School of Education

Dr Michalis Constantinides

  • Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Management (School of Education)

Biography

Michalis Constantinides (PhD UCL, MSc, MA, QTS, BSc) is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Educational Leadership and Management at the School of Education and programme director for the MEd Educational Leadership. He contributes to the School of Education’s strategic and operational development as the International Regional Champion for the Americas (North), working closely with the internationalisation team to lead student recruitment and exchange programmes, and to support partnership development with universities and government departments across the globe.

His research, teaching, and outreach focus on the organisation and management of education systems, with a focus on collaborative approaches to address complex problems of practice. His teaching and research expertise also lie in the field of educational change and improvement and the social and policy contexts of leading education at both institutional and systemic levels.

He is particularly interested in how educational leaders can navigate complex systems and drive positive change and how innovations in school collaboration can significantly enhance educational outcomes and foster a more supportive learning environment.

He contributes academic insights that inform curriculum design, policy development, and professional learning across multiple education systems, and these have been used in professional development programmes for teachers and school leaders in Scotland, England, and New Zealand. He has also worked directly with government officials to help shape leadership pathways and strengthen system‑wide capacity. 

He has delivered invited talks and presentations to doctoral students and early career researchers as part of EU‑funded projects, and has contributed to the global design team developing an international MOOC series on educational transformation and innovation, serving as an invited speaker and guest instructor.

Michalis is one of the co-convenors of the educational leadership network at the European Educational Research Association and is an active member of international professional networks (e.g., International Successful School Principalship Project, AERA Improvement Science in Education SIG) focused on advancing research, policy, and practice in educational leadership and system improvement.

 

 

 

Research interests

His research interests also include:

School and systems leadership

Educational change and systemic improvement

Network-based continuous improvement

Equity in education and schooling

Continuing professional learning and development of teachers and leaders

 

Publications

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Jump to: 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Number of items: 16.

2026

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2026) From isolation to inclusion: advancing rural educational equity in Scotland. Education Sciences, (Accepted for Publication)

2025

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Continuous improvement and educational innovation in Scotland: the crucial role of school leadership. School Leadership and Management, (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2025.2597268) (Early Online Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Leadership at the boundaries of schools: navigating the complexities of collaboration. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, (doi: 10.1177/17411432251343995) (Early Online Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Arthur, J., Hamilton, C., Baker, M., Constantinides, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X, Hutchison, D. and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: 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.

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Successful school leadership in Scotland: a journey to sustainable improvement. Journal of Educational Administration, (doi: 10.1108/JEA-11-2024-0377) (Early Online Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Mapping the landscape of successful school leadership in New Zealand: a scoping review. In: Day, Christopher, Leithwood, Kenneth and Sun, Jingping (eds.) Global Perspectives on Successful School Principals: Research by the International Successful School Principalship Project. Series: Studies in educational leadership. Springer: Cham, pp. 11-23. ISBN 9783032054005 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-05401-2_2)

2024

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2024) Building and sustaining improvement in disruptive times: school leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand. In: DeMatthews, David E. and Kruse, Sharon D. (eds.) Reimagining School Leadership: Sustaining Improvement Through and Beyond Uncertainty. Series: Transforming education through critical leadership, policy and practice. Emerald Publishing Limited: Leeds, pp. 13-29. ISBN 9781837974115 (doi: 10.1108/978-1-83797-410-820241002)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2024) Executive leadership and the coupling nature of the relationship between educational organizations and member schools in England. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 23(2), pp. 203-218. (doi: 10.1080/15700763.2022.2098505)

2023

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Successful school leadership in New Zealand: a scoping review. Education Sciences, 13(12), 1189. (doi: 10.3390/educsci13121189)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Making sense of complex relationships in the workplace: principals in action. Cambridge Journal of Education, 53(5), pp. 587-603. (doi: 10.1080/0305764X.2023.2191930)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Systemically oriented leadership: leading multi-school organisations in England. Journal of Educational Change, 24(3), pp. 525-547. (doi: 10.1007/s10833-022-09456-4)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Instructional reform and multiple institutional logics: insights from executive leadership in English Multi-Academy Trusts. Educational Review, 75(2), pp. 287-304. (doi: 10.1080/00131911.2021.1916441)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X and Eleftheriadou, Sofia (2023) The role of leadership in communities of learning | Kāhui Ako: a systematic literature review. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 58, pp. 341-359. (doi: 10.1007/s40841-023-00295-2)

2022

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2022) High-stakes accountability policies and local adaptation: exploring how school principals respond to multiple policy demands. School Leadership and Management, 42(2), pp. 170-187. (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2021.2016687)

2021

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2021) Understanding the complexity of system-level leadership in the English schooling landscape. Journal of Educational Administration, 59(6), pp. 688-701. (doi: 10.1108/JEA-09-2020-0200)

This list was generated on Sat Jan 31 06:11:00 2026 GMT.
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Number of items: 16.

