Strategic Direction and Development of the School (School Leadership)

Davies, Professor Brent; Ellison, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415189179 ISBN 13: 9780415189170

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

The government is now training around 6000 deputy heads per year towards a new qualification: the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH). This book covers the one compulsory module for this qualification which is called Strategic Direction and Development of the School. This book will be essential for all those embarking on the NPQH and those teaching or supervising it.

Synopsis:

Late-1990s developments in teacher education are highlighting the need for practical and accessible books on the issues being raised. As educational policy puts more emphasis on practising teachers improving their professional qualifications, this book leads readers through one of the areas taken in by the new National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH). The thicker the plan the less it affects classroom practice. We cannot plan in schools for the new millennium by simply doing more of the same. As the educational environment becomes more complex and the demands on schools increase, the solution cannot be longer and more detailed school development plans. This book details an approach through a framework which should help schools to meet the dynamic conditions of the 21st century while responding to current pressures and demands. This framework should allow schools to cope with complexity without overburdening them with more and more detailed planning matrices. The text is designed for headteachers, deputy headteachers and governors and those participating in NPQH and masters programmes in educational leadership and management.

About the Author:

Brent Davies is Professor and Director of the International Educational Leadership Centre at the Universtiyof Linclonshire and Humberside. Linda Ellison is Principal Lecturer in Educational Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University and editor of Management in Education.