Some Ideas about Teaching

Whole-School Improvement

'Whole-school improvement' does not lie in the KS3 Strategy, nor in 'knocking the children into shape', nor in a set of learning strategies at KS4, nor even in CPD for the staff, with an unyielding emphasis on Teaching and Learning - though all these elements may play a part.

Above all, 'whole-school improvement' rests on the management and organisational skills of the school's Heads of Department. When they are clear about what their duties are, and when they are of the right calibre, personality and experience to deliver, 'whole-school improvement' follows automatically.

Posted on: Jul 5 2004, 01:00 AM