Victorian School Manager

Introduction 1 THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOL MANAGERâ"The Composition of the Managing Body Motives for managementâ"Trustees and managersâ"Vicar as sole managerâ"Subscribersâ"Collection of subscriptionsâ"Officers of committeeâ"Meetings of committeesâ"Functions of managers 2 THE VOLUNTARY SCHOOL MANAGER His Functions and Relationships with Others Managers and teachersâ"Appointment of teachersâ"Dismissal of teachersâ"The school mistressâ"Landowners and clergyâ"Agents â"Individual owners/managersâ"The influence of the Education Department: transfer of schoolsâ"Managers and H.M. Inspectors 3 SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Before 1870â"School board administration from 1870â"Election and dissolution of boardsâ"Town councils and school boardsâ"School boards and voluntary school managersâ"Non-cooperation between school managersâ"Rural school boardsâ"Financial constraints 4 THE OPERATION OF LOCAL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE SCHOOL BOARDS Organization of local managementâ"The activities of local managersâ"School board clerkâ"Local inspectorsâ"The School Board for Londonâ"Appointment of teachersâ"Later developmentsâ"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 associationsâ"Areaâ"Powers and dutiesâ"Organizing masterâ"Subscriptions and the Voluntary Schools Act 7 THE 1902 ACT AND THE RECASTING OF MANAGEMENT The Billesdon National School affairâ"Later stages of the Billâ"The acceptance of the Kenyon-Slaney amendmentâ"Foundation managersâ"The working of the Act 8 CONCLUSION