Schools Are Made Up From Various Members Of Staff

Being a school governor means being part of a team of up to 21 governors (although smaller schools may have less governors) this includes the head teacher.

Describe the roles of external professionals who may work with a school e.g. educational psychologist

The role of the SENCo has developed through government policy and undergone significant changes in the past decade with the introduction of the statutory SEN Code of Practice 2001 which states that the role of the SENCo includes identifying and placing pupils in need of special educational provision on a graduated system, liaising with parents and other professionals in regards to children with SEND and advising and supporting other practitioners in the field amongst other responsibilities.

The executive branch consists of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Land Commissioner, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, the three-member Texas Railroad Commission, the State Board of Education, and the Secretary of State. Texas has a plural executive branch system, which limits the power of the Governor. Except for the Secretary of State, all executive officers are elected independently, making them directly answerable to the public but not the Governor. The executive branch also includes several boards and commissions that are made up of a mixture of elections and gubernatorial appointments confirmed by the Senate. In addition, there are many independent boards, commissions, and agencies that operate independently of the governor. Power is decentralized among many officials. Although the governor appoints over 3,000 individuals to 285-plus state boards and commissions, he has very limited removal authority and thus, has little control over the executive branch. Even with the Governor appointing several members of boards and commissions, the overall effect is a large network of administrative groups that neither the

This is a team normally made up of the head teacher and the deputy head. However, it does depend on the size of the school as the team may be a lot bigger and a lot more varied. Often within this team we may find assistant head teachers or even senior teachers who are responsible for particular things like leading one of the key stages or even something like all the assessments across the school. The role of senior management team is to set the strategic direction of the school and then to manage this, they will lead any changes and they will generally make sure that the school is doing

There are many different types of professionals who can offer support to children who are not following the expected pattern of development, the support is usually coordinated by the schools, SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator). If a child starts school with a disability the SENCO will have been informed by the child’s parents prior to the child starting. The child may already be receiving support from a number of professionals. For example a child with a physical disability may well be receiving treatment from a physiotherapist, with exercises given to

The SENCO takes day to day responsibility for the operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination if the provision made for individual children with special educational needs, working closely with staff, parents/carers and other agencies.

anybody who has anything to do with the school. These also exist so that parents, staff, governors

The special educational needs (SEN) team are supported by a very active group who make sure that they provide a range of activities to meet the needs of our ever growing community of special schools, as well as colleagues in mainstream primary and secondary schools.

The special educational needs (SEN) team are supported by a very active group who make sure that they provide a range of activities to meet the needs of our ever growing community of special schools, as well as colleagues in mainstream primary and secondary schools. Their aim is to work together to ensure good practice to promote effective approaches to enhance the students learning with Special educational needs.

The superintendent needs to take the lead on creating a formal plan, keeping in mind that the school board has the final decision making power as far as resource allocation and making a proposal official policy. However, leading a process does not mean drafting it single handedly. Gaining staff and community buy-in will be essential if the plan is going to be a success.

Sadofsky (2000) mentioned the faculty at the school are called staff members. Their job is to, "sometimes teach, as do many of the kids, but their main purpose is to be there as resources, as people who help make sure the school is running properly, as role models

An effective, cotemporary superintendent not only has to be an instructional leader, he or she must also be a strong manager. As such, they are required to have knowledge and understanding of fiscal management, facility management, pupil transportation, and food services. According to the text, management and leadership are interdependent roles and are needed to for effective education. There are several challenges for superintendents as it relates to their ability to efficiently and effectively manage the organization.

Within Firestone the administrative staff is composed of five individuals. There is a head principal, three assistant principals and a dean of students. Each person plays an integral role in making sure the school runs in an orderly fashion. To ensure the building continues to run in an orderly fashion the head principal has assigned each person a particular job. Each person in an administrative position helps to conduct teacher evaluations. There are about 101 staff members so each principal takes a department or two and evaluates the teachers. From there the three assistant principals have split the alphabet and works with the students in their certain group. They deal with discipline and any other issues the student may have in the building. As of last year the dean of students was only in the building for two days, so he dealt with student tardies and filled in if one of the assistant principals were out.

Administrators – These people securely manage the data for the other three groups below. Admins manage the data tracking for student’s data, including their progress, finances/school transactions, attendance and also supply student’s results to the New Zealand education department.