Performance pay for teachers : the views and experiences of heads and teachers

this Book Is The Result Of Monitoring The Whole Performance Pay Process From Its Inception In 2000 To The Present Day. The first widespread incentive pay scheme was initiated in UK schools in 2000. This book is the result of monitoring the whole process from its inception. The authors visited schools, observed lessons, and solicited the views and experiences of a large collection of teachers and headteachers. Their discoveries are presented in this lively book. They include the views of teachers who were successful in crossing the threshold, those who weren't and those who chose not to apply, and headteachers who had to make the decisions. The book focuses on the following schemes: \* headteachers' experiences of training\* the outcomes in their own school\* their relationship with external assessors\* their hopes and fears for the future\* their assessment of the influence on classroom practice\* what did teachers change and not change in their teaching as a result of performance management\* what means they employed to further their own professional development. This timely book is a useful resource for anyone involved in education, whether it be a classroom teacher, headteacher, administrator or policy-maker. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Part I: Performance-Related Pay......Page 12 1 Performance-Related Pay......Page 14 2 Research and Practice......Page 25 Part II: Threshold Assessment......Page 46 3 Crossing the Threshold......Page 48 4 Success and Failure: The Views and Experiences of Teachers......Page 70 5 Agents and Agencies......Page 94 Part III: Performance Management......Page 108 6 Performance Management in Schools: The Headteacher's Perspective......Page 110 7 Being Managed: The Teacher Perspective......Page 131 8 Performance-Related Pay in Action: Five Case Studies......Page 151 9 Paying for Performance......Page 167 Bibliography......Page 179 Index......Page 184 The first widespread incentive pay scheme was initiated in UK schools in 2000. This book is the result of monitoring the whole process from its inception to the present day, during which the authors visited schools, observed lessons, and solicited the views and experiences of a large sample of teachers