Staff Perceptions of Subject Leaders’ Influence on Teaching and Learning Quality: A Case Study in a Boys’ School

Ayman Kamal Hefnawi

(Mathematics Teacher at Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), UAE)

Abstract: The focus of this study was staff perceptions of middle level leadership influence on the quality of teaching and learning in the school of this study. The research was conducted in a boys’ through school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim was to evaluate the impact of subject leaders, heads of department and faculty, on the quality of teaching and learning within their departments and to recognize their challenges and aspirations to influence the teaching and learning quality. The respondents were seven classroom teachers, seven subject leaders and the school Vice Principal. Data was collected through; a questionnaire to subject leaders, individual interviews with classroom teachers, subject leaders and the school Vice Principal. Overall, staff responses suggested an influence of the subject leaders on the quality of teaching and learning and possibilities to increase this influence. Implications and future research suggestions of these findings are discussed.