Michael Farrell

Key Issues for Secondary Schools

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISSUES CURRENTLY FACING THOSE INVOLVED IN SECONDARY EDUCATION? KEY ISSUES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS addresses the main issues in secondary education and their implications for schools. It is presented in a convenient A to Z format, which enables readers to quickly find topics of immediate or particular interest. Includes essential information on: - accreditation of pupils - careers education and guidance - discipline - leadership and management - transition from primary to secondary school. Each section ends with a series of points for action, selective suggestions for further reading and addresses of useful contacts. It is intended for a wide range of people professionally concerned with education, from headteachers and governors to BEd and PGCE students. It is a reference book that no secondary school should be without.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780415232555
• ISBN-10: 0415232554
• Artikelnr.: 21813613

Autorenporträt

Michael Farrell trained as a teacher and research psychologist and has worked as a headteacher and a lecturer at the University of London, Institute of Education. He has directed national education projects and is the author of Key Issues for Primary Schools, also published by RoutledgeFalmer.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Accreditation of pupil achievement
Chapter 2 Assessment and its uses
Chapter 3 Attendance
Chapter 4 Benchmarking
Chapter 5 Careers education and guidance and work preparation
Chapter 6 Child protection
Chapter 7 Curriculum developments
Chapter 8 Discipline
Chapter 9 Failing schools
Chapter 10 Information and communications technology
Chapter 11 Leadership and management
Chapter 12 Media relationships
Chapter 13 Moral values, school ethos and pupil attitudes
Chapter 14 National and local responsibilities
Chapter 15 Part nerships
Chapter 16 Personal, social and health education
Chapter 17 Professional development
Chapter 18 Pupil differences
Chapter 19 Quality approaches and project management
Chapter 20 Resources and their best use
Chapter 21 School improvement plans
Chapter 22 Special educational needs
Chapter 23 Standards and effectiveness
Chapter 24 Target setting
Chapter 25 Thinking skills and research skills
Chapter 26 Transition from primary to secondary school
Chapter 27 Value added
Chapter 28 Very able pupils