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Zusatztext A brilliant handbook for all Head Teachers and Teachers. It sets high standards for school improvement built on evidence that works. Reading the book encourages reflection on your own practice and creates the enthusiasm to keep reaching for excellence. It is wonderful to have Brighouse and Woods to inspire us once again. Informationen zum Autor David Woods and Tim Brighouse Klappentext This is not a book about the school system as a whole or how governments can help or hinder school improvement. It is a book about supporting and inspiring leaders and teachers to help schools achieve ever greater success. By combining their extensive experience and knowledge of leading and improving schools, Tim Brighouse and David Woods deliver an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the principles of school improvement detailing the wide range of information, ideas and practices schools need to understand in order to be the best they possibly can. This comprehensive, dip-in A-Z guide introduces the characteristics, approaches and language of school improvement in 138 eclectic and engaging entries, including appreciative enquiry, literacy and student voice. The authors' unending supply of real school stories and experiences are the basis for the quotations, case studies and 'butterflies' (little ideas with big impact) that illustrate the entries and bring them to life. The A-Z of School Improvement is essential reading for any school leader, teacher or governor serious about improving their school, or indeed any parent eager to understand the ways in which their children's schools can be improved.Comprehensive reference guide to key approaches and language of school improvement by leading practitioners and writers in the field. Zusammenfassung This is not a book about the school system as a whole or how governments can help or hinder school improvement. It is a book about supporting and inspiring leaders and teachers to help schools achieve ever greater success. By combining their extensive experience and knowledge of leading and improving schools, Tim Brighouse and David Woods deliver an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the principles of school improvement detailing the wide range of information, ideas and practices schools need to understand in order to be the best they possibly can. This comprehensive, dip-in A-Z guide introduces the characteristics, approaches and language of school improvement in 138 eclectic and engaging entries, including appreciative enquiry, literacy and student voice. The authors' unending supply of real school stories and experiences are the basis for the quotations, case studies and 'butterflies' (little ideas with big impact) that illustrate the entries and bring them to life. The A-Z of School Improvement is essential reading for any school leader, teacher or governor serious about improving their school, or indeed any parent eager to understand the ways in which their children's schools can be improved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Action research/Acts of unexpected kindness/Advanced Skills Teachers/Appreciative enquiry/Assessment for Learning/Attention to detail/Backward (or Forward) looking Organizations/Balance of skills in the leadership team/Breakfast clubs/Buildings and the environment/Capability/Case studies/Chains/Challenge/Change/Classroom interventions/Closing the attainment gap/Coaching/Common language/Continuing Professional Development/Critical friendship/Culture of Schools/ Curriculum/Data/Delegation/Differentiation/Display/Energy creators/Engagement/Essential tasks of successful leaders/Ethos/Examinations/Experiences, enrichment and Entitlements/Failure (as an essential ingredient of success)/Family of Schools Federations/Fischer Family Trust/Forums for teaching and learning/Four stages of headship/Good to Great/Governors/Grammar of school improvement/ Head teachers spending their evening...
