Primary Schools And The Future

Primary Schools And The Future

by Patrick Whitaker (Author)

Synopsis


This book has two important purposes. The first is to consider the challenges facing primary schools as they move towards a new century and a new millennium.

The second purpose of the book is to celebrate the work of primary schools and to note their unique qualities and achievements. Within these two broad purposes are four specific aims:

* to examine the changed and changing circumstances within which primary school education is now set

* to explore the unique organizational features of primary schools and their potential for dynamic development

* to outline specific strategies to meet the challenges of the future

* to consider the nature of the educational leadership that will be required

The book provides clear, practical, inspiring guidance for those involved in primary school management and will be invaluable reading for all staff in primary schools.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 03 Jan 1997

ISBN 10: 0335194230
ISBN 13: 9780335194230

Media Reviews
Whitaker, drawing on a wide range of leadership theories and philosophies, points us to truly professional ways of coping with a fast-changing world. - TES ...welllaid out and easy to read...a positive message and food for thought. - School Leadership & Management
Author Bio
Patrick Whitaker is an educational management consultant and writer, formerly a primary school teacher, headteacher, LEA adviser and Director of the Educational Management Development Unit in the University of Nottingham. He currently works with schools, colleges, businesses and LEAs throughout the United Kingdom and has written widely on management, leadership and learning in schools, including The Primary Head (Heinemann 1983), Managing Primary Schools in the 1990s (Paul Chapman 1990), Managing Change in Schools (Open University Press 1993), Practical Communication Skills in Schools (Longman 1993), and Managing to Learn (Cassell, 1995).