Spiritual and Moral Development in Schools

Description

This book is designed to serve as a personal development resource for all who work in schools and have responsibility for the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils. It provides materials for staff development activities and resources for use in classrooms. The first section covers the background, relating to the Every Child Matters agenda; the second section offers practical strategies for implementing the key components of spiritual and moral development as outlined in the first section.

Professor John West-Burnham is a writer, teacher and consultant in education leadership with a particular interest in leadership learning and development, and learning in schools and communities. He has been a school teacher, teacher trainer and education officer, and has held posts in five universities. He is Professor of Educational Leadership at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. John is the author or editor of 23 books and he has worked in 21 countries. Vanessa Huws Jones is currently a School Improvement Adviser for North Yorkshire Local Authority, having previously enjoyed nine challenging and rewarding years as a primary headteacher. She is a tutor on the National Professional Qualification for Headship programme. She supports school leadership teams through the National Strategies Consultant Leaders programme. She also coaches on the National College Leading from the Middle programme. She is an Ofsted Inspector and was recently invited to participate on the pilot Executive Leadership programme. Vanessa regularly speaks at conferences and seminars at both regional and international level.