The Primary Headteacher's Handbook

by Smith; Roger

• ISBN13: 9780749435370
• ISBN10: 0749435372
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

Comprehensive and straightforward, this handbook will help headteachers rise to the many challenges facing them and provide guidance on approaches to effectively manage today's busy primary school.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
A whole school plan	5	(22)
Creating an appropriate school ethos	5	(9)
The school's aims statement	14	(5)
The School Development Plan	19	(6)
Important points	25	(2)
Staff development and the teaching and learning policy	27	(22)
Identifying training and staff development needs	27	(10)
Effective teaching and learning	37	(5)
The teaching and learning policy	42	(4)
Important points	46	(3)
Recruiting and managing staff	49	(24)
The selection process	50	(9)
Developing the role of curriculum coordinators	59	(5)
Developing and managing effective teams	64	(7)
I'm OK, are you OK?	71	(1)
Important points	72	(1)
The school as an organisation	73	(26)
The management structure	73	(7)
Governors and the curriculum	80	(4)
Governors and the inspection process	84	(4)
Communicating the school's aims to parents	88	(2)
Organising the budget	90	(7)
Important points	97	(2)
Three problem areas	99	(24)
Managing conflict	99	(9)
Managing stress	108	(7)
The management of time	115	(6)
Important points	121	(2)
Leadership	123	(18)
What is leadership?	124	(2)
Who can be a leader?	126	(1)
What do leaders do?	127	(1)
Leaders' roles	128	(1)
Leadership styles and roles	129	(1)
Leadership, organisation and planning	130	(1)
The effective school and leadership	130	(2)
Leadership and change	132	(5)
Negative responses to leadership and change	137	(1)
Ofsted and leadership	138	(2)
Important points	140	(1)
Managing successful teachers and effective teaching	141	(22)
Assertive teaching	142	(3)
Professional effectiveness	145	(4)
Effective teacher behaviour	149	(4)
Basic classroom management skills	153	(5)
Monitoring the quality of teaching	158	(4)
Important points	162	(1)
Developing curriculum managers and curriculum policies	163	(24)
Main reasons for schools to have curriculum coordinators	163	(2)
A coordinator's overall responsibilities	165	(1)
Possible difficulties in getting the job done	166	(3)
The effect successful subject leadership will have on the school	169	(2)
The school's curriculum vision	171	(3)
A framework for the whole school curriculum policy and for individual subject policies	174	(3)
Characteristics of an effective policy statement	177	(1)
The policy and the scheme of work	178	(2)
Time available for the planned curriculum	180	(4)
Important points	184	(3)
Managing a successful inspection	187	(20)
Inspection summary	187	(2)
What should schools be doing to prepare for an inspection?	189	(2)
Observing lessons and teaching quality	191	(5)
Self-auditing how well pupils are taught	196	(1)
Self-auditing curricular opportunities	197	(1)
At the end of the inspection week	197	(3)
Under-performing schools	200	(2)
Strategies for surviving an Ofsted inspection	202	(1)
Making the inspection as positive an experience as possible!	203	(1)
Important points	204	(3)
Conclusion	207	(2)
References	209	(2)
Index	211