Ms Alison Mitchell

  • Fellow: Centre for Transformative Change in Schools (School of Education)

Biography

I am a University if Glasgow School of Education Affiliate, a Seconded Headteacher with Glasgow City Council Education Services and former Headteacher in Residence at the University of Glasgow's School of Education. My work focusses on supporting Headteachers through Professional Learning for School Improvement. I am part of the University of Glasgow School of Education's Future of Headship (FoH) research team and have published extensively on educational leadership. I have 34 years' professional experience in secondary education, mainly in Scotland, including 12 years as headteacher of a large comprehensive secondary school in Glasgow City. I currently lead two Professional Learning programmes in partnership with Glasgow City Council Education Services and the University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences; Enhanced Political Awareness, and the award winning Leading Anti-Racism. I also co-lead the Glasgow City Council Mentoring programmes for Headteachers and Heads of Early Years Centres. Other roles include:

My research and scholarship focusses on Educational Leadership development for social change.

In August 2025, I won the Scottish Association of Minority Ethic Educators (SAMEE) award for Outstanding Contribution to Anti-Racist Practice in the Classroom. 

Research interests

Research Interests include: 

  • Ethical School Leadership
  • Narratives of new and long-serving headteachers /principals
  • Leading Anti-Racism
  • Aspirations to Principalship
  • Political Acuity in Leadership
  • Leading Socially Just Schools

 

 

Publications

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Number of items: 54.

2025

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Francis, Dennis (2025) Troubling Leading Anti-Racism in Scottish Schools. OISE Centre for Leadership & Diversity 6th Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada; Online, 16-18 Oct 2025.

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Baker, M. and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2025) Charting the Future of Educational Leadership in Global Complexity: Developing Critical Leadership Praxis in Aspirant School Principals. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2025), Belgrade, Serbia, 09 - 12 Sep 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Political acuity in school principalship: implications for leadership preparation, development and praxis. In: Gurr, David and Liu, Peng (eds.) Educational Leadership Preparation and Development: An International and Future Focused Perspective. Series: Studies in educational leadership (27). Springer Cham, pp. 165-181. ISBN 9783031920646 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-92064-6_10)

Hardie, Suzy and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) The Case for School, Community and University Partnerships in Leadership Preparation and Development. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 July, 2025.

McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Douglas, Heather and McConalogue, Angela (2025) The Key Role Of Mentorship in Early Years’ Heads’ Professional Development Trajectories: Early Impact Of A University And District Partnership Programme. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 July, 2025. (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Headteacher (Principal) Wellbeing: A Prerequisite for School Flourishing. 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M. and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2025) Enhanced Political Awareness: A Research Practice Partnership (RPP) to Advance Social Justice and Equity in School Education. 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Francis, Dennis (2025) Leading Anti-Racism (LAR): A Partnership Between a University and a Local Authority (School District). 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mohammed, K., Chisti, A., Rain, C., Francis, Dennis and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Taking Stock: A Diverse and Anti-racist Teaching Profession in Scotland? 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Nihill, Mary (2025) Principalship Recruitment and Retention: Exploring Push and Pull Factors in Aspiration to School Leadership Roles in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 Jul 2025.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Developing and Sustaining 'Successful' School Leadership: Perspectives from Scotland. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2025 Regional Event, Cardiff, Wales, 27 June 2025.

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Arthur, J., Hamilton, C., Baker, M., Constantinides, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X, Hutchison, D. and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2025) Amplifying the Voices and Experiences of Practising Education Leaders through Development of a Journal: Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2025 Regional Event, Cardiff, Wales, 27 June 2025.

