ABSTRACT

On learning that you are to become the subject manager for history, you may feel a sense of pleasurable anticipation at this opportunity. If this is followed by a concern about the weight of the task ahead, and a temporary questioning of your own ability and suitability for leadership, this is a perfectly normal response. What is important is that you understand that everyone has these doubts. The crucial question to ask isHow can I do the best job possible, for the children, the school and my colleagues? This opening chapter is intended to give you support in a practical way, so that you have a temporary survival kit to help you in the early stages as a subject manager.