ABSTRACT

Michael Farrell presents an examination of the main issues affecting secondary schools and the implications for secondary education. The resource includes information on accreditation of pupils, careers education and guidance, discipline, leadership and management and transition from primary to secondary school.
By using the A-Z format, he tackles the issues in an easy to follow way. Each section ends with a series of points for action, selective suggestions for further reading and addresses of useful contacts.
Michael Farrell's book is intended for a wide range of people professionally concerned with education, from Headteachers and governors to BEd and PGCE students. It is a reference book that no secondary school should be without.

chapter |5 pages

Accreditation of pupil achievement

Balancing relevance and cohesiveness

chapter |4 pages

Assessment and its uses

chapter |5 pages

Attendance

How it can be improved

chapter |4 pages

Benchmarking

Comparing like with like?

chapter |5 pages

Child protection

Systems and understanding

chapter |5 pages

Curriculum developments

Balancing cohesiveness and flexibility

chapter |5 pages

Discipline

Improving and maintaining it

chapter |5 pages

Failing schools

Lessons to be learned

chapter |5 pages

Information and communications technology

Keeping ahead

chapter |6 pages

Leadership and management

Its impact in the classroom

chapter |4 pages

Media relationships

chapter |8 pages

National and local responsibilities

A new balance

chapter |6 pages

Partnerships

Governors, parents and the community

chapter |5 pages

Personal, social and health education

A communal approach

chapter |6 pages

Professional development

Towards a systematic approach

chapter |5 pages

Pupil differences

Gender and ethnicity

chapter |6 pages

School improvement plans

Optimising their effect

chapter |6 pages

Special educational needs

Some recent trends

chapter |5 pages

Target setting

Behind the jargon

chapter |4 pages

Transition from primary to secondary school

Securing successful transfer

chapter |4 pages

Value added

Support or illumination?

chapter |5 pages

Very able pupils

Improving their attainment and contribution to the school