Book excerpt: This must-read guide to being a primary headteacher is filled with practical guidance, tips and advice on all aspects of headship to support and inspire new, current and aspiring headteachers. Written by a headteacher with over 14 years' experience at the helm, The Headteacher's Handbook is the indispensable manual to understanding the role as both an instructional coach and community leader. With a kind and compassionate tone, Rae Snape presents invaluable advice, models, research, motivational quotes and self-reflection questions on a wealth of topics. This includes: - developing and communicating the vision for your school - building a staff team - handling an Ofsted inspection - ensuring inclusion, equality and diversity in your setting - curriculum and assessment design - managing the day-to-day – the finances, health and safety, behaviour and everything in-between! The book features examples from Rae's own experiences as well as contributions from some of the most influential and forward-thinking school leaders today, including Dr Kulvarn Atwal, Mary Myatt, Remi Atoyebi, Paul Dix and Christalla Jamil. Also featuring a foreword by Professor Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, and Sir David Carter's popular framework First 100 Days in Headship, The Headteacher's Handbook is a compendium of all you need to excel as a headteacher.