This text provides an evaluation of headteachers' tasks, including categories and specific tasks. It also contains a list of heads' preferred personality characteristics, indicating their favourite ways of working, leadership styles and team roles.

This fascinating book fills the need for a precise and up-to-date picture of the Headhunter's job. It allows the assessment process either for selection and recruitment, or for management development purposes, to meet equal opportunities' requirements and be as accurate and objective as possible. Provided within is a rigorous evaluation of Heads' roles including categories and specific tasks; time management factors; and, for the first time in the educational world, a comprehensive database has been built of Heads' preferred personality characteristics including their favored ways of working, leadership styles and team roles.