Part 1: the role of the education adviser 1. The role of the education adviser: an English and a historical perspective Les Walton, CBE 2. Distinguishing between the role of the adviser and the inspector: exposing the debate Tom Grieveson 3. Professional credibility: the attributes and skills of the education adviser Kevin McDermid 4. The artful use of interpersonal skills to establish professional credibility and achieve maximum impact Eithne Leming 5. Influential report writing: communicating with accuracy, clarity and transparency Martyn Beales 6. The ability to challenge through supportive intervention Les Walton, CBE 7. Implementing continuous change: embracing the resistance Dr Louis DeLoreto 8. Working in concert with a school's leadership team Eric Halton 9. Enabling and empowering others to affect improvement Professor Dame Alison Peacock 10. Building an advisory community in Northern Ireland Mary Lowery 11. How to be an international education adviser Professor Andy Hargreaves Part 2: the adviser in action 12. Building social capital: learning to 'THRiVE' Frazer Bailie 13. Leading a school to integrated status: bringing about change through persuading, influencing and guiding Alix Jackson 14. Sharing knowledge across the system: building expertise across multiple organisations in support of our most vulnerable young people Debi Bailey 15. Building a community of generous, effective leaders Karen Bramwell 16. Transform your school the hard, slow and satisfying way Mike Buchanan 17. Organising change in changing organisations Dame Kathy August
