Managing Change in Schools is your practical guide to effectively handling the processes needed to manage change in your school. It identifies different strategies for managing change including: consultation, negotiation, project development and in-house training. It enables you to: *identify the needs of your school and the individuals in it *manage the change and development process *identify the role of the leader and others in managing and facilitating the change process *develop a vision for your school *analyse the key methods for promoting effective change A * monitor, review and evaluate change.All the advice contained in this manual is supplemented by a collection of photocopiable resources, including templates, examples, checklists and practical exercises, enabling you to: *distinguish the components of change that will inform a change plan *create and implement a plan for change *measure the extent to which the change plan has been successful *be assertive, caring and proactive as you introduce the chosen and imposed change Written by John Bryson, an education consultant specialising in the management of change, Managing Change in Schools enables all head teachers, deputy head teachers, middle managers and governors to implement a cost-effective means of handling the change process.
Contents include: SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION *The language of change *Workshop materials SECTION 2 - IDENTIFYING AND INITIATING CHANGE *Managing change *The environment of change *Defining the change *Workshop materials SECTION 3 - KEY METHODS *Estimating and scheduling *Budgeting and resource allocation *Quality assurance *Developing communication skills *Maintaining the initiative *Managing change teams *Conflict resolution *Stress reduction and management *Managing time *Coping strategies *The manager as a consultant *Workshop materials SECTION 4 - FIRST AID KIT *Taking control of imposed change *Diagnosis *Treatment *Aftercare *Effective planning *Creating and inclusive team culture *Workshop materials
- ISBN10 0273643266
- ISBN13 9780273643265
- Publish Date 1 November 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Financial Times Prentice Hall
- Pages 224
- Language English