1st Edition

Teamwork Plain and Simple: 5 Key Ingredients to Team Success in Schools

By Michael Harpham Copyright 2023
162 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

What are the necessary ingredients which make a team of staff in schools successful? How can teamwork in schools be improved? In what ways does effective teamwork in schools result in more efficiency, more enjoyment, and more success? Teamwork Plain and Simple provides the answers to these questions, offering a fresh perspective on how teachers and school leaders can implement effective... Read more

1. Introduction;  2. Defining teamwork;  3. The five key ingredients of effective teamwork;  4. Key ingredient one: clear expectations – clarifying team progress;  5. Key ingredient two: team interactions – securing team connectivity;  6. Key ingredient three: team behaviours – building team relationships;  7. Key ingredient four: infrastructures – ensuring team functionality;  8. Key ingredient five: team capacity – developing team growth;  9. Emerging factors from research influencing effective teamwork;  10. Concluding thoughts

Biography

Dr Michael Harpham is a headteacher, author, educational consultant, and Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. He is also Director of School Leader Development Ltd, a consultancy that specialises in training and coaching for school leaders and their teams. He is the author of Progress Plain and Simple: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Improving Pupil Progress (2020) and The School Leader’s Year (2021).