Implementing Performance Management: A Handbook for Schools

by Joan Dean

Overview

This book is for headteachers, senior and middle managers in both primary and secondary schools, and all teachers involved in the performance management process. It sets out the aims and objectives of the system, and offers sensible, practical advice to help make performance management work effectively in schools.

Case studies are used to illustrate the processes involved in performance management, and each chapter ends with suggestions for staff discussions, looking at the common concerns and issues that arise.

Joan Dean has taught in primary, secondary and further education, and has held two headships. She has also been a primary schools adviser and a chief inspector, and has published more than thirty books on education. In 1980, she was awarded the OBE for services to education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134477784
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	544 KB

About the Author

Joan Dean

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Joan Dean; Chapter 2 The school culture and climate, Joan Dean; Chapter 3 The performance management process, Joan Dean; Chapter 4 Roles and responsibilities, Joan Dean; Chapter 5 The school as a learning place for staff, Joan Dean; Chapter 6 Appointing staff, Joan Dean; Chapter 7 The induction of newly appointed staff, Joan Dean; Chapter 8 The training of staff for performance management, Joan Dean; Chapter 9 Monitoring performance, Joan Dean; Chapter 10 Self-evaluation and action research, Joan Dean; Chapter 11 The performance management review, Joan Dean; Chapter 12 Failing teachers, Joan Dean; Chapter 13 Performance related pay, Joan Dean; Chapter 14 Evaluating performance management, Joan Dean; Chapter 15 Concerns and problems, Joan Dean; Chapter 16 Conclusion, Joan Dean;

Editorial Reviews

'Dean's many years of successful inspection experience shine through in the chapters on the training of staff, process review and the chapter on failing teachers. If you need guidance in these areas, or are looking for a handy source of well-referenced background intormation on issues relating to performance management, this is the book for you.' - Mike Sullivan, Times Educational Supplement

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