Educational Management in Action

Dr Megan Crawford is Professor and Director of Plymouth Institute of Education and was formerly Reader in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and Deputy Head of the Faculty. . Her research encompasses principal preparation, teacher development, and emotion and leadership. She teaches on Masters and Doctoral programme and is especially interested in the relationship between theory and practice. Megan is a National Leader of Governance in England, and has been a governor at six primary and secondary schools. She is currently Chair of Governors of an outstanding secondary school which she has been with since it was a green field. She is on the Executive of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS www.belmas.org.uk.), and was its Chair from 2009-11 Megan has worked internationally in diverse places including Canada, Japan, and Iceland. Megan's previous book on emotion and leadership was published in 2009.

Introduction - Megan Crawford PART ONE: MANAGING THE PUPIL\STUDENT EXPERIENCE Curriculum Change in French - Sue Richards Evaluating History at Key Stage One - Sue Godsmark Curriculum Development - Graham Atwell The Case of Gwent Tertiary College Managing an Aspect of Pastoral Care in a Primary School - Nigel Harrisson Improving Student Achievement by Using Value-Added Examination Performance Indicators - Rosalind Levacic PART TWO: MANAGING RESOURCES Compulsory Competitive Tendering in the Primary Sector - Michael Murphy A Task Analysis of a Computerized System of Support Administration in Schools - Sue Mitchell and Phil Wild The Resource Implications of Developing Flexible Learning - David Owen and Maggie Farrar Achievement-Based Resourcing - Jenny Shackleton, with Rhiannon Evans and Maureen Hanley PART THREE: MANAGING PEOPLE The Selection of Academic Staff - Keith Norris Implementing Redundancy - Lynne Slocombe Implications for Small School Management 'The Photocopy Lady' - Trevor Burton The Role of the Reprographics Supervisor Introducing Appraisal - Derek Glover; The Role of the Assistant Head Teacher - Ruth Warren PART FOUR; MANAGING EXTERNAL RELATIONS Finding Out What Parents Think of Your School - Philip Woods School-Industry Liaison - Lesley Brooman Developing Local Links 'Image Meets Reality' - Jeanne Coburn Marketing Courses for School-Leavers PART FIVE: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT The Deputy Head and Strategic Planning - Richard Weeks One School's Response to Parental Choice - Eric Meadows Strategic Planning in the Changing External Context - Terry Cowham