Education

62% of teachers in secondary schools are women but only 39% of secondary headteachers are female Only 7% of women in education will attempt to negotiate their initial salary offer, compared to 57% of their male counterparts 1 in 4 teachers who quit...

Settle family disputes with a Scrabble dictionary! The perfect companion to settle family Scrabble squabbles. This new, easy-to-use, paperback contains words between 2-8 letters in length and gives short, succinct definitions to help players...

- Britain's best-selling school atlas - now in its 100th edition- Recommended for Key Stage 4, GCSE and A-level in England and Wales (Scottish National Qualifications/Highers) and international schools.- Fully updated to reflect the latest changes in the...

The second adventure in Maz Evans's laugh-out-loud funny Vi Spy series! PRAISE FOR THE SERIES: 'Twists, turns, spies and surprises. What more do you want? Tears? Laughter? Maz Evans delivers them all.' FRANK ...

Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of adventure stories, develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote...

Help the students with concerning behaviors without detentions, suspensions, expulsions, paddling, restraint, and seclusion In the newly revised Second Edition of Lost and Found, distinguished child psychologist Dr. Ross W. Greene delivers an insightful...

Instant English lessons - learn in a flash! TEFL Lesson Plans For Dummies is a ready-made course manual for TEFL teachers. With fully fleshed-out lessons, activities, tools, games, and resources, this book contains what is essentially an instant TEFL...

In "Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes", Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often...

A Doll's House/Ghosts/Pillars of the Community/An Enemy of the People'Our home has never been anything other than a play-house. I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Daddy's doll-child'These four plays established Ibsen as the leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914602061Author George OrwellFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build knowledge of Economics through active learning with the latest Powell textbook, featuring quantitative skills practice and brand new case studies...

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. An excellent world atlas for everyday use at home or work, representing broad coverage at a great price. Clear, authoritative Times atlas mapping fully updated...

There are many models of schooling; some work, some don't. Mastery is an entire model of schooling with over 100 years of provenance, its impact has been researched for decades, with many of the world's greatest education minds testing and refining the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101873854Author Norman LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 276g

A Times book of the year A Guardian book of the year 'Magnificent'The Times 'Dazzling' New Statesman 'It filled me with hope' Zadie Smith What happens to our behaviour when we live most of our lives...

The Tale of Sinuhe, from c.1875 BC, has been acclaimed as the supreme masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian poetry, a perfect fusion of monumental, dramatic, and lyrical styles, and a passionate probing of its culture's ideals and anxieties. This anthology...

When the volcano Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago, the city of Pompeii disappeared under the ash. Four hundred years ago, Pompeii was rediscovered. The ash had preserved Pompeii so well that buildings, mosaics, statues and other artefacts have survived...

Film analysis made easy. Build your students' confidence in their language abilities and help them develop the skills needed to critique their chosen work: putting it into context, understanding the themes and director's technique, as well as specialist...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level Subject: German First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 This course delivers content to equip students with the grammar and structures...

Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this...

Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. At first glance, Turkey may seem Westernized and entirely "modern"-but appearances can be misleading. It is above all a land of contrasts, a heady mixture of Oriental etiquette and ultramodern city...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583947708Author Mark StephensFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

A visual journey through 100 years of wedding styles and dresses, Vintage Weddings takes a close look at the key periods, diverse styles, iconoclastic designers, significant ceremonies and cultural influences in wedding fashions. Organized...

This practical book covers issues related to suicide risk, prevention and postvention in Higher and Further Education communities. Compiled by 37 experts, it is an authoritative guide to an issue that is causing increasingly large concern for FE and HE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620921463Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 455gDimensions(mm)...

Although we are materially better off than ever before, surveys show that we are depressed and listless. In his revolutionary book, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard shows that happiness is not just an emotion, but a skill that can be developed. Free of...

A colourful workbook to help children learn about geometry and shapes using the Maths Mastery approach!It's time to master the world of maths with this brand new workbook developed by experts to cover all the essential skills for children in the first...

Pupil Book Study is a window into the 'lived experience' of pupils, as opposed to just the observed experience. It is also a mirror in which to reflect professional practice and identify what helps learning, and what hinders it by outlining clear and...

Collins International Primary Maths supports best practice in primary maths teaching, whilst encouraging teacher professionalism and autonomy. A wealth of supporting digital assets are provided for every lesson, including slideshows, tools and games to...

Written by trusted author Geoff Barton, this new edition of a classroom favourite has been completely rewritten to support the latest Key Stage 3 requirements. It includes clear progression through reading levels, with a focus on building essential...

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style,...

Just like the real thing - only shorter! Help your child prepare for the SATS with these bite-sized National test papers. This book offers 12 mini-tests - including Reasoning and Arithmetic papers. Question types and mark...

Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a...

Contains many features to aid learning and teaching: Activities and Reflections provide additional ideas for lessons and homework tasks. Case studies and Theory in Practices add the important real-world focus, so you don't have to spend time looking for...

Here is the perfect introduction to contemporary fiction from the world's most spoken language. These eight short stories, with parallel translations, offer students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without...

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Successfully develop the key language skills that students must demonstrate across the National 5 English assessments. Covering reading, writing, talking...

An eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle...

Helping children make the transition between Reception and Year One is a challenge. When done well it can have a significant impact on children's emotional and academic development, but when done badly it can set some children's development back by up to...

Written in three weeks of creative inspiration, Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus (1923) is well known for its enigmatic power and lyrical intensity. The essays in this volume forge a new path in illuminating the philosophical significance of this...

Exam board: EdexcelLevel: A-levelSubject: Religious StudiesFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017Build, reinforce and assess students' knowledge throughout their course; tailored to the 2016 Edexcel A level specification and brought to...