How to be a Successful Deputy Head Book

	Why the job is important
1	What do the adverts say?	3
2	On arrival	8
3	Now you are in post	12
4	Your day-to-day world	15
5	Your reputation	17
6	Your teaching	21
7	Relationships with teachers	25
8	Working with your staff	28
9	Saying no	33
10	Stress	35
11	Staff grievances	38
12	Staff discipline	40
13	Your relationship with the headteacher	44
14	Working with the office	47
15	Maintaining a wider perspective	49
16	Creating the school development plan	53
17	Using data	55
18	Managing the timetable and curriculum	58
19	Dealing with finances and the budget	67
20	Evaluating your school	75
21	Improving an underachieving department	78
22	Making appointments	82
23	Training your staff	86
24	Dealing with staff attendance	89
25	Innovate!	93
26	Cover	95
27	Holding management meetings	97
28	Maintaining effective primary liaison	99
29	Managing behaviour	103
30	Excluding students	108
31	Dealing with bullying	114
32	Managing medical needs	117
33	Legal issues	123
34	Work-life balance	127
35	Emergencies	130
36	Dealing with parents	133
37	The press	140
38	How your school is judged	143
39	Moving on	149
40	A career plan?	153
41	Responsibility	155
42	Now is the time to say goodbye ...	158
43	And finally	160