Head of Department's Pocketbook

Head of Department's Pocketbook
Author: Brin Best
Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1908284692

This third edition of the Head of Department's Pocketbook will support middle leaders in both primary and secondary schools in carrying out their jobs confidently and efficiently. Authors Brin Best and Will Thomas know from experience that managing diverse teams in a climate of inflated performance expectations is no easy task. They devote a section of the Pocketbook to leadership and management, encompassing vision, goals and creativity, as well as challenging adult behaviours, up-skilling, influencing and motivating colleagues. A later chapter called 'Raising Student Achievement' looks at excellence in the classroom and includes material on enriching and supporting learning, data use and lesson planning. Effective documentation and raising the profile of your department or curriculum area are also explored. Whether you're new to middle leadership or a seasoned hand, you'll find the self-evaluation checklist at the end of the book a useful professional development tool.

Managing Workload Pocketbook

Managing Workload Pocketbook
Author: Will Thomas
Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1907078215

Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession. If there's a downside, it's the workload: not properly managed it can lead to stress and related problems. If you feel you could be using time better - working less and enjoying life more - then this book offers some useful tips, tools and strategies for work-life balancing. Sections on stress, attitudes and habits, time management and looking after yourself lead to a helpful workload evaluation tool at the end of the book. Drawing on the experiences of real teachers in real schools, you sense that Will Thomas understands the pressures and challenges peculiar to the job and his common sense approach is welcome.

How to be an Amazing Middle Leader

How to be an Amazing Middle Leader
Author: Caroline Bentley-Davies
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1845908333

Today the myriad skills needed to be an amazing middle leader in schools can seem mind-boggling. What's more Middle Leaders are taking up the leadership reins after gaining experience for far fewer years than ever before.Whether you are new to this role or are more experienced and aspiring to become a school leader, this book will give you the vital information you need in order to understand what is really important about your role and how to improve your key skills.

The Head of Department's Pocketbook

The Head of Department's Pocketbook
Author: Brin Best
Publisher: Teachers' Pocketbooks
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2011
Genre: High school department heads
ISBN: 9781906610449

A pocketful of tips, tools and techniques to help secondary school teachers manage their departments or curriculum areas effectively."--Publisher.

Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book

Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book
Author: Duncan Cartlidge
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2024-07-18
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1040088317

The third edition of the Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book continues to guide and educate readers on the broad range of essential skills required to be a successful construction project manager. The book introduces the generic skills required by any project manager, before tackling the core skills and activities of a construction project manager with direct reference to the RIBA Plan of Work and the OGC Gateway. Key features and coverage in the new edition include: · a step-by-step explanation of construction project management from pre-construction to occupancy, · hard and soft skills, including ethics, leadership, team building, · procurement strategies, · supply chain and contract management, · feasibility studies / development appraisals, · environmental issues, · digital tools and · occupancy activities. The updates in this new edition take account of all regulatory and legislative changes, and also changing market conditions and working trends. This is the ideal concise reference that no project manager, construction manager, architect or quantity surveyor should be without.