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Keeping the focus clearly on learning and teaching, the authors explore the practical issues for managers at the institutional level, within the context of their need to understand and analyze key educational values and principles.
Leadership of the Curriculum: Setting the Vision
Leadership of the Curriculum: Setting the Vision
Introduction
This chapter considers the curriculum management and leadership of the most senior professionals in a school or college. For the purposes of the chapter these are seen as principals/headteachers and vice-principals/ deputy headteachers although in some establishments they will include those with titles such as ‘assistant principal’/‘assistant headteacher’. Although such people have many specific responsibilities, the assumption is made that the ‘core business’ of a school or college being effective learning then the overriding responsibility of the senior staff is the curriculum. The chapter considers the importance of their roles and suggests there are four main aspects to the effective fulfilling of these roles:
- Having a view of the whole curriculum.
- Ensuring accountability for ...
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