This practical guide for school managers deals with the important issue of appraisal. It introduces techniques to help measure performance in and set targets for the school, and covers issues in appraisal, including staff development, evidence-gathering and assessment criteria, target-setting and training for appraisers and those being appraised; the legal framework, consisting of a straightforward summary of the Government's requirements as expressed in the Statutory Orders and the Circular; and appraisal in action, including self-evaluation, initial meeting, classroom observation, the appraisal interview, interview skills, monitoring and supporting, resolving disputes and managing the process.