Using case studies from eighteen secondary schools the authors analyse the effectiveness of a range of management styles and offer practical advice on how to effectively manage resources within a school setting.

Jane Martin, Jane Martin Nfa, Hywel Thomas

Preface Part I Linking resources to improvement 1 Resources and improvement 2 Reforming resource management 3 The cost-effective school Part II Resourcing improvement in practice 4 Managing resources for improvement in 15 schools 5 Broome School: encouraging growth 6 Skelton High School: initiating and supporting improvement 7 Whittaker School: challenging and leading Part III Securing improvement 8 Assessing improvement 9 Sustaining improvement