Cover; Pastoral Leadership: A Guide to Improving Your Management Skills; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 What does it mean to be a middle manager?; Chapter 2 What style of manager are you?; Chapter 3 Effective administration; Chapter 4 Building and developing a pastoral team; Chapter 5 Managing and developing your tutor team; Chapter 6 Introducing change; Chapter 7 Dealing with parents; Chapter 8 Managing pupil behaviour; Chapter 9 Dealing with pupil welfare; Chapter 10 Liaising with external agencies; Chapter 11 Your role in raising pupil attainment
Summary
It is becoming clear to educational managers that successful schools are schools which take pastoral care seriously and train their managers in pastoral leadership. Improving Your Management Skills is a practical guide for pastoral leaders and managers. The book surveys all aspects of the pastoral leader's role and provides step-by-step guidance towards effectiveness. As well as being an OFSTED inspector for primary and secondary schools, Marilyn Nathan regularly runs courses for LEAs on pastoral leadership that include heads and deputy heads as well as managers. Written in an extremely reader-f
