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Ch. 1. What Makes A Great School? -- Ch. 2. Starting Out: The Transition From Primary To Secondary School -- Ch. 3. The Drive For Continuous Improvement -- Ch. 4. How To Turn Around A Failing School -- Ch. 5. Accountability, Transparency And Choice: The Value Of Specialism -- Ch. 6. Using Data To Improve Performance -- Ch. 7. Teamwork: Teachers, Trainees And Teaching Assistants -- Ch. 8. Broad And Balanced Learning -- Ch. 9. Term Times, Timetables And Changing Classrooms -- Ch. 10. Discipline And Attendance -- Ch. 11. Inspection And Audit -- Ch. 12. Provision For Children With Special Educational Needs -- Ch. 13. Schools Helping Schools: The Value Of Partnerships -- Ch. 14. Turning The Rhetoric Of School Choice Into Reality -- Ch. 15. Lessons From Abroad -- Ch. 16. Good Schools Manage Their Finances Well And Learn How To Raise Sponsorship -- Ch. 17. New Ways Of Learning Using Ict And Structural Change -- Ch. 18. Can We Transform Our Schools? Yril Taylor And Conor Ryan.