Social Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care An Introduction
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June O’Sullivan MBE is Chief Executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF). She is author of Leadership Skills in the Early Years (Bloomsbury, 2009), Successful Leadership in the Early Years (Bloomsbury, 2015) plus numerous other sector titles which focus on topics such as leadership in Early Years settings and sustainability. Mona Sakr is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at Middlesex University, UK. She is co-editor of Postdevelopmental Approaches to Childhood Art (Bloomsbury, 2019) and co-author of Creativity and Making in Early Childhood (Bloomsbury, 2018).This insightful, well-researched book makes a powerful case for considering early childhood education (ECE) as key to social leadership and the building of a fairer, better society. O’Sullivan and Sakr develop a compelling model of social pedagogy that, as a work in progress, is focused, timely and relevant well beyond ECE.
Dr Anne Douglas, Professor Emeritus, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
June and Mona explain the brilliant basics needed for a social leadership culture in the ECEC sector, and the impact this systems-change approach has on society. It says to people: “you matter, and you can contribute”. Not activating this model would mean digging the grave of our entire social fabric.
Servane Mouazan, Founder Conscious Innovation & Ogunte, UK
Bravo! This book brilliantly meets the moment. June O’Sullivan and Mona Sakr introduce an inspired model of leadership that centers social purpose, employee well-being, collaborative innovation, and social and ecological sustainability. Scholarly, accessible, engaging and filled with concrete suggestions and global case examples, social leadership comes alive on every page.
Julie Nicholson, Ph.D., Professor of Practice, Mills College and Co-Director, Center for Equity in Early Childhood, USA
Investing in the people who work in our early years sector will bring benefits to all children and their communities – but particularly the most disadvantaged – for years to come. The best examples show strong social leadership is at the core.
Laura Barbour, Early Years Lead, The Sutton Trust, Leading Social Mobility Charity, UK
This provocative model should be used by all leaders to distil social justice and sustainability deep into their organisations - an approach like this, which prioritises long-term thinking, is increasingly vital to ensure humanity's survival.
Lord John Bird, UK
This book captures the voice of June as a social entrepreneur, who challenges and provokes other ways of thinking about leadership for the benefit of children and the wider community. It is a lovely insightful exploration of leadership through a social justice lens.
Lord Victor Adebowale, UK