LEADING LIGHTS Author
Ann Briggs
ANN BRIGGS is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership at Newcastle University, UK. After 35 years of working in schools, colleges and universities, mainly in the UK, she is now resident in New Zealand. She has been NZEALS National Secretary since 2010.
Leading Lights Articles by Ann Briggs
Notice of A.G.M.
Featured in Issue 1 | 2024
This is official notification of the Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society, to be held by email from Tuesday 23rd April to Tuesday 30th April.
Introducing YOUR journal
Featured in Issue 1 | 2023
Why have an academic journal? A fundamental aim of NZEALS is to link educational leadership with research
NZEALS CONFERENCE 2022: Four years’ planning, three days’ experience, worth every minute
Featured in Issue 2 | 2022
The special part of NZEALS 2022 for me was bringing people together. From the start of building the (Covid-cancelled) 2020 programme, through to standing at the welcome desk in September 2022, I knew there were some amazing people out there.
Thank you!
Featured in Issue 2 | 2021
• Leading Lights newsletter • JELPP international leadership journal • Online leadership forums • Local leadership events • Planning for our 2022 conference
Thoughts for today
Featured in Issue 4 | 2020
In the face of crisis, no matter how apparently insurmountable, we must act.
Critical thinking vs fake news
Featured in Issue 1 | 2020
I was reading an article in the UK Guardian recently, which addresses an urgent need in today’s society: teaching children how to think critically and to distinguish information from misinformation, lies and gossip.