1st Edition

Managing International Schools

Edited By Sonia Blandford, Marian Shaw Copyright 2001
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

It is estimated that there are some 12 000 international schools world-wide, with over 25 000 middle managers and head teachers. Within this there are several different types of international school including British schools abroad, English-speaking schools overseas, European English-speaking schools and forces schools - in spite of some differences they and their managers share certain needs for... Read more
1. Introduction, Sonia Blandford and Marian Shaw 2. Curriculum Development: Primary and Secondary, Simon Catling 3. Assessment, Recording and Reporting, Robin McClelland 4. English as a Second Language, Jackie Holderness 5. Leadership and Governance, Michael Ormston 6. Middle Management, Sonia Blandford 7. Planning, John Welton 8. Staff Development, Linda Squire 9. Raising Standards, Martin Skelton 10. Recruitment and Retention, John Hardman 11. Management in Cross-Cultural Settings, Marian Shaw 12. School Improvement - Conclusions, Sonia Blandford and Martin Shaw

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Blandford, Sonia; Shaw, Marian

'There are excellent articles on the need for improving and recruiting and retention of quality overseas teachers and key middle management personnel, on school improvement and professional development, and on the need for creating standards in raising performance. The book provides excellent counsel in many areas peculiar to the field.' - Compare