The School Development Manual

This practical manual will take you step-by-step through the stages of producing a school development plan. It enables you to prioritise a school's activities in the context of national and local policies, so a realistic strategy for efficient and effective school management can be achieved. It suggests not only what can be done to improve your school, but also how it might be done, showing how to: clarify intended outcomes allocate roles and responsibilities support and motivate staff Using photocopiable resources including work sheets, case studies, group activities and numerous examples of forms and checklists, The School Development Manual is written by experts who specialise in school development. Contents include: SECTION 1 - BEFORE STARTING Deals with some of the basic ideas of school development Overview of the manual The basics of development SECTION 2 - A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE Examines the essential stages of developing a school and developing a school development plan Analysing your present situation Producing a strategic plan Focusing on outcomes A draft timetable Planning in detail Finance SECTION 3 - FROM PLANS TO ACTION Explores the issues involved in implementing a plan Monitoring the project plans Working as a team Staff development Evaluating your progress SECTION 4 - SPECIAL CASES Examines what to do when the overall culture of a school is preventing development and how to produce an action plan after OFSTED inspection When the whole culture has to change OFSTED action plans APPENDICES Troubleshooting Examples of completed documents A hierarchy of outcomes Case studies Group activities Workbook