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

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.

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Donal Hale provides a wealth of practical advice, supported by step-by-step processes and real-life case studies, making the guidance both actionable and grounded in classroom experience. The accessible style, aided by clear sub-headings, allows readers to engage with the text flexibly - whether reading cover to cover or dipping into specific sections as needed.
Although the book is rooted in the context of an English department, particularly in its discussion of curriculum and pedagogy, many of its insights are transferable and will resonate with leaders across other subject areas.

Leading Secondary English is a valuable resource for both new and experienced middle leaders seeking to build and sustain a thriving department.