Torrance, D. et al. (2025) Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts. Equity in Education and Society, 4(1), pp. 113-129. (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (Ed.) (2025) Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education (LSPE). 1(1) [Edited Journal]

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Acknowledgements from the editor. Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education, 1(1), pp. 4-5. (doi: 10.36399/m3j58k83)

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2025) Authenticity, capacity and risk-taking: issues in critical social justice leadership development. In: Bogotch, Ira and Shields, Carolyn M. (eds.) Second International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Social (In)Justice: Critical Perspectives. Series: Springer international handbooks of education. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56275-4) (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Baker, M. (2025) Critical leadership praxis (CLP) in global complexity: promoting principalship agency through intersecting educational spaces. In: Lopez, A., Tuters, S., Auld, S. and Chan, Y. (eds.) Leadership for Whom and What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times. IAP: Leeds. (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kennedy, Aileen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-6911 (2024) Exploring ethical imperatives in partnership: the development of a SERA Network. Researching Education Bulletin, 2, pp. 13-20.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2024) Principalship Development for Political Acuity: Narratives and Tensions in Learning → Practice Transfer. 5th Annual Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) International Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Toronto, Canada, 17-19 October 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Tipping Points: What Supports or Undermines Aspirations to Educational Leadership Roles in Scotland and in the Republic of Ireland? BELMAS Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 July 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2024) Political Acuity in School Principalship: Implications for Leadership Preparation and Praxis. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-30 Aug 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Black, S., Davren, Carolyn and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) The Key Role of Mentorship in Principals’ Professional Development Trajectories: Impact of a University and District Research/Practice Learning Partnership. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M., Davren, Carolyn and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Education Policy: In Whose Interests? A Research/Policy/Practice University and School District Professional Learning Partnership to Strengthen Leadership of and for Critically Conscious School Communities. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

2023

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Headteachers (School Principals) as System Leaders: Understandings, Provocations and Propositions. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-24 November 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Shifting Constructions of Headship/Principalship in Scottish Education: Implications for Professional Learning and Empowerment in School Communities. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-24 November 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, Ken, Ostinelli, Giorgio and Crescentini, Alberto (eds.) Innovation in Teacher Professional Learning in Europe: Research, Policy and Practice. Series: Routledge research in teacher education. Routledge, pp. 90-102. ISBN 9781032334493; eISBN 9781003322610 (doi: 10.4324/9781003322610-8)

McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Development of a Politically Cognisant Teaching Profession to Navigate Global and Glocal Ambiguities and Transformations. Association of Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Winter Conference, Braga, Portugal, 26-28 Oct 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Baker, Madelaine (2023) Politically Astute Principalship for Critically Conscious School Communities: A University/District Partnership. 4th Annual Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) International Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Toronto, Canada, 13-14 October 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Leadership and Management: A Relevant Distinction for Leadership in Education? European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Career-long Professional Learning in Scotland: Questions for the Future. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, Denise and Day, Stephen P. (eds.) Teacher Education as an Ongoing Professional Trajectory: Implications for Policy and Practice. Series: Teacher education, learning innovation and accountability. Springer: Cham, pp. 181-204. ISBN 9783031286193 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28620-9_9)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) System-level Education Reform in Scotland: Implications for Teacher Education = Riforma dell'istruzione a livello di sistema in Scozia: Implicazioni per la formazione degli insegnanti. 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A., Baker, M., Drennan, O. and Arthur, J. (2023) Leading Critically Conscious School Communities: A Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Political Literacy in School Principals = Principali scuole criticamente consapevoli: Un partenariato di ricerca/pratica per rafforzare l'alfabetizzazione politica nei dirigenti scolastici. In: 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times: Developing Understandings Through Life History Narratives. In: British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Drennan, O., Arthur, J., Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) Enhanced Political Awareness: Authentic Engagement in a Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Leadership for Critically Conscious School Communities. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Re-envisioning School Leadership – The Evolving Role of Headteachers in Scotland. General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 18 May 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Reimagining School Leadership Post-Pandemic: Learning From the Experiences of Headteachers in Scotland = Reimaginando el liderazgo escolar después de la pandemia: Aprendiendo de las experiencias de Directores en Escocia. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Annual International Conference, Viña del Mar, Chile, 10-13 Jan 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

2022

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2022) Being a headteacher through the Covid-19 pandemic. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Education governance and the role of the headteacher: the new policy problem in Scottish education. Management in Education, 36(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1177/08920206211057348)

