Effective School Management

participants looking on. Subgroups of members drawn from each of the main
groups can meet separately at the problem-solving stage, following Step 6 to
work on the problem(s) allocated to them.
EXERCISE 7: School Review
Introduction
The aims
For a school review these are to
(1) examine frankly the way in which the school and its staff currently
operate;
(2) diagnose problems and opportunities for improvement;
(3) set objectives for organizational improvement in the light of the
diagnosis; and
(4) (starting from the second review) examine progress towards the
achievement of the organizational objectives set at the last review.
Organizing the review
In the top team (i.e. the head, the deputy head and the heads of department)
responsibility for organizing review sessions lies with the head. In other groups
the responsibility is that of the senior member of the group, though any other
member should feel free to ‘trigger’ the process.
The time needed for the meeting will vary according to the size of the
group, but usually six hours should be set aside for even the smallest group.
It is very important that staff arrange not to be disturbed during the meeting.
The questionnaires below should be handed out by the head or senior
group member before the meeting, and individuals should be asked to

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complete the checklist, the group development assessment and the
intergroup problems questionnaire and to bring them to the meeting. There
should be no consultation with other members of the group.