Managing the Primary School

This new edition of "Managing the Primary School" updates the discussion of the tasks and skills which are central to the role of the principal. Like the first edition, this book deals with all aspects of that role: covering children's development, the curriculum, staff selection, development and appraisal, interpersonal skills and communication and today's problems of marketing the school and managing the budget. The book also examines the changing relationships with parents and principals. Throughout, Joan Dean reviews recent research into the relevant areas, paying particular attention to studies of effective schools.

This new edition of Managing the Primary School brings up-to-date the consideration of the tasks and skills of the headteacher which was a feature of the first edition. Like the first edition, this book deals with all aspects of the headteacher's role, including a discussion of the changing relationships with parents and governors, and an examination of the headteacher's involvement with marketing the school and controlling its finances. Each chapter looks at a particular group of skills and tasks which are a part of the management role. Joan Dean takes into account the implications of the Education Reform Act and the National Curriculum and includes accounts of recent research, concentrating in particular on studies of effective schools. This book will be invaluable to all headteachers as well as other senior staff, advisors and consultants working in primary schools.