Our centre
The UCL Centre for Educational Leadership was formerly known as the London Centre for Leadership in Learning (LCLL).
Director: Professor Qing Gu
Research
Our research informs our teaching and consultancy with schools and other educational settings in London, the UK and beyond.
Consultancy, knowledge exchange and global reach
Consultancy, knowledge exchange and global reach activities in the Centre for Educational Leadership.
Located in IOE, we are a world-leading centre for knowledge creation, exchange and application to promote high quality leadership, management and learning in education in London, the UK, and internationally.
We provide research-informed advice and guidance for educational leaders, managers and policy makers, focused on the impact of their strategies and actions.
Aims
- Develop criticality: build evidence-based, theory-informed and innovative approaches to policy and practice
- Deepen learning: broaden perspectives and forge connections between theory, policy and practice
- Nurture collaboration: encourage shared thinking within and between communities of learners
- Activate knowledge: develop and mobilise knowledge and understanding within organisations and systems
- Enhance equity: promote understanding about, and action around, equity and social justice.
Values
- Collegiality and trust
- Openness and optimism
- Respect and kindness
- Excellence and integrity.
Resources
Thinkpieces
Research-informed thinkpieces focusing on the pressing global challenges facing educational leadership in a changing world.
Catalyst
Are you looking for evidence-informed resources to support and promote collaborative professional learning and development of teacher leaders in and across schools? Catalyst is designed to help you.
Free online learning resources
We have compiled a list of free resources that may be helpful for teachers, school leaders, parents/carers and young people.
CEL facilitator recruitment
Thinking about becoming a facilitator with the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership and your local delivery partner?
Find out moreResearch networks
International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP)
The Largest and Most Sustained Research Network on Successful School Principalship.
News
Making sure everyone matters: Evelyn Forde tells 'herstory'
Evelyn Forde shares her lived experience, from not feeling she mattered in school to becoming headteacher of the year.
06 Jun 2025
Has creativity gone out of fashion? No, it's more important than ever
Sarah and Phoebe from Freshwater Theatre show how drama builds creativity and empathy... and can improve wellbeing for teachers too.
23 May 2025
If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage
Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.
14 Feb 2025
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Department of Learning and Leadership
IOE – Faculty of Education and Society
University College London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Image at the top: Koto Amatsukami via Adobe Stock.