2021

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Using the Delphi Method to Investigate the Work of School Middle Leadership Teams. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher in Scottish Education: Implications for Headship Preparation and Induction. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Baker, Madelaine (2021) An organisational commitment to closing the attainment gap. In: DeWitt, Peter M. (ed.) Collective Leader Efficacy: Strengthening Instructional Leadership Teams. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781071813720

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Co-producing Knowledge to Explore the Future of Headship in Scotland. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) Back on Track or Re-envisioning a Different Track. Social Justice Leadership and its Implications in the Post-Pandemic Scottish Education Systems. BELMAS UK Review Webinar: Post COVID Future of Educational Leadership and Administration, 26 May 2021.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Leadership during a pandemic. Teaching Scotland, 88, pp. 24-25.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) How Can Leadership-as-Practice and Collective Leadership Re-Vision Headship? Colloquium on Collective Leadership and L-A-P: How Can We Raise Each Other Up, 21 Jan 2021.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Middle leadership and social justice leadership in scottish secondary schools: harnessing the Delphi method’s potential in a participatory action research process. International Studies in Educational Administration, 49(3), pp. 103-121.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Social justice leadership in Scottish schools: Building on co-constructed understandings and aspirations. Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada (Online), 9- 10 December 2021.

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, Denise (ed.) Narratives of Educational Leadership. Series: Educational Leadership Theory. Springer: Singapore, pp. 131-158. ISBN 9789811658303 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5831-0_6)

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) Emerging Issues from the Future of Headship Research Programme. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

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Articles

Torrance, D. et al. (2025) Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts. Equity in Education and Society, 4(1), pp. 113-129. (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Acknowledgements from the editor. Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education, 1(1), pp. 4-5. (doi: 10.36399/m3j58k83)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kennedy, Aileen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-6911 (2024) Exploring ethical imperatives in partnership: the development of a SERA Network. Researching Education Bulletin, 2, pp. 13-20.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Education governance and the role of the headteacher: the new policy problem in Scottish education. Management in Education, 36(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1177/08920206211057348)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Leadership during a pandemic. Teaching Scotland, 88, pp. 24-25.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Middle leadership and social justice leadership in scottish secondary schools: harnessing the Delphi method’s potential in a participatory action research process. International Studies in Educational Administration, 49(3), pp. 103-121.

Book Sections

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Political acuity in school principalship: implications for leadership preparation, development and praxis. In: Gurr, David and Liu, Peng (eds.) Educational Leadership Preparation and Development: An International and Future Focused Perspective. Series: Studies in educational leadership (27). Springer Cham, pp. 165-181. ISBN 9783031920646 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-92064-6_10)

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2025) Authenticity, capacity and risk-taking: issues in critical social justice leadership development. In: Bogotch, Ira and Shields, Carolyn M. (eds.) Second International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Social (In)Justice: Critical Perspectives. Series: Springer international handbooks of education. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56275-4) (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Baker, M. (2025) Critical leadership praxis (CLP) in global complexity: promoting principalship agency through intersecting educational spaces. In: Lopez, A., Tuters, S., Auld, S. and Chan, Y. (eds.) Leadership for Whom and What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times. IAP: Leeds. (Accepted for Publication)

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, Ken, Ostinelli, Giorgio and Crescentini, Alberto (eds.) Innovation in Teacher Professional Learning in Europe: Research, Policy and Practice. Series: Routledge research in teacher education. Routledge, pp. 90-102. ISBN 9781032334493; eISBN 9781003322610 (doi: 10.4324/9781003322610-8)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, Denise and Day, Stephen P. (eds.) Teacher Education as an Ongoing Professional Trajectory: Implications for Policy and Practice. Series: Teacher education, learning innovation and accountability. Springer: Cham, pp. 181-204. ISBN 9783031286193 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28620-9_9)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Baker, Madelaine (2021) An organisational commitment to closing the attainment gap. In: DeWitt, Peter M. (ed.) Collective Leader Efficacy: Strengthening Instructional Leadership Teams. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781071813720

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, Denise (ed.) Narratives of Educational Leadership. Series: Educational Leadership Theory. Springer: Singapore, pp. 131-158. ISBN 9789811658303 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5831-0_6)

Edited Journals

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (Ed.) (2025) Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education (LSPE). 1(1) [Edited Journal]

Conference or Workshop Item

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Francis, Dennis (2025) Troubling Leading Anti-Racism in Scottish Schools. OISE Centre for Leadership & Diversity 6th Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada; Online, 16-18 Oct 2025.

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Baker, M. and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2025) Charting the Future of Educational Leadership in Global Complexity: Developing Critical Leadership Praxis in Aspirant School Principals. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2025), Belgrade, Serbia, 09 - 12 Sep 2025.

Hardie, Suzy and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) The Case for School, Community and University Partnerships in Leadership Preparation and Development. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 July, 2025.

McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Douglas, Heather and McConalogue, Angela (2025) The Key Role Of Mentorship in Early Years’ Heads’ Professional Development Trajectories: Early Impact Of A University And District Partnership Programme. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 July, 2025. (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Headteacher (Principal) Wellbeing: A Prerequisite for School Flourishing. 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M. and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2025) Enhanced Political Awareness: A Research Practice Partnership (RPP) to Advance Social Justice and Equity in School Education. 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Francis, Dennis (2025) Leading Anti-Racism (LAR): A Partnership Between a University and a Local Authority (School District). 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Mohammed, K., Chisti, A., Rain, C., Francis, Dennis and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Taking Stock: A Diverse and Anti-racist Teaching Profession in Scotland? 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Nihill, Mary (2025) Principalship Recruitment and Retention: Exploring Push and Pull Factors in Aspiration to School Leadership Roles in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. BELMAS Annual Conference 2025, Brighton, UK, 4-6 Jul 2025.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Developing and Sustaining 'Successful' School Leadership: Perspectives from Scotland. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2025 Regional Event, Cardiff, Wales, 27 June 2025.

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Arthur, J., Hamilton, C., Baker, M., Constantinides, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X, Hutchison, D. and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2025) Amplifying the Voices and Experiences of Practising Education Leaders through Development of a Journal: Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2025 Regional Event, Cardiff, Wales, 27 June 2025.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2024) Principalship Development for Political Acuity: Narratives and Tensions in Learning → Practice Transfer. 5th Annual Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) International Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Toronto, Canada, 17-19 October 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Tipping Points: What Supports or Undermines Aspirations to Educational Leadership Roles in Scotland and in the Republic of Ireland? BELMAS Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 July 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2024) Political Acuity in School Principalship: Implications for Leadership Preparation and Praxis. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-30 Aug 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Black, S., Davren, Carolyn and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) The Key Role of Mentorship in Principals’ Professional Development Trajectories: Impact of a University and District Research/Practice Learning Partnership. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M., Davren, Carolyn and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Education Policy: In Whose Interests? A Research/Policy/Practice University and School District Professional Learning Partnership to Strengthen Leadership of and for Critically Conscious School Communities. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Headteachers (School Principals) as System Leaders: Understandings, Provocations and Propositions. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-24 November 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Shifting Constructions of Headship/Principalship in Scottish Education: Implications for Professional Learning and Empowerment in School Communities. Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-24 November 2023.

McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Development of a Politically Cognisant Teaching Profession to Navigate Global and Glocal Ambiguities and Transformations. Association of Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Winter Conference, Braga, Portugal, 26-28 Oct 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Baker, Madelaine (2023) Politically Astute Principalship for Critically Conscious School Communities: A University/District Partnership. 4th Annual Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) International Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Toronto, Canada, 13-14 October 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Leadership and Management: A Relevant Distinction for Leadership in Education? European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Career-long Professional Learning in Scotland: Questions for the Future. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) System-level Education Reform in Scotland: Implications for Teacher Education = Riforma dell'istruzione a livello di sistema in Scozia: Implicazioni per la formazione degli insegnanti. 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Drennan, O., Arthur, J., Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) Enhanced Political Awareness: Authentic Engagement in a Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Leadership for Critically Conscious School Communities. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Re-envisioning School Leadership – The Evolving Role of Headteachers in Scotland. General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 18 May 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Reimagining School Leadership Post-Pandemic: Learning From the Experiences of Headteachers in Scotland = Reimaginando el liderazgo escolar después de la pandemia: Aprendiendo de las experiencias de Directores en Escocia. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Annual International Conference, Viña del Mar, Chile, 10-13 Jan 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2022) Being a headteacher through the Covid-19 pandemic. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Using the Delphi Method to Investigate the Work of School Middle Leadership Teams. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher in Scottish Education: Implications for Headship Preparation and Induction. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Co-producing Knowledge to Explore the Future of Headship in Scotland. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) Back on Track or Re-envisioning a Different Track. Social Justice Leadership and its Implications in the Post-Pandemic Scottish Education Systems. BELMAS UK Review Webinar: Post COVID Future of Educational Leadership and Administration, 26 May 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) How Can Leadership-as-Practice and Collective Leadership Re-Vision Headship? Colloquium on Collective Leadership and L-A-P: How Can We Raise Each Other Up, 21 Jan 2021.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Social justice leadership in Scottish schools: Building on co-constructed understandings and aspirations. Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada (Online), 9- 10 December 2021.

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) Emerging Issues from the Future of Headship Research Programme. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

Conference Proceedings

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A., Baker, M., Drennan, O. and Arthur, J. (2023) Leading Critically Conscious School Communities: A Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Political Literacy in School Principals = Principali scuole criticamente consapevoli: Un partenariato di ricerca/pratica per rafforzare l'alfabetizzazione politica nei dirigenti scolastici. In: 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times: Developing Understandings Through Life History Narratives. In: British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

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Supervision

Current Supervision: MEd Educational Leadership (2025)

Leading a Culture of Professional Learning to foster autonomy, agency and growth (Mary Moore)

Supervision: MEd Educational Leadership (2023 - 2025)

1) A Critical Exploration of the Relationship and Tensions between Policy and Practice within the "Presumption of Mainstream" in Scottish Education (Hazel Sim)

2) Equity and Excellence for All? Investigating the Relationship Between Early School Leavers and Youth Unemployment, using Scotland as a Case Study Context (Brian McDermott)

3) Wellbeing and Learning Post-Pandemic: Amplifying the Voices of Secondary School Students (Madelaine Baker)

4) Exploring Tensions and Challenges at the Broad General Education to Senior Phase Transition in Scotland's Curriculum (Jonathan Graham)

5) Improving Educational Outcomes in Scottish Schools: Developing a Home-School Partnership Model (Hayley Mitchell)

6) Leading Language Learning: To what extent is Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) the way forward? (Siobhan McCorkindale)

7) How does the language around inclusion impact on the leadership of equity in Scottish Secondary education. (Ruth McConachie)

 

Supervision: MEd Childhood Practice (2023)

Professional Reviews in Early Years Settings in Scotland: A critical Exploration of the Process and the Potential (Patricia Mills)

Teaching

Former Programme Lead

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Into Headship
  • Enhanced Political Awareness (EPA)
  • Glasgow City Council Headteacher Mentoring Programme
  • Glasgow City Council Early Years Leads' Mentoring Programme (co-leadership with Ms Marie McQuade)

Former Course Lead

The Dynamics and Dilemmas of Ethical School Leadship

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Lead

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2025: Award for Outstanding Contribution to Anti-Racist Practice in the Classroom (Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators)
  • 2019: William Boyd Prize for the most Distinguished Masters Student (University of Glasgow School of Education)

Editorial boards

  • 2025: Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education

Professional & learned societies

  • 2025: Fellow, Centre for Transformative Change in Schools (CenTCS)

Additional information

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