Articles

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2026) From isolation to inclusion: advancing rural educational equity in Scotland. Education Sciences, (Accepted for Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Continuous improvement and educational innovation in Scotland: the crucial role of school leadership. School Leadership and Management, (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2025.2597268) (Early Online Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Leadership at the boundaries of schools: navigating the complexities of collaboration. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, (doi: 10.1177/17411432251343995) (Early Online Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Successful school leadership in Scotland: a journey to sustainable improvement. Journal of Educational Administration, (doi: 10.1108/JEA-11-2024-0377) (Early Online Publication)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2024) Executive leadership and the coupling nature of the relationship between educational organizations and member schools in England. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 23(2), pp. 203-218. (doi: 10.1080/15700763.2022.2098505)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Successful school leadership in New Zealand: a scoping review. Education Sciences, 13(12), 1189. (doi: 10.3390/educsci13121189)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Making sense of complex relationships in the workplace: principals in action. Cambridge Journal of Education, 53(5), pp. 587-603. (doi: 10.1080/0305764X.2023.2191930)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Systemically oriented leadership: leading multi-school organisations in England. Journal of Educational Change, 24(3), pp. 525-547. (doi: 10.1007/s10833-022-09456-4)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2023) Instructional reform and multiple institutional logics: insights from executive leadership in English Multi-Academy Trusts. Educational Review, 75(2), pp. 287-304. (doi: 10.1080/00131911.2021.1916441)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X and Eleftheriadou, Sofia (2023) The role of leadership in communities of learning | Kāhui Ako: a systematic literature review. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 58, pp. 341-359. (doi: 10.1007/s40841-023-00295-2)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2022) High-stakes accountability policies and local adaptation: exploring how school principals respond to multiple policy demands. School Leadership and Management, 42(2), pp. 170-187. (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2021.2016687)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2021) Understanding the complexity of system-level leadership in the English schooling landscape. Journal of Educational Administration, 59(6), pp. 688-701. (doi: 10.1108/JEA-09-2020-0200)

Book Sections

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2025) Mapping the landscape of successful school leadership in New Zealand: a scoping review. In: Day, Christopher, Leithwood, Kenneth and Sun, Jingping (eds.) Global Perspectives on Successful School Principals: Research by the International Successful School Principalship Project. Series: Studies in educational leadership. Springer: Cham, pp. 11-23. ISBN 9783032054005 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-05401-2_2)

Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X (2024) Building and sustaining improvement in disruptive times: school leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand. In: DeMatthews, David E. and Kruse, Sharon D. (eds.) Reimagining School Leadership: Sustaining Improvement Through and Beyond Uncertainty. Series: Transforming education through critical leadership, policy and practice. Emerald Publishing Limited: Leeds, pp. 13-29. ISBN 9781837974115 (doi: 10.1108/978-1-83797-410-820241002)

Conference or Workshop Item

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Constantinides, Michalis ORCID logoORCID: 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Arthur, J., Hamilton, C., Baker, M., Constantinides, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-298X, Hutchison, D. and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: 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.

This list was generated on Sat Jan 31 06:11:00 2026 GMT.

Supervision

  • Zou, Ying
    “Exploring Leadership Strategies and Challenges in Promoting Education Equity within Chinese Compulsory Education Groups“

Teaching

Michalis coordinates, teaches and supervises dissertations on the MEd Educational Leadership.

Professional activities & recognition

Professional & learned societies

  • 2020: Member, International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP)
  • 2019: Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • 2019: Member, British Educational Research Association (BERA)
  • 2018: Member, International Congress for School Effectiveness, and Improvement (ICSEI)
  • 2015: Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Supplementary

  • Co-convenor for the European Educational Research Association (EERA) Network 26: Educational Leadership. https://eera-ecer.de/networks/26-educational-leadership/convenors

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