Now extensively revised for its Third Edition, this widely recommended best-seller brings managing of people, the organization and change right up-to-date. OFSTED inspection, the management of quality, health and safety, and new case studies are some of the new material added to this new edition. Regular users suggested adding discussion topics to each chapter, and the much-used personal applications, exercises and questionnaires which make the book so practical, have been retained and updated. The authors’ direct and readable style makes this an essential introduction to the basic issues of school management today.Both authors have extensive experience of management, management development and consultancy in both education and industry, and write as practitioners of both management and training, using theory to support practice. Being at the leading edge of important developments in this field, they accurately target the vital issues of school management.