1st Edition

The School Leader’s Year Month-by-Month Progress, Every Lesson, Every Day

By Michael Harpham Copyright 2022
    240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This practical handbook offers a month-by-month guide to the curriculum, assessment, progress, and leadership over the school year. It provides a clear, comprehensive, and coherent structure to the academic year helping school leaders to prioritise their time and workload, supporting them and their team to work as efficiently and effectively as possible.

    Considering the statutory and key leadership activities from admissions, induction, transitions, and parents’ evenings to coursework, timetabling, assessment, staff performance, and much more, the book provides a clear plan of action to ensure school leaders have prepared their work at the optimal time over the year. Each chapter features tried-and-tested strategies to help schools put robust systems and processes in place alongside guidance on sustaining pace, developing resilience, and exam preparation and technique.

    Full of practical tips to help improve progress and including real-world examples of leadership in action from leaders working in primary and secondary schools, this is essential reading for all school leaders that want their students to be as successful as they can possibly be in every lesson, every day.

    Acknowledgements

    About the author

    Introduction

    PART 1 – Autumn Term: Sowing Seeds

    September

    October

    November

    December

    PART 2 – Spring Term: Nurturing Growth

    January

    February

    March

    April

    PART 3 – Summer Term: Reaping the Harvest

    May

    June

    July

    August

    Concluding thoughts

    Suggested websites

    Bibliography

    Biography

    Michael Harpham is the Director of School Leader Development Ltd, a leadership coach, trainer, and former headteacher. He is also author of Progress Plain and Simple: What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Improving Pupil Progress.

    "This is a useful book for new and aspiring school leaders, including headteachers. It breaks down the tasks of running a primary or secondary school by calendar month, providing a structural overview of the school year. This will help leaders plan and prioritise their time and workload, and puts the emphasis on impact, keeping the focus on outcomes for school effectiveness." - Jo Sennitt, The School Librarian