The importance of professional development for teachers cannot be overstated. In recent years there has been much debate on how to raise standards in schools and it is now recognised by theorists, policy-makers and practitioners that the professional development of teachers is an important factor in this context.For professional development co-ordinators and senior management, knowledge and understanding of the nature of professional development roles and human resource management theories will provide a framework for practice.This book includes chapters on:*managing professional development in a human resources context*government policy*initial teacher training*the school development plan*appraisal*middle management*leadership skills.It will be of interest to co-ordinators of professional development in schools and across local education authorities, and to anyone who is part of a school's senior management team.
Author(s): Sonia Blandford
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 256
BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 5
COPYRIGHT......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 7
ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 9
DEDICATION......Page 11
FOREWORD......Page 12
PREFACE......Page 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 15
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 16
PART I THE SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ORGANISATION......Page 19
1. MANAGING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOLS......Page 21
2. TQM AND THE MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 42
3. INVESTORS IN PEOPLE......Page 61
PART II THE NATIONAL CONTEXT......Page 73
4. GOVERNMENT POLICY......Page 76
5. INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING......Page 94
6. PRACTITIONERS......Page 106
7. LEADERSHIP......Page 120
PART III WHOLE-SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT......Page 128
8. THE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN......Page 130
9. APPRAISAL......Page 150
10. MIDDLE MANAGEMENT......Page 170
11. MANAGING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A RESOURCE......Page 183
12. THE WAY FORWARD: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS......Page 203
APPENDIX LEARNING STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE......Page 211
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 214
INDEX......Page 233
