Publisher's Synopsis
The education reforms of the 1980s have led to major changes in the responsibilities of headteachers in British schools, as well as in the types of skills they need. Management is now considered to be central to their tasks.;This book aims to provide a guide to the new management techniques involved in the running of schools. The editors argue that these techniques are common to several phases of the education system.;The contributors are: Maureen Sedgwick; David Trethowan; Paul Knight; Clive Brown; Eric Spear; John Swallow; Sheelagh Gillon; John Heaford; Tim Devlin; and Arthur de Caux.
