Lala Ismayilova is a doctoral researcher and teacher educator at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on school leadership, teacher well-being, and the cultural dynamics of educational change. With professional experience across national and international education systems, she advocates for ethical leadership and a stronger policy focus on the human realities of schooling.
Lala is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice and about challenging the silence around teacher exhaustion, burnout, and presenteeism. Her work draws on organisational culture theory and is shaped by the thinking of Edgar Schein, Michael Fullan, and Andy Hargreaves. She will present her research at the BERA conference and contribute to global conversations on sustainable reform, care-centred leadership, and systemic responsibility for teacher well-being. More takeaways: Visit website
