Managing the Curriculum

David Middlewood is currently a part-time Research Fellow at the Centre for Educational Studies in the University of Warwick, having previously worked at the University of Lincoln and the University of Leicester where he was Deputy Director of the Centre for Educational Leadership and Management. Prior to working in Higher Education, David taught in schools for many years, culminating in the principalship  of a comprehensive secondary school for nine years, where awards were won for creative arts and equal opportunities. He has taught and researched extensively in the UK and also in various countries in Europe and Africa, being a visiting professor in New Zealand and in South Africa. David has written and edited more than twenty books, many on people leadership and management, strategic leadership, appraisal, practitioner research and some recent research includes work on high performing teams, support staff and student voice. He was co-editor of two professional journals for both primary and secondary school leaders for over six years. He recently co-authored a book on the  leadership of groups of schools and his current work (with Ian Abbott) concerns leadership of learning for disadvantaged pupils. Neil Burton is Partnership Manager and Associate Tutor of education masters courses with the University of Leicester, having worked in teacher education for several universities for the past 20 years. He is a member of the editorial board of Education 3-13 and is a recent past Chair of the Association for the Study of Primary Education. In addition to working with several school-based initial teacher training providers, he also teaches children (6-18 years-old) in schools on a regular basis for the joy of it.

`Each chapter in the book is firmly rooted in research and is well referenced as one would expect of such a book. It will be of particular use to people with an academic interest in this aspect of school management but will also be thought provoking for those who are involved in the development of the curriculum within their institution′ - escalate

• PART ONE: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE CURRICULUMFraming Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century - Jacky LumbyModels of Curriculum Organization - Neil Burton and David Middlewood, with Roy BlatchfordThe Management Consequences of Different Models of Teaching and Learning - Peter Silcock and Mark BrundrettPART TWO: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CURRICULUMManaging the Planning of Learning and Teaching - Neil BurtonManaging Monitoring of the Curriculum - Brian HardieCurriculum Evaluation - Margaret PreedyMeasuring What We ValuePART THREE: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN CURRICULUM MANAGEMENTLeadership of the Curriculum - David MiddlewoodSetting the VisionThe Subject Leader - Christine Wise and Hugh BusherCross-Curriculum Co-Ordination - Les BellMeeting Individual Needs within an Inclusive Curriculum - Daniela SommefeldtFART FOUR: RESOURCING THE CURRICULUMManaging the Learning Environment - Ann R J BriggsManaging Curriculum Support Staff for Effective Learning - David Middlewood and Richard ParkerThe Managment Resources for Learning - Ann R J Briggs and Neil Burton