Surviving And Succeeding in Senior School Management Getting in And Getting on

Getting a post in senior school management can be very competitive, and it helps to know as much as possible about what the job entails. This lively, practical book explores the vital aspects of the assistant or deputy headteacher's role. The first part of the book covers how to apply for a senior management job and successfully get through the stringent written selection criteria and complex interview process. The second part gives an overview of the role, and offers sage advice on how to juggle the diverse responsibilities involved in being a senior manager, whether you are dealing with the headteacher, other senior managers, the teaching staff, parents, local authority, governors or pupils. Using real accounts of the stresses and strains of day-to-day life from his own experiences and experiences of colleagues, the author gives practical tips on how to cope when the pressure to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is high, including how to successfully: lead and manage strategic changes; deal with difficult members of staff; give a pupil an effective telling off; support teachers in the face of disruptive pupil behaviour; deliver a good presentation to staff on a training day. This book should be read by aspiring subject leader or middle managers in the primary or secondary sector. It will also be invaluable reading for existing senior managers who want to reflect on how they are doing their job already. Paul Blum has spent 20 years working at all levels from classroom teacher to deputy headteacher in secondary schools in London. He is author of the best-selling book Surviving and Succeeding in Difficult Classrooms, 2 nd edition, also published by Routledge.Blum, Paul is the author of 'Surviving And Succeeding in Senior School Management Getting in And Getting on', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415392594 and ISBN 0415392594.