Excellence in Education
The Making of Great Schools
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | Cyril Taylor, Conor Ryan | ISBN: | 9781136610219 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | David Fulton Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cyril Taylor, Conor Ryan |
| ISBN: | 9781136610219 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | David Fulton Publishers |
| Language: | English |
A thorough examination of the characteristics` belonging to a high-performing school, this book is written by the Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust and the education advisor to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. It draws on numerous case studies of successful schools, as well as showing how previously failing schools have been turned around. Looking at such areas as leadership, staffing, target-setting, discipline and order, curriculum innovation and individual learning, the book offers a blueprint to head teachers and others trying to develop excellent schools.
A thorough examination of the characteristics` belonging to a high-performing school, this book is written by the Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust and the education advisor to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. It draws on numerous case studies of successful schools, as well as showing how previously failing schools have been turned around. Looking at such areas as leadership, staffing, target-setting, discipline and order, curriculum innovation and individual learning, the book offers a blueprint to head teachers and others trying to develop excellent schools.
