ENIRDELM is both a horizontal (many nations) and vertical (multiple-roles and levels) network which brings together school leaders, educational administrators, trainers, researchers and consultants in the field of educational leadership and management. It was formerly named ENIRDEM but the "L" for Leadership was asses following the 2006 annual conference. Its Board of six people (balanced gender; 6 different countries) is renewed by one member annually and the Chairperson is the organiser of the next annual conference. It has no permanent secretariat or institutional base.

Its members engage in organised networking (annual conference in September; web-site; joint research and development projects; publication of books, conference proceedings and a twice-yearly newsletter) and self-generated activities (materials exchange; study visits; visiting lectureships; invitation to give lectures and workshops; etc.)

Mission statement: "ENIRDELM seeks to improve the quality of educational leadership and management, development and research across the whole of Europe. It does it through the initiative and energy of its participants through mutually generated activities within and especially between Central, Eastern and Western Europe."

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