Creating an Excellent School

<p>Originally published in 1989. The pursuit of excellence is much discussed with reference to education but the question remains ’How can a school become excellent?’ This book demonstrates that excellence depends on good management which in turn depends not only on a clear understanding of good management theory but on the ability to translate theory into practice. </p><p>The authors offer profound insights into three crucial areas of leadership: culture structure and public accountability. Drawing on areas outside education such as advertising and business they discuss many innovations that are already current - flexitime the vertical curriculum mastery learning community support - and depict ways in which these can be brought together into a total educational experience. More strikingly however they look ahead examining the potential changes to our concept of schooling: for instance those brought about by the growth of information technology. This book emphasises that at the heart of outstanding schooling are visionary leadership a clear sense of purpose and creatively conceived and flexible support structures.</p>