A Handbook for Deputy Heads in Schools.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (191 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Senior manager -- An increased level of responsibility -- Rights as well as responsibilities -- Acting for the head -- Reporting to the team -- Management versus administration -- Points to note -- 2. Managing staff -- Teacher-colleagues -- Working groups and committees -- On being human -- The 'office' -- Ancillary staff -- Points to note -- 3. Student care -- Care as a teacher -- Care as a senior member of staff -- Care as a pastoral deputy -- Care through outside agencies -- Natural justice -- Dealing with extreme situations -- Points to note -- 4. Beyond the walls -- Dealing with telephone calls -- Unannounced visitors -- Corporate contact with parents -- Contact with school governors -- Links with other educational establishments: curricular continuity -- Contact in the local community -- Points to note -- 5. Curriculum and timetable -- The National Curriculum -- Beyond the National Curriculum -- Curriculum review -- The annual planning cycle -- Writing the timetable -- Points to note -- 6. Assessment and examinations -- Principles and purposes -- Baseline assessments -- Schools' internal examinations -- External examinations -- Recording achievement -- Points to note -- 7. Finance and management systems -- The school budget -- Capitation -- Management information systems -- Points to note -- 8. Staff development -- A belief in people -- An INSET committee -- Funding the training -- Types of staff development activity -- Evaluation of training opportunities -- Administration of in-service training -- A staff induction programme -- Covering for absent teachers -- Staff appraisal -- Points to note -- 9. Sites and buildings -- Health and safety -- Responsibility for caretaking -- The maintenance budget. Responsibility for the building -- Security of the site -- School trips -- Points to note -- 10. Meetings -- The purpose of meetings -- Roles within meetings -- Pre-planning -- Chairing meetings -- Reporting meetings -- Points to note -- 11. Time Management -- Effectiveness -- Recording how time is spent -- Paper cups and all that -- Planning your week -- Having a good filing system -- Efficient communication -- Stress management -- Points to note -- 12. Self-Development -- Present needs -- Future career options -- The NPQH -- Points to note -- Appendix Example of a curriculum review -- Further Reading -- Index.
Aims to provide deputy heads with a practical guide to their complex role in schools. Drawing on his own experience, and mindful of the increasing managerial demands of a more competitive education system, the author offers advice on managing staff, student care, examinations and much more.