Managing International Schools

Sonia Blandford, Marian Shaw

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2004
• Print ISBN: 9781138419902
• eBook ISBN: 9781134584673
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

It is estimated that there are some 12 000 international schools world-wide, with over 25 000 middle managers and head teachers. Within this there are several different types of international school including British schools abroad, English-speaking schools overseas, European English-speaking schools and forces schools - in spite of some differences they and their managers share certain needs for administrative efficiency. This practice-based management book for international schools provides support and development for middle and senior managers and teachers. The book concentrates on school improvement and effectiveness by drawing on best practice from international schools around the world using school-based research. It is written by a team from the Oxford Brookes Centre for Educational Management (OXCEM), the UK's most active International Schools' consultancy service. Issues discussed include teaching, learning and the curriculum, primary and secondary curriculum development, recording and reporting assessment, English as a second language, school management and staff development.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Managing International schools
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of boxes
• List of contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Copyright acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 The Nature of International School Leadership
• 2 Developing the Curriculum in International Schools
• 3 Managing Assessment in the International School
• 4 Teaching and Managing English as an Additional or Second Language in International Schools
• 5 Learning to Change and Changing to Learn
• 6 Planning: the Art of the Possible
• 7 School Improvement and Professional Development in International Schools
• 8 Improving Recruitment and Retention of Quality Overseas Teachers
• 9 Middle Management in International Schools
• 10 Managing Mixed-culture Teams in International Schools
• 11 Creating Standards and Raising Performance
• Index