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 education
- Recent research and developments have been incorporated and the content has been extensively updated
The authors' fresh and readable style, coupled with their use of proven interactive exercises, makes the book a first choice for busy heads and senior staff in all schools.