Managing Professional Teachers: Middle Management in Primary and Secondary Schools Book

This book provides a different approach to management development for teachers holding positions of responsibility in schools below the level of senior management. It argues that practical help for managers in schools lies in developing a sound understanding of the nature of their job rather than following recipes and applying formulae. Instead of offering a how-to-do-it recipe of `tips for teacher' which may or may not be helpful, it provides the means for teachers to analyse their work, its setting, and the attitudes and expectations of their colleagues, so that they can decide which techniques are likely to be helpful.The author suggests that not only are primary school middle managers doing different kinds of jobs from their secondary school colleagues, but that there are many different kinds of secondary school “middle managers”. He invites readers to take a reflective and critical look at what influences their individual practice, providing reflective activities to assist in this. The book concludes by outlining an approach to developing a personal development plan for improving individual performance.Read More