This new edition of <strong>Managing the Primary School</strong> brings uptodate theconsideration of the tasks and skills of the headteacher which was a feature... » 

This new edition of Managing the Primary School brings uptodate theconsideration of the tasks and skills of the headteacher which was a feature ofthe first edition. Like the first edition this book deals with all aspects ofthe headteachers role including a discussion of the changing relationshipswith parents and governors and an examination of the headteachers involvementwith marketing the school and controlling its finances. Each chapter looks at aparticular group of skills and tasks which are a part of the management role.Joan Dean takes into account the implications of the Education Reform Act andthe National Curriculum and includes accounts of recent research concentratingin particular on studies of effective schools. This book will be invaluable toall headteachers as well as other senior staff advisors and consultantsworking in primary schools. «