Ultimate FE Leadership and Management Handbook [Paperback]

This wonderfully accessible guide will introduce senior and middle managers in FE to practical strategies to encourage successful, good quality leadership and management in further education institutions. It will introduce strategic and operational leadership and management theories underlying these strategies, their practical implementation in institutions, and place within further education in the UK. The book will help readers to understand important factors to take into consideration when planning for effective strategic and operational leadership and management of FE institutions. A 'how to' guide to some key tasks for leader-managers is outlined to ensure a clear focus is maintained on learners, staff, high quality provision and good standards in leadership and management, while meeting inspectorate and external audit requirements.

IntroductionChapter One:Leading and managing FE InstitutionsChapter Two:Leadership in FE Chapter Three:Management in FE Chapter Four:'Senior' versus 'middle' management roles Chapter Five:Problems with Leadership and Management Chapter Six:Formal and informal models of leadership Chapter Seven:Links between theory and practice Chapter Eight:Managing for excellent high quality provision Chapter Nine:Diversity and authenticity in management Chapter Ten:Lessons from outstanding leader-managers Chapter Eleven:Bringing out the leader-manager within youChapter Twelve: Conclusion
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