The School Leader′s Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Leading and Managing - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1446201910 ISBN 13: 9781446201916

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

This genuinely accessible and clearly-written handbook addresses key everyday topics faced by practicing leaders. It is a practical, non–scholarly guide to various aspects of school leadership, which offers strategies for improvement and guidance on good practice. Providing useful examples and advice, this book shows middle and senior school leaders how to handle difficult decisions and aspects of their roles which can cause anxieties. Some of the topics covered are conflict resolution, school improvement, and preparing for Ofsted.

About this title

About the Author

Until recently Mary Dawe was Head of Leadership Development at The London Centre for Leadership in Learning at The Institute of Education, University of London. She is now an independent consultant.

Review

′This engaging and very practical book shows how leadership and management should "work" to help meet the challenge of raising pupil achievement′
-Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education, University of London

′This is a practical, down-to-earth toolkit for a wide range of leadership areas, and the authors helpfully include practical examples and reflective exercises. Any new leader will appreciate this book ′
- Gillian Gee, GL Education

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1446201910
• ISBN 13: 9781446201916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Dawe Mary