• 1. Introduction 2. The Project, the Schools and the Context 3. Educational Change 4. The Challenge: the schools in the pre-acceleration stage 5. Initiating Change: moving into the acceleration stage 6. Living with Change: the acceleration stage 7. Going Strategic: the post-acceleration stage 8. The Special Role of Leadership 9. The Institutional Transformation Perspective 10. The Process of Educational Transformation 11. Some Lessons from Educational Transformation

'... would be a useful addition to the shelves of many educational managers. It could be particularly helpful for NPQH candidates, newly-appointed heads, and current school leaders who know that they must initiate major change projects. I wish I had read it before I took up headship!' - Janet A. Harvey, School Leadership and Management

• 1. Introduction 2. The Project, the Schools and the Context 3. Educational Change 4. The Challenge: the schools in the pre-acceleration stage 5. Initiating Change: moving into the acceleration stage 6. Living with Change: the acceleration stage 7. Going Strategic: the post-acceleration stage 8. The Special Role of Leadership 9. The Institutional Transformation Perspective 10. The Process of Educational Transformation 11. Some Lessons from Educational Transformation

'... would be a useful addition to the shelves of many educational managers. It could be particularly helpful for NPQH candidates, newly-appointed heads, and current school leaders who know that they must initiate major change projects. I wish I had read it before I took up headship!' - Janet A. Harvey, School Leadership and Management

• 1. Introduction 2. The Project, the Schools and the Context 3. Educational Change 4. The Challenge: the schools in the pre-acceleration stage 5. Initiating Change: moving into the acceleration stage 6. Living with Change: the acceleration stage 7. Going Strategic: the post-acceleration stage 8. The Special Role of Leadership 9. The Institutional Transformation Perspective 10. The Process of Educational Transformation 11. Some Lessons from Educational Transformation

'... would be a useful addition to the shelves of many educational managers. It could be particularly helpful for NPQH candidates, newly-appointed heads, and current school leaders who know that they must initiate major change projects. I wish I had read it before I took up headship!' - Janet A. Harvey, School Leadership and Management