Ms Alison Mitchell

Head Teacher in Residence, Headteacher in Residence (School of Education)

email: Alison.Mitchell@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

Biography

Alison Mitchell is Headteacher in Residence at the University of Glasgow's School of Education, within the Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) Reseach and Teaching Group (RTG). Alison teaches on leadership preparation and development programmes for aspiring and new headteachers (school principals) and is part of the School of Education's Future of Headship (FoH) research and writing team,with colleagues Professor Margery McMahon, Dr Julie Harvie and Professor Christine Forde, undertaking multi-method research projects on the future of school leadership in Scotland.

She has 33 years' professional experience in secondary education, mainly in Scotland, including 12 years as headteacher of a large comprehensive secondary school in Glasgow City. She completed a degree of Master of Education (Educational Studies) at the University of Glasgow in 2019, receiving the William Boyd Prize for the most distinguished Masters student in the School of Education. She is currently programme lead for the Into Headship programme and the Dynamics and Dilemmas of Ethical Leadership (DDEL) course, and leads two CPD programmes in partnership with Glasgow City Council; Enhanced Political Awareness and Leading Anti-Racism. She is working towards her PhD by publication at the University of Glasgow's School of Education.

Alison works one day a week for Glasgow City Council Education Improvement Service (EdIS) supporting education leadership; mentoring, leading professional learning and contributing to the Leadership Strategy Group. She is the Glasgow City Council representative on the Leadership, Empowerment and Improvement workstream within the West Partnership.

Research interests

Research Interests include:

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

Publications

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Jump to: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021

Number of items: 50.

2025

Hardie, Suzy and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M. and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Constantinides, Michalis ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Arthur, J., Hamilton, C., Baker, M., Constantinides, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X, Hutchison, D. and Harvie, J. ORCID: 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: 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: 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, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID: 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)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2025) Political acuity in school principalship: implications for leadership preparation, development and praxis. In: Peng, L. and Gurr, D. (eds.) Educational Leadership Preparation and Development: International Perspectives. Springer Nature. (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kennedy, Aileen ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Black, S., Davren, Carolyn and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M., Davren, Carolyn and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, A. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Leadership during a pandemic. Teaching Scotland, 88, pp. 24-25.

Torrance, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Forde, Christine ORCID: 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

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

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

Book Sections

Edited Journals

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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.

Conference Proceedings

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Supervision

Current Supervision: MEd Educational Leadership (2024)

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

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

Supervision: MEd Educational Leadership (2023)

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)

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

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)

Course Lead

The Dynamics and Dilemmas of Ethical School Leadship

Teaching

Into Headship (PGCert)
In Headship (PG Diploma)

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Lead

Enhanced Political Awareness (EPA)
Leading Anti-Racism (co-leadership with Professor Dennis Frances)

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

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

Co-convenor of the SERA Ethics in Education Network (with Professor Aileen Kennedy)
Facilitator for the Education Scotland Building Racial Literacy (BRL) Programme
Fellow of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change

Member of:

Glasgow City Council Leadership Strategy Group
Scottish Government Anti-Racist Education Programme (AREP): Education Leadership and Professional Learning Subgroup
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching (ISATT)
International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN)
British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Association (BELMAS)
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)
School Leaders Scotland (SLS)

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