Written for those in leadership roles in schools and those studying leadership on government and university courses, this textbook provides a framework that should help schools to meet the dynamic conditions in which they must operate while responding to current pressures and demands.

Schools will not be able to continue to improve unless they move away from an over-concentration on the short-term and focus on the strategic nature of planning and development. The more targets, the less the effects - what we need is strategy and sustainability. This book links school improvement planning and strategic development for leadership enhancement as well as for management accountability.

Short-term planning, in the form of target-setting plans aimed at improving standards, has gained increasing importance. While the book agrees that this is necessary, it puts forward the...