Managing Teams In Secondary Schools

The Education Reform Act of 1988 had enormous implications for the managementof secondary schools. In particular the Act brought about changes for thoseresponsi... » 

The Education Reform Act of 1988 had enormous implications for the managementof secondary schools. In particular the Act brought about changes for thoseresponsible for departmental year or crosscurricular teams.Managing Teams in Secondary Schools gives practical guidance to teachers whocarry out such responsibilities. Based on the premise that all teachers insecondary schools have a direct and developing part to play in the managementof the school at some level the book examines the changes the Act entails andlocates the work of team leaders and their colleagues within that framework. Itprovides an accessible and detailed discussion both of the nature of teamworkunderlining the role of planning and the need for effective communication andof the skills required of the successful team leader. Les Bell looks inparticular at teambuilding in the context of planning decisionmaking andproblemsolving as part of the process of change management and at staffdevelopment and appraisal programs. The key focus is on the management of staffand the relationships with staff groups.Primarily directed at those in middle management positions in secondaryschools the books emphasis on teamwork means that it will be of interest toanybody involved in secondary school teaching. «