Managing Staff for Improved Performance: Human Resource Management in Schools by

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Managing Staff for Improved Performance provides a comprehensive guide to people management in schools, giving school leaders and managers clear insights into how to develop employee performance and ensure high quality service in education. Middlewood and Abbott explore human resource management (HRM) theory and practice, drawing on examples from a wide-range of school contexts across many different countries. They examine what is meant by all levels of performance, from excellent to poor, and offer strategies for evaluating the performance of all staff – starting with the school leader. The authors also explore a range of issues including recruitment, performance-related pay, working with unions and other professional organisations, engaging stakeholders and the thorny issues around dismissal procedures.Throughout this comprehensive guide for aspiring and practising school leaders, the emphasis is on taking a proactive and positive approach with a view to developing a culture within the organisation which only accepts very effective performance, and supports the style and approach of the school leader.

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David Middlewood is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Educational Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. Ian Abbott is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Table of Contents

List of FiguresAbout The AuthorsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsPart one: Issues in Managing Staff Performance1. The Changing Context for Managing Performance2. Understanding Issues in Staff Management3. Developing a Positive Culture for Managing Staff Performance4. Identifying Different Levels of PerformancePart two: Analysing and Addressing the Issues5. Examining the Leader's Role6. Understanding Factors Affecting Staff Performance7. Support Strategies to Help Improve Performance8. Managing Under-PerformancePart three: Developing Effective Partnerships9. Managing Staff Departures10. Working with Unions and Professional Associations11. Engaging with Other Stakeholders12. Conclusions and ReflectionsReferencesSubject index

Review

It combines theory and practice in educational leadership and management in a way few other books on the market do. * Anthony Thorpe, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Education Leadership and Management, University of Roehampton, UK *A comprehensive text which covers the main points on this complex subject. It is an 'easy' read in that the text flows and the topics follow logically. It could be used for Management courses for those specifically designed for teachers and/or as an example on generic management courses on the public sector. * Denise Robinson, formerly Director, Huddersfield University Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (HUDCETT), School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK *Middlewood and Abbott are well placed to understand both the pressures on schools' staffs and the need for more than sympathy regarding the challenges of the current and fast changing schools' system. The authors concentrate on practical ways that staff can be developed and improve for their benefit, the school and pupils.The book offers comprehensive coverage moving from the impact of government policies, the vital importance of establishing an empowering culture in schools for staff to thrive and achieve, and guidelines for strategies for supporting effective performance management. It is therefore, a must read for anyone with an interest in, or involvement with the development of schools' staff. * Sue Robinson, former headteacher, National Leader of Education and Development Director of a Multi Academy Trust, UK *A very practical and readable text which provides students with an opportunity to relate theory to practice. The cases studies serve to give context and meaning to a complex topic. * Rose Envy, Teeside University, UK *

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A comprehensive guide to managing people in schools.

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It combines theory and practice in educational leadership and management in a way few other books on the market do.

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A comprehensive guide to managing people in schools.

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Focuses on a core area of educational leadership and management courses: staff development and school improvement

Details ISBN1474262058 Author Dr David Middlewood Short Title MANAGING STAFF FOR IMPROVED PE Language English ISBN-10 1474262058 ISBN-13 9781474262057 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-01-12 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Human Resource Management in Schools Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 371.201 Illustrations 8 bw illus NZ Release Date 2017-01-12 UK Release Date 2017-01-12 Edited by Claire Webster Birth 1952 Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-01-11 Pages 216 We've got this

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