ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses that the headteacher is legally accountable for the curriculum and the efficient running of the school and his particular role in relation to innovation. To have a headteacher who displays his knowledge of innovation and who imparts this to his staff will give them increased confidence as well as greater competence to bring about the innovation. The role of the head as a teacher of teachers has been mentioned but in some cases this may be insufficient and in others unavailable. The book helps headteachers to respond in a professional manner. It discloses a theoretical stance and yet it is well known that there is a tendency among many teachers to disregard theory. The book presents the theories that perhaps best described as emergent and they need to be tested in the field.
