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This book covers the most important aspects of these essential issues, such as:how and when to budgethow to audit your school's facilitieshow to manage, maintain and improve your premisesways to gain extra funding for your premiseswhat are the main Health and Safety issues, what are the common pitfalls, and what are the policies you really need.

Inclusion is much more than special needs – it’s also about helping the hard to reach, the gifted and talented, those with English as an additional language and much more depending on your area and its social and cultural diversity. Whatever the individual make up of your school, this book will tell you the basic principles that you need in order to both satisfy OfSTED and provide the right opportunities for your pupils.

This book covers the most important aspects of becoming a school leader including:What leadership actually isDifferent styles of leadership – identifying your current leadership; standard styles; what is likely to work best for you"Strategic Vision" and how to do it without losing your grip on realityTeams and how they work, structures and delegationCoaching, leading by moving your team with you.This will be of great help to anyone wanting to be a more effective leader or taking on a primary school leadership role for the first time.

New and aspiring heads will find that this book covers the immediate basics, such as:What do you really need to know about the school?How should you present yourself as a headteacherHow to manage peoplePrioritising, time management and stress management.It will help you to see what’s important in your headship; what should be done; what MUST be done.

This book covers the most important aspects of becoming a school leader including:What leadership actually isDifferent styles of leadership – identifying your current leadership; standard styles; what is likely to work best for you"Strategic Vision" and how to do it without losing your grip on realityTeams and how they work, structures and delegationCoaching, leading by moving your team with you.This will be of great help to anyone wanting to be a more effective leader or taking on a primary school leadership role for the first time.

New and aspiring heads will find that this book covers the immediate basics, such as:What do you really need to know about the school?How should you present yourself as a headteacherHow to manage peoplePrioritising, time management and stress management.It will help you to see what’s important in your headship; what should be done; what MUST be done.

In September 2005 school inspections changed drastically. The onus is now on the school to highlight its own strengths and weaknesses; to document them convincingly and to show action plans for improvement. This book, written by an Ofsted Inspector, shows you exactly what to do, and how best to present your Self-Evaluation. It also tells you how to prepare for the two day inspection so that everything goes as well as possible.

Inclusion is much more than special needs – it’s also about helping the hard to reach, the gifted and talented, those with English as an additional language and much more depending on your area and its social and cultural diversity. Whatever the individual make up of your school, this book will tell you the basic principles that you need in order to both satisfy OfSTED and provide the right opportunities for your pupils.