Effective Subject Leadership

Kit Field, Phil Holden, Hugh Lawlor

• Section One: Essential Knowledge and Understanding for Subject Leadership; Introduction; 1. Statutory Requirements: Curriculum and Assessment 2. Special Educational Needs and the Code of Practice 3. The Place and Value of Cross-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities; Section Two: Strategic Leadership and the Development of the Subject; Introduction; 4. Establishing the Purpose and Place of the Subject Curriculum (Why?) 5. Creating Goals for Teaching and Learning (What?) 6. Towards a Strategic Plan (How, Whom, When?) 7. Strategic Monitoring, Evaluation and Review; Section Three: Managing Teaching and Learning; Introduction; 8. From Strategic Planning to Policy Writing 9. Sustaining Improvement in Subject Knowledge and In-service Training 10. Monitoring and Evaluating to Improve Teaching, Learning and Motivation 11. Managing Resources; Section Four: Leading and Managing Staff to Raise Achievement; Introduction; 12. Communication 13. Building, Developing and Sustaining Teams; Section Five; 14. Challenges and Opportunities for the Future

'This is a worthwhile book and valuable reading for aspiring heads of department.' - The Times Educational Supplement