Effective School Management

PART II
MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION
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ORGANIZATIONS
143
• The organizational dimension • Organizational goals
• Stakeholders • Environment • Models of organizations
• Elements of organizations • Interlocking systems • Hallmarks
of effective schools • Discussion topics • Further reading
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TEAMS
163
• The nature of teams • Team-building • Managing team
performance • Discussion topics • Further reading
• Formulating objectives
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MANAGING AND ADAPTING THE CURRICULUM
177
• Matching the curriculum to the need • The National
Curriculum • Meeting the needs of tomorrow’s citizens
• Creating positive attitudes • Involving the stakeholders
• Corporate planning • Aims and value systems • Curriculum
development in practice • Management of early years education,
childcare and playwork • Leadership and management in the
curriculum • Managing pupil assessment • Special needs
and the inclusion agenda • Specialist schools • Discussion topic
• Further reading
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MANAGING QUALITY, RISK, HEALTH AND SAFETY
193
• Quality • Risk • Health and safety • Managing school safety
• Some areas of general concern • Out-of-school activities
• Discussion topics • Further reading
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MANAGING RESOURCES
209
• Resource driven or need driven? • Women and educational
management • Investing money • Local management of schools
• Cost/benefit analysis • Best value • Budgeting and financial
control • Resource control • Adapting existing resources to fit
the need • Discussion topics • The role of the bursar and fund-
raising • Independent contractors and competitive tendering
• Further reading

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EFFECTIVE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
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MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
221
• The natural environment • External relations • The angry
parent • Parents as partners • Governors •  Skills required for
dealing with parents, governors and employers • Managing an
Ofsted inspection • The school in the community • Discussion
topic • Further reading