The biggest single issue currently facing school managers is how they should appraise their staff and what the implications of the process are. This edited collection brings together the latest thinking on the subject, from both the UK and overseas, and places it directly in the context of school management. Issues discussed include the role of appraisal in school leadership and the role of appraisal in developing teachers. The importance of this combined with the lack of published material on the subject make this book an essential purchase for all headteachers, heads of department, INSET co-ordinators and postgraduate educational management students.

'Anyone interested in school management, from newly appointed post holders to experienced heads and performance management advisers looking over their shoulders to see if they've got it right, will find this book informative and useful.' - Mike Sullivan, Times Educational Supplement

David Middlewood is Director of School Based Programmes in the Education Management Development Unit at the University of Leicester.
Carol Cardno is Professor of Educational Management and Head of the School of Education at UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand