Results day
Description
Andy Barnard and Jo Polle are both new Heads of Department. Andy is Head of Geography at St Peter's School in Gloucester. At 25 he is an excellent classroom teacher, but can he learn to manage a department of experienced staff--most of whom hold senior positions in the school? Jo leads a staff of nearly 40 as Head of Learning Development at Waingel's College in Reading. An experienced manager from Further Education, her challenge is learning to cope in a school. In this series we follow both Jo and Andy throughout their first crucial summer term, gaining a fascinating and genuine insight into what it's like to start in the middle.It's judgement day as the GCSE results come in. Did Andy get the results he wanted and beat his predecessor? What have our teachers learnt this year and what are their plans for the future?
Runtime
14 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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