Leading the sustainable school : distributing leadership to inspire school improvement / Debra Massey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massey, Debra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--Great Britain.

School management and organization.

Educational leadership--Great Britain.

Educational leadership.

School improvement programs--Great Britain.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Continuum International Publishing Group, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Debra Massey took over as Head of Howe Dell it had a deficit budget, falling numbers on roll, poor SATs results and an ever delayed new school build. Within a year the school was oversubscribed and attendance significantly improved and the pupils say its down to the schools Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) curriculum. In Leading the Sustainable School, Debra explains how making leadership the right and responsibility of every stakeholder, taking a few risks and using common sense can improve school attainment and enjoyment. Each chapter begins with a case study illustrating a c

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Section 1: Sowing the Seeds

1 Growing Leadership from Within : Where do you Start in Developing a Team of Leaders to Raise School Success?

2 Using Competencies to Build a Stronger Organization and Saying Goodbye to Stereotypes

3 Children As Leaders : Growing Citizens for a Stronger World in the Future

4 I Trust You to Make that Decision : Distributing Leadership and Feeding the Souls of Staff as well as Pupils

Section 2: Sustainable Growth

5 Tell You What , Why Don't We Ask the Pupils How They Learn Best?

6 Assessing Areas of Weakness: Self-Evaluation Tools

7 Meet Them at the Gates : Engaging with Parents, Governors and the Wider Community

8 Does Anyone Know Where Lesotho is?: Developing a Global School, Engaging with Schools and Learning Opportunities Overseas

9 Multi-Faith, Multi-Ethnic and EAL Pupils

Section 3: Reaching the Tallest Branches

10 Rewriting the Curriculum: Embedding an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

11 Becoming an Outstanding School : Thinking Outside the Box, No

12 Sharing the Vision, Extending the Impact : Best Practice for All

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4411-8098-2

1-283-47832-3

9786613478320

1-4411-2852-2

OCLC:

778454567