Victorian School Manager

Introduction 1 THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOL MANAGER-The Composition of the Managing Body Motives for management-Trustees and managers-Vicar as sole manager-Subscribers-Collection of subscriptions-Officers of committee-Meetings of committees-Functions of managers 2 THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOL MANAGER His Functions and Relationships with Others Managers and teachers-Appointment of teachers-Dismissal of teachers-The school mistress-Landowners and clergy-Agents -Individual owners/managers-The influence of the Education Department: transfer of schools-Managers and H.M. Inspectors 3 SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Before 1870-School board administration from 1870-Election and dissolution of boards-Town councils and school boards-School boards and voluntary school managers-Non-cooperation between school managers-Rural school boards-Financial constraints 4 THE OPERATION OF LOCAL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE SCHOOL BOARDS Organization of local management-The activities of local managers-School board clerk-Local inspectors-The School Board for London-Appointment of teachers-Later developments-Qualifications of managers 5 ISSUES AFFECTING THE APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL MANAGERS 6 INNOVATION IN ADMINISTRATION: THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATIONS Governing bodies and the work of the voluntary schools associations-Area-Powers and duties-Organizing master-Subscriptions and the Voluntary Schools Act 7 THE 1902 ACT AND THE RECASTING OF MANAGEMENT The Billesdon National School affair-Later stages of the Bill-The acceptance of the Kenyon-Slaney amendment-Foundation managers-The working of the Act 8 CONCLUSION