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Planning Matters : The Impact of Development Planning in Primary Schools
Planning Matters The Impact of Development Planning in Primary Schools Author:Barbara MacGilchrist, Peter Mortimore, Jane Stedman, Charles R Beresford Development plans have become a feature of almost every school in the UK and most policy-makers and practitioners assume that by having such a plan a school will become more effective. But do they really make a difference? What impact does a development plan have on the management and organisation of the school, on the professional development o... more »f teachers and, most importantly, on pupils learning in the classroom? Can the development planning process be used as a school improvement strategy or would schools be better investing their time and energy in other ways? This book seeks to answer these questions. It tells the story of a three-year study into the impact of development planning in nine primary schools. It reveals that only certain types of plans lead to tangible improvements, and it describes the characteristics of such plans.The findings of this study have important implications, not only for policy-makers, but for all who work in and with schools.« less