How to Build Communication Success in Your School: A Guide for School Leaders

This book provides a step-by-step guide for best practice communication within schools for parents, governors and the community. Aligned to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers, it sets out an ‘inside out’ approach to creating and communicating a compelling vision for schools, building leadership communication skills and supporting the management of day-to-day communications in schools. Packed full of strategies to help attract and retain the best teachers, improve the effectiveness of leadership and management, build the reputation of the school, work with parents and achieve better academic results, this is essential reading for headteachers and school leaders.

This book provides a step-by-step guide to achieve best practice communication within schools. Communication is a critical component in building strong partnerships with parents, attracting and retaining the best teachers, building and protecting a school’s reputation and, ultimately, in ensuring that students can be at their best.

Aligned to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers (2015), as well as Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate requirements, it provides an ‘inside out’ approach to create and communicate a compelling vision, building leadership communication skills and supporting the day-to-day management of communication in schools.

Full of practical strategies, audit tools and planning materials to help develop your communication approach, this guide covers key topics such as:

• attracting and retaining the best teachers;
• improving the effectiveness of leadership and management;
• building the reputation of the school;
• working with parents; and
• knowing what to do in a crisis.

How to Build Communication Success in Your School is essential reading for headteachers, school leaders and all those interested in education management and leadership.