Leading Secondary English

Leading Secondary English Synopsis

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Unlock the secrets to developing an expert English department with Leading Secondary English.

Written in an accessible, conversational tone, and providing real-life experience through a variety of case studies, Leading Secondary English is the ultimate playbook to help you create and nurture an outstanding secondary school English team. Covering key areas that range from building a culture of excellence, the nuts and bolts of leadership and navigating pedagogy and assessment, Donal Hale shares his invaluable blue-print for successful English teaching and leading an education department.

Topics include:

• implementing routines and habits that maximise everyday learning- mapping a diverse and knowledge
• rich curriculum- leading department meetings that minimise admin
• enhancing subject knowledge and professional development across staff members.

A comprehensive manual that covers everything a current or aspiring secondary English lead needs to know. Leading Secondary English will help you inspire a love of literature among students and a passion for teaching across staff. It will help you increase your classroom confidence and thrive as you establish an excellent English department.

Drawing on the author's experience of leading English across 5 different schools, this title provides an account of English teaching and leadership which is up to date with current debates, particularly around curriculum design, KS3 assessment, and building knowledge.