The primary headteacher's handbook : the essential guide for primary heads / Roger Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Roger, 1944-

Series:

Primary essentials series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elementary school administration--Great Britain.

Elementary school administration.

Educational leadership--Great Britain.

Educational leadership.

Elementary school principals.

Great Britain.

Elementary school principals--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

vii, 215 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Kogan Page : TES Primary ; Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2002.

Summary:

This handbook is designed for practicing and aspirant British primary head teachers to enable them to rise to the many challenges that face them in the task of effectively managing a busy primary school. As well as acting as a guide to best practice for those tasked with the role of headship, it will also assist governors, deputies, senior teachers, those studying for NPQH or with a headship in their targets, to understand how an effective head can create and sustain an effective school.Written by a respected and widely experienced primary principal and author, the contents include: A whole school plan; Staff development; Recruiting and managing staff; Developing teaching and learning policies; The school as an organization; Stress, time and conflict management; Leadership; Developing effective teaching; Developing curriculum coordinators; Managing a successful inspection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

TES Primary.

ISBN:

0749435372

OCLC:

59408366