KEY ISSUES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS addresses the main issues in secondary education and their implications for schools. It is presented in a convenient A to Z format, which enables readers to quickly find topics of immediate or particular interest.

Includes essential information on:

- accreditation of pupils

- careers education and guidance

- discipline

- leadership and management

- transition from primary to secondary school.

Each section ends with a series of points for action, selective suggestions for further reading and addresses of useful contacts. It is intended for a wide range of people professionally concerned with education, from headteachers and governors to BEd and PGCE students. It is a reference book that no secondary school should be without.