Managing Autonomous Schools: The Grant-Maintained Experience

′The book offers both teachers and governors a clear picture, grounded in research, of what it means in practice for school managers to choose the grant-maintained route′ - Teacher Development This innovative book is based on independent research funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The authors examine the experience of the grant-maintained pioneers through a survey of the first 100 schools and through detailed case studies of five of them.

Table of Contents:
The Origins and Development of the Grant-Maintained Sector Researching Autonomous Schools Bankfield School The Ecclesbourne School Stroud High School Vyners School Wold Newton Primary School Why Schools Opt Out Admissions Policies and Selection Financial Management Managing the Curriculum Staff Management Managing External Relations The Role of Governors Conclusion

About the Author :
Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham, and previously held similar posts at the universities of Leicester, Reading, Lincoln and Warwick. He is President of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) and was presented with the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008. He is also a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). He has an established international profile, with research, consultancy, or invited keynote presentations in 22 countries on all six continents. He has published extensively on many aspects of educational leadership and management, and has been editor of the leading ISI-listed international journal, Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, since 2002. His other recent books include Leading and Managing People in Education (with David Middlewood), and The Principles of Educational Leadership and Management (with Les Bell and David Middlewood). Marianne Coleman is Reader Emerita in Educational Leadership at University College London, Institute of Education. Before a career in higher education at the University of Leicester and the Institute of Education she was a secondary school teacher and an advisory teacher in an LEA. Now retired, she continues to research and write focusing on her interest in gender and leadership and wider issues of diversity and social justice. She has recently co-authored a book on ageing and is a trustee of the Nurture Group Network, an educational charity which supports children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Review :
′The book offers both teachers and governors a clear picture, grounded in research, of what it means in practice for school managers to choose the grant-maintained route′ - Teacher Development