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Effective School Management
Fourth Edition
- K.B. Everard
- Geoff Morris - Emas Business Consultants, Cobham
- Ian Wilson - Rydens School, Surrey
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Administration & Leadership | Leadership | Staff Development & Professional Learning
Administration & Leadership | Leadership | Staff Development & Professional Learning
May 2004 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This popular book has been thoroughly updated for its fourth edition, targeting the contents directly to the needs of today's school manager. The book is now even more directed towards the leadership demands on managers, both within the school and in its community setting. New sections have been written to deal with emerging pressures on heads:
- The increasing complexity of employment legislation
- The management of risk
- Performance management
- Flexibility in the curriculum
- The inclusion agenda
- Team development and leadership
- The effect of the government's new approach to early years education
- Recent research and developments have been incorporated and the content has been extensively updated
The authors' fresh and readable style, coupled with their use of proven interactive exercises, makes the book a first choice for busy heads and senior staff in all schools.
Introduction
PART ONE: MANAGING PEOPLE
The Manager as a Leader
Motivating People
Taking and Implementing Decisions
Managing Meetings
Recruiting, Employing, Appraising, Developing and Dismissing Staff
Managing Conflict
Managing Yourself
PART TWO: MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION
Organizations
Teams
Managing and Adapting the Curriculum
Managing Quality, Risk, Health and Safety
Managing Resources
Managing the Environment
PART THREE: MANAGING CHANGE
Change Described
Antecedents of Successful Change
A Systematic Approach to Change
Transition Management
