Identification Number/DOI	10.1177/17411432231191171
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Improving Equity and Inclusion through Education
Publisher	Sage
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