Toby's research is focused on how policy and practice interact to shape educational opportunities and outcomes, in particular across local systems and through networks, and the nature and role of leadership in these processes. He is currently leading a three-year study of Sustainable School Leadership across the UK, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (https://sustainableschoolleadership.uk/). He chairs the Greater Manchester Priority Area Partnership Board on behalf of the UK Department for Education. His most recent book – Leading Educational Networks: Theory, Policy and Practice (Bloomsbury, 2022) – was co-authored with Dr Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand.