Successful Middle Leadership in Secondary Schools: A Practical Guide to Subject and Team Effectiveness

ISBN-13: 9781138479043 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 254 str.

Peter Fleming

Opis

This book aims to help those in middle leadership posts become more confident and effective in their roles. It will also assist anyone considering becoming a middle leader to prepare for the challenges ahead and avoid common mistakes made by the novice team leader.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction  Chapter 1: What is Middle Leadership?  Chapter 2: What do Head Teachers expect from Middle Leaders? (written by Kathryn Stephenson)  Chapter 3: Leadership Basics: how your behavior impacts on other people  Chapter 4: Understanding Different Leadership Styles and When to Use Them  Chapter 5: Working Together: Building a High-Performing Team  Chapter 6: Getting Communication Right  Chapter 7: Teaching and Learning: Setting high expectations around pedagogy  Chapter 8: Vision and Effective Planning  Chapter 9: Developing Your Team Through Effective Professional Learning  Chapter 10: Case Study: Departmental Improvement (written by Hayley Gregg)  Chapter 11: Monitoring, Appraisal and Holding to Account  Chapter 12: Looking After Yourself: Time Management and Stress Management  Appendix A: Subject Leaders’ Self-Review and Professional Development Plan  Appendix B: The Subject Leader’s File  Appendix C: Effective Departmental Self-evaluation  Appendix D: Subject Leader Self-evaluation of Roles and Responsibilities  Appendix E: CPD Audit  Appendix F: General Pupil Questionnaire  Appendix G: Student Interviews  Appendix H: Student Feedback: The double checklist  Appendix I: Developmental Lesson Observation: Focus - Improving Questioning

O autorze

Peter Fleming has been involved in running training programmes for middle leaders for over twenty years. He has experience as a head of department, head of faculty and assistant head. He served as Head of Teacher Training at York St John University and was a Senior School Improvement Adviser for twelve years.