Effective LEAs and School Improvement

David Woods is a Senior Educational Advisor for the Standards and Effectiveness Unit at the DfEE and formerly Head of Birmingham LEA's Advisory and Support Service., Martyn Cribb is Head of Standards and School Development in Tower Hamlets LEA and formerly a Senior Education Advisor in the DfEE and HMI.

• 1. The role of LEAs in School Improvement 2. Challenge and Support 3. Raising Standards Through Education Development Plans 4. Dealing with Schools Causing Concern 5. Promoting and Disseminating Good Practice 6. Strategic Professional Development 7. Managing School Improvement 8. School Improvement Partnerships Summary - The Way Forward: New Model LEAs for the 21st Century

'Effective LEAs and School Improvement: Making a Difference is a readable and well-focused book. The co-editors and lead contributors to the book, David Woods and Martyn Cribb, understand the day to day realities, as well as the policy imperatives facing LEAs, and the book benefits from their deep understanding of complex issues.' - Improving Schools