""A Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders" is a distillation of the key skills and attitudes that you will need to possess if you are to survive and indeed thrive in such a situation. It highlights examples of good, bad and questionable practice from college leaders and managers of all ages. It is a handbook of practical advice and tried and tested approaches to the many problems and challenges that you are likely to face." - David Collins, CBE. This is the definitive survival guide to leading and managing a FE College for College Leaders and Senior Managers. The tremendously experienced and successful College Principal, David Collins, covers every aspect of running a College, from shaping the organisation and communicating a vision to planning and marketing the programme right through to dealing with people and improving quality. Accessibly and engagingly written, and packed with real-life examples, this book will prove essential reading for ambitious senior staff in the FE sector.
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Serves as a guide to leading and managing a FE College for College Leaders and Senior Managers. This title covers various aspects of running a College, from shaping the organisation and communicating a vision to planning and marketing the programme right through to dealing with people and improving quality.
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Introduction; Chapter One: Preparing to Lead; Chapter Two: Entering the Fray; Chapter Three: Shaping the Organisation; Chapter Four: Communicating the Vision; Chapter Five: Planning and Marketing the Programme; Chapter Six: Designing a Delivery Structure; Chapter Seven: Providing Resources; Chapter Eight: Dealing with People; Chapter Nine: Examining Performance and Improving Quality; Chapter Ten: Changing a Culture; Conclusions; Further Resources.
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"This is intended to be a practical handbook of every aspect of running a college, and this author would seem well-qualified to write it." The Teacher Trainer, vol 21, no 3
Suitable for senior managers, aspiring College Heads and College Principals in FE
The Essential FE Toolkit is a series on further education (FE) for teachers and college leaders. The series boasts 24 specialist, fact-filled volumes written by FE experts with significant knowledge and experience in their individual fields. Competitively priced, compact and accessible, each book should prove essential reading for FE lecturers and managers.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780826490810
Publisert
2006-10-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
200 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144

Forfatter

Biographical note

Dr David Collins is Principal/Chief Executive of South Cheshire College, UK. He has just recently been made a CBE for services to Further Education.