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Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School is a commonsense text designed to help practitioners working in a mainstream context. The book suggests ways to develop the underlying skills necessary for good reading through multiple pathways such as...

In A School Built on Ethos: Ideas, assemblies and hard-won wisdom, James Handscombe explores how schooling is more than gaining qualifications, how learning is more than exams, and how academic success comes more readily to those who have grasped this...

This book represents the first cross-country study of the work of board chairs in Europe. It focuses on what board leaders actually do, rather than what they should do, and elaborates on a conceptual contingency framework for understanding chairs' work...

The aim of this book is to enable special needs assistants to work more effectively in supporting pupils with special needs, teachers and the school as a whole.Book InformationISBN 9781853462863Author Glenys FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint David...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910162651Author Cindy BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Legend Press LtdPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 201g

"From meetings and conversation with men, love affairs arise. In the midst of pleasures, banquets, dances, laughter and self-indulgence, Venus and her son Cupid reign supreme...Poor young girl, if you emerge from these encounters a captive prey! How much...

As the newly appointed minister of education in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh assumed that the administration he served - not to mention his family and friends - shared his conviction that all girls belong in the classroom. He was shocked to learn...

This volume provides an overview of key contemporary themes in educational leadership. It focuses on developing professional capacity, organisation improvement and the implementation of change, looking at theoretical frameworks and concepts, recent...

Shared knowledge between educators breeds shared success in all systems and schools Comprehensive in scope, CLARITY illustrates how system and school leaders must come together to boost student achievement and build teacher capacity to learn,...

Rob Carpenter took a school from Special Measures to Outstanding in less than two years and firmly believes that the quality of teaching and leadership holds the key to raising standards in our schools today. A Manifesto for Excellence in Schools will...

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork that SEND generates in your school? Would you like to spend more time improving the quality of teaching and learning for pupils with SEN or disabilities? If so, this is an essential book for you.Beating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991645022Author Patricia S LotichFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint BowkersPublisher BowkersWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

Indigenous Sustainable Wisdom: First Nation Know-how for Global Flourishing's contributors describe ways of being in the world that reflect a worldview that guided humanity for 99% of human history: They describe the practical traditional wisdom that...

A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom - and they're all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948334310Author Katie NovakFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Impress, LPPublisher Impress, LPWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

Building on the concepts of professional competence that he introduced in his classic The Reflective Practitioner, Schon offers an approach for educating professional in all areas that will prepare them to handle the complex and unpredictable problems of...

How can you use the Forest School ethos for the benefit of all your students? Forest School is now being used with a wide range of different age groups and in many different settings, and it can address issues such as obesity, public health and social...

This uniquely valuable book arose from the author's work with profoundly disabled children in a special needs school. The sensory impairment of the children meant that they were unable to learn from traditional teaching methods as they were unaware of...

The number of Black teachers moving into middle and senior leadership roles in schools within the United Kingdom is still considerably low when compared to teachers from other ethnic backgrounds. The reasons for this are varied, but one key message that...

Curriculum Exposed follows on from Samuel Strickland's first book, Education Exposed. It is a pacy, punchy and forthright critique of how to drive the curriculum within a school and how the curriculum should be used as a vehicle for change and social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615736396Author Jason HedgeFormat PaperbackImprint Disc-U.OrgPublisher Disc-U.OrgWeight(grams) 299g

Building Powerful Learning Environments takes a close look at the trends of the Post-Digital Era through the prism of how systems of education can meet the needs of our times and offers a systemic approach to creating a different canvas for learning that...

As a field, education has largely failed to learn from experience. Time after time, promising education reforms fall short of their goals and are abandoned as other promising ideas take their place. In Learning to Improve, the authors argue for a new...

The ethos, culture, and climate of a school lie at the very heart of its success and have a dramatic impact on the future of its students. This exciting new book shows how through values-based, inclusive, and aspirational leadership, teachers and school...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913000158Author Nicola CantanFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Colourful KeysPublisher Colourful KeysWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

With nearly two decