Improvement Through Inspection? - Complementary Approaches to School Development

Originally published in 1996, the title of this book poses the question whether the motto of the Office for Standards in Education was an apt statement of its effects in practice.

List of contents

Contributors. 1. Introduction: OFSTED Inspections and School Development Peter Earley, Brian Fidler and Janet Ouston 2. School Improvement and OFSTED Inspection: the Research Evidence Peter Earley 3. Moving Together: a Partnership Approach to Improvement Louise Stoll and Maureen Thomson 4. Improving Secondary Schools through Organisational Development Keith Pocklington and Dick Weindling 5. School Effectiveness, School Improvement, and Good Schools Janet Ouston 6. The Deming Approach to School Improvement Tony Hinkley and Jane Seddon 7. Developing the Effectiveness of Senior Management Teams through the Use of School Management Standards Gill Cleland 8. 'Investors in People': A Consultant's View Nick Zienau 9. Achieving School Improvement through 'Investors in People': Perspectives from the Primary Sector Marie Brown, John Taylor and Roger Whittaker 10. A Comprehensive School's Experience of Working Towards 'Investors in People' Peter Thomas 11. Effective Governing Bodies, Effective Schools? Martin Corrick 12. School Development Planning and Strategic Planning for School Improvement Brian Fidler 13. Higher and Further Education Colleges: Approaches to Institutional Self-Review Frances Kelly 14. School Development, School Inspection and Managing Change Brian Fidler, Peter Earley and Janet Ouston. Appendix. References. Index.

About the author

Earley, Peter; Fidler, Brian; Ouston, Janet

Summary

Originally published in 1996, the title of this book poses the question whether the motto of the Office for Standards in Education was an apt statement of its effects in practice.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Fidler Earley
• Assisted by: Peter Earley (Editor), Earley Peter (Editor), Brian Fidler (Editor), Fidler Brian (Editor), Janet Ouston (Editor), Ouston Janet (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138504028
• ISBN: 978-1-138-50402-8
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy