This popular book has been thoroughly updated for its fourth edition, targeting the contents directly to the needs of today's school manager. The book is now even more directed towards the leadership demands on managers, both within the school and in its community setting. New sections have been written to deal with emerging pressures on heads: -The increasing complexity of employment legislation -The management of risk -Performance management -Flexibility in the curriculum -The inclusion agenda -Team development and leadership -The effect of the government's new approach to early years...