Download or read book Lifting Our Heads: The challenge facing our schools: a call-to-arms for the independent sector written by Alex McGrath and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headmaster Alex McGrath investigates the challenges facing independent schools and issues a 'call to arms' for school leaders to embrace changing times. He considers whether providing value for money is the most important issue affecting independent schools today and draws on interviews with more than 30 Heads to discover how they are meeting the challenge of providing the highest standards of education and pupil care while balancing the books.