Shortcut to Writing a Departmental Handbook

Guide to writing a departmental handbook, with an editable template written in word. Ideal for new heads of department and anyone wishing to improve their own material.

  • Great for inspections and INSET
  • Clear structure
  • Examples included - annotated to give you the theory as well as the practice

An easily customisable, complete Departmental Handbook in a fraction of the time it would take to write your own. I would recommend this for any HoD who is worried that their current handbook is not going to be sufficient to get them though the next inspection

N Walker, Head of Department, Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (2508)

An easily customisable, complete Departmental Handbook in a fraction of the time it would take to write your own. I would recommend this for any HoD who is worried that their current handbook is not going to be sufficient to get them though the next inspection.

N Walker, Head of Department, Peer Reviewer

The Departmental Handbook and guidelines were very comprehensive and would seem to meet the needs of schools preparing for an inspection.

P Chapman, Head of Department, Independent Reviewer

Very informative and well laid out. Useful resource for a school to purchase ... Clear details of what needs to be in a handbook, with justifications linked to what the inspectors are looking for ... I think it would be best used as part of an inset, where current best practise could be shared within a school. This would then allow discussion and concensous within an organisation to produce uniform documents across the whole school ... Document does exactly what it states its objectives are, and will be of a great aid when I update current handbook ... The step by step approach would help standardise handbooks within a school

S Walker, 2nd in Department & Peer Reviewer

nice explanations for each section - not patronising, would be useful to someone not used to ofsted inspections - gives you an idea what to expect

S Rule, Head of Department & Peer Reviewer

easy to read

W Morgan, Head of Department & Peer Reviewer

If a school has no handbook or one needed urgent review then this will help

A Kay, Head of Department & Peer Reviewer