Effective change leading to school improvement is the focus of this practical text. Designed to be dipped into, or read as a whole, the contributors recount their experiences of effecting change in schools in one inner-city LEA.

School Improvement - Relating Theory to the Practice; The LEA's Role in School Improvement; Background to the Project; The Project Manager's Story; The Co-ordinators' and Heads' Stories; Case Studies of the Project Schools; The Evaluation; The Epilogue.