ABSTRACT
Teachers qualify for, and enter, the profession because they are good communicators, able to instil knowledge, skills, ideas and concepts in their pupils. It might seem unnecessary, therefore, to include this supplement on communication. However, the skills of communication required at all levels of management must be of a high standard, simply because of the number and variety of the potential recipients of such communication. All lists of ‘standards’, including the National Standards, which are expected of middle and senior managers will contain reference to the skill of communication, e.g. ‘communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with the headteacher, other staff, pupils, parents, governors, external agencies and the wider community, including business and industry’ (National Standards for Subject Leaders, TTA 1998).
