Co-authored by Louise Stoll, Carol Taylor, Karen Spence-Thomas and Chris Brown, Catalyst: An evidence-informed, collaborative professional learning resource for teacher leaders and other leaders working within and across schools is a collection of specially designed cards created to support and promote the professional learning and development of groups of teacher leaders.

Catalyst is a professional learning tool intended to bring to life the findings of a collaborative research and development project carried out between researchers at the UCL Institute of Education and Challenge Partners, an informal national network of schools.

The project investigated four questions:

1. What is it about effective middle leadership within and across schools that changes teachers' practice?

2. What are the most powerful ways of sharing knowledge about excellent middle leadership practice within and across schools?

3. What are the most important factors when designing evidence-based tools to track changes in teachers' practice as a result of middle leaders' interventions?

4. What leadership conditions in schools help develop and embed cultures of shared outstanding practice?

The collection consists of two sets of resource cards and a clear and detailed facilitator guide - along with a bibliography and photocopiable resources for download - and has been designed for use by staff in schools in all contexts and across the entire student age range. Ultimately, the aim of the Catalyst process is to:

help develop better understanding of and skills in teacher/middle leadership
stimulate evidence-informed conversations about teacher/middle leadership which lead to deep and meaningful learning
support skilled facilitation of these conversations
encourage inquiry, improveproblem-solving and enrich decision-making through collaboration
enhance leadership within schools and across networks and school partnerships.

Suitable for school leaders and educators looking to both expand and refine their conversations around change management, professional development and school improvement.

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