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`Education policy is now a global matter and all the more complex for that. Mark Olssen, John Codd and Ann-Marie O'Neill do us an invaluable service in producing a carefully theorised guide to current issues and key concerns - this is an important,...

Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can create an ethic of care and justice that makes schools safer and happier,...

What will the schools of the future look like? What will guide their design, and what is happening now to create them? As we enter the age of disruption and hyperchange, it has become increasingly clear that our education systems are not adequate to the...

Only two roles are statutorily required in maintained schools, the Headteacher and the SENCO, and of these, only the SENCO is required to be a qualified teacher, demonstrating just how vital SENCOs are. But being the SENCO can be a lonely role as there...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648353904Author Anita CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Publicious Pty LtdPublisher Publicious Pty LtdWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Leadership, Capacity Building and School Improvement provides a fresh and original perspective on the most important issues confronting today's practitioners and academics in the field of educational leadership. New and exciting concepts are introduced...

The ideal school leader is often portrayed heroically, as someone who is able to drive forward an agenda of change and improvement whatever the challenges. Yet the experience of school leadership is more complex. School leaders often find gaps between...

`This edition is more focussed on the leadership demands of managers both within the school and its community. This book can be used as a source of reference for anyone on a school manager position, written by people who practice management on...

We live in a challenging, complex, inter-connected and unpredictable world beset by a range of seemingly insoluble problems. But, says Michael Fullan-an internationally acclaimed authority on organizational change-we have an increasing understanding of...

Part of the Improving Schools series. To be published with several other titles in this series in April 2005. Improving Schools Through Collaborative Learning shows how school improvement can be enhanced through action research by practioners, especially...

The second edition includes refinements to reflect current best practices in administering a family child care program. This easy-to-use instrument assesses: Qualifications and Professional Development, Income and Benefits, Work Environment, Fiscal...

Get ready to be an effective digital leader, influencer, disruptor, and catalyst for change in the digital world!As a leader you need to constantly evolve to achieve sustained success. The world is being transformed by Digital. The pace of change is...

Developments in AI, robotics and big data are changing the nature of education. Yet the implications of these technologies for the teaching profession are uncertain. While most educators remain convinced of the need for human teachers, outside the...

Now more than ever, the health and safety of children requires the collaboration of educators, program administrators, healthcare professionals, communities, and families. Understanding children's health; creating, implementing, and following sound ...

What does it mean to be "an excellent teacher?" To Dorothy Heathcote, one of this century's most respected educational innovators, it means seeing one's pupils as they really are, shunning labels and stereotypes. It means taking risks: putting aside...

Teachers, are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed out by the demands of your job? Do you struggle to find time for yourself amidst the chaos of the classroom, whether that's in person, or virtual? We understand that being a teacher can be a challenging...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781923116535Author Matt PitmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Amba PressPublisher Amba Press

Teachers are brain changers. Thus it would seem obvious that an understanding of the brain - the organ of learning - would be critical to a teacher's readiness to work with students. Unfortunately, in traditional public, public-charter, private,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2006.Book InformationISBN 9780767917872Author Cal NewportFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Random House...

`Leaders and Leadership in Education makes a significant contribution to improvement literature. It will challenge school managers taking headship and leadership qualifications, or any reader with a serious interest in reconceptualising leadership for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959419259Author Brad JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Teachergoals PublishingPublisher Teachergoals PublishingWeight(grams)...

Streamline your workflow and bring your vision to life The Together Leader is a practical handbook for the busy mission-driven leader. With an emphasis on time management, the book provides all of the tools, templates, and checklists necessary for...

This book provides a solid understanding of why boys behave as they do along with a multitude of tried-and-tested approaches for encouraging positive behaviour.This book is essential reading for teachers and all those working with children and teenagers...

Project based learning (PBL) is gaining renewed attention with the current focus on college and career readiness and the performance-based emphases of Common Core State Standards, but only high-quality versions can deliver the beneficial outcomes that...

Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay offers a timely analysis of professional dissatisfaction that challenges the common explanation of burnout. Featuring the voices of educators, the book offers concrete lessons...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525533733Author Robert PondiscioFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

`In Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management, Mike Wallace and Louise Poulson provide students with an eminently usable text. Although the theoretical underpinnings and conceptualizations of leadership issues invariably...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307589828Author Jane NelsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

Since its original publication in 1970, this landmark book byWilliam Perry has remained the cornerstone of much of the studentdevelopment research that followed. Using research conducted withHarvard undergraduates over a fifteen-year period, Perry...

The School Handbook for Dual and Multiple Exceptionality (DME) offers a range of practical strategies to support SENCOs, GATCOs, school leaders and governors in developing effective provision for children that have both High Learning Potential and...

Be bold. Think big. Change Schools. Everyday we're problem solving-but deep down we know the system is no longer working. Do we just keep trying harder, or do we dare to transform how we "do school?" In The Drivers: Transforming Learning for Students,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416615286Author Robyn R JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

A perfectly timed book for the educational resistance-those of us who believe in public schools Culture wars have engulfed our schools. Extremist groups are seeking to ban books, limit what educators can teach, and threaten the very foundations of...

"This book will challenge, enlighten, and transform. The authors invite us to re-examine our core values as educational leaders, reconsider our priorities, and place the humanity of children at the center of our work."-Nancy Skerritt, Assistant...

Assuming that women's empowerment would accelerate the pace of social change in rural Nepal, the World Bank urged the Nepali government to undertake a "Gender Activities Project" within an ongoing long-term water-engineering scheme. The author,...

Building belonging provides all the tools school leaders need to help unlock rapid school improvement by introducing The Emotional Wellbeing School Improvement Framework. Building on a robust evidence base it ensures everyone has a clear understanding...

A practical guide to deeper instruction-a framework for challenging, engaging, and empowering students of all ages For schools to meet ambitious new standards and prepare all students for college, careers, and life, research has shown unequivocally that...

The book that revolutionized the theory and practice of educational change is now in its Fifth Edition! Michael Fullan's The New Meaning of Educational Change is the definitive textbook on the study of educational change. Based on practical and...

What are the attitudes and actions that make great principals stand out? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals the 20 keys to effective school leadership.This essential third edition features helpful new strategies for...

As a facilitator of a national leadership programme for experienced headteachers, Julia Steward noticed how frequently competent and apparently confident headteachers admitted to their fear of being `found out'. Along with the fear of being found out, it...