'Every ambitious teacher should read it.' Daily Telegraph 'This is a book that needed to be written...Here is a crystal clear account of the ingredients that the authors believe are needed to create great schools, not just from those that many have been merely good but from those that were underperforming or worse.' Times Educational Supplement 'A powerful picture of how schools today are working to improve learning.' Campaign for Learning 'The book all school leaders have been waiting for. Anybody who wants to know how outstanding heads have made the difference will not want to put it down.' David Hart, General Secretary, National Association of Headteachers 'Cyril Taylor and Conor Ryan have provided an invaluable and practical insight into how schools across the country have improved the life chances of thousands of young people. School leaders, governors, parents and policymakers will find it both readable and enlightening.' Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

A thorough examination of the characteristics` belonging to a high-performing school, this book is written by the Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust and the education advisor to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. It draws on numerous case studies of successful schools, as well as showing how previously failing schools have been turned around. Looking at such areas as leadership, staffing, target-setting, discipline and order, curriculum innovation and individual learning, the book offers a blueprint to head teachers and others trying to develop excellent schools.
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Looking at such areas as leadership, staffing, target-setting, discipline and order, curriculum innovation and individual learning, the book offers a blueprint to head teachers and others trying to develop excellent schools.
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Preface; What makes a great school?; Starting out: the transition from primary to secondary school; The drive for continuous improvement; How to turn around a failing school; Accountability, transparency and choice: the value of specialism; Using data to improve performance; Teamwork: teachers, trainees and teaching assistants; Broad and balanced learning; Term times, timetables and changing classrooms; Discipline and attendance; Inspection and audit; Provision for children with special educational needs; Schools helping schools: the value of partnerships; Turning the rhetoric of school choice into reality; Lessons from abroad; Good schools manage their finances well and learn how to raise sponsorship; How information communications technology can improve learning; Can we transform our schools?; Appendix 1: How to calculate the value added of a secondary school; Appendix 2: Survey of best practice in leading specialist schools
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781843124023
Publisert
2006-02-08
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
David Fulton Publishers Ltd
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Biographical note

Cyril Taylor is Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust; Conor Ryan education advisor to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair.