What are the digital skills school leaders really need? | Sponsored

What makes a good leader? It's a question that always sparks debate and divides opinion within education circles, but, at the same time, it is one that generates responses that will remain consistent from one generation to the next.  Integrity, authenticity, these are traits that could just as easily be applied to the great headteachers of today or those who ran schools 100 years ago. But as schools adopt new technology, and students spend increasing amounts of time online, what additional skills do school leaders need to enable them to keep pace with a rapidly evolving, digital landscape?  In this edition of the Tes podcast, senior editor Simon Lock meets Tom Campbell, interim CEO at E-ACT academy trust, and biology teacher and teaching and learning ambassador Jake Harrison to ask what digital skills today's leaders really need. This podcast is sponsored by the University of Manchester's Master's in Educational Leadership in Practice. Build your confidence and take a critical approach to leadership with practice based learning on this part time online course. Learn from world's leading academics in educational policy and leadership, build your global network through their conferences held twice a year and make lasting partnerships create positive change in the workplace by visiting www.manchester.ac.uk/elip for more information on this course.