Teaching & Managing in Schools: The Next Step (Leadership Skills in Education Management) - Softcover

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Susan Tranter is Headteacher of Fitzharrys School in Oxfordshire. Susan has a track record of success in change management focused on school improvement. She has acquired this experience having taught at a range of schools including grammar, secondary modern and comprehensive schools. Susan has expertise in leadership development, having practised, researched and delivered at national level.

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Based on Susan Tranter’s successful book From Teacher to Middle Manager, this new edition, re-titled Teaching and Managing in Schools, is essential reading for any teacher new to a leadership role, or thinking about a career move to middle management.

Brought up-to-date to reflect the new model for school leadership arising from the national agreement ‘Raising Standards: Tackling Workload’, the book is supported by a variety of case studies, practical advice and activities, explaining how to:

• Plan a career in middle management, including coverage of the skills and experience required
• Make the application and prepare for the interview
• Tackle the first few weeks in the role
• Develop a vision for the curriculum
• Line manage your team and be line managed
• Assess the potential of staff, including guidance on recruitment and interviewing techniques
• Manage your own personal professional development

Susan Tranter is Headteacher of Fitzharrys School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. She has extensive experience of both teaching and leadership, having taught at a range of grammar, secondary modern and comprehensive schools and amassing a wealth of expertise in leadership development, practiced, researched and delivered at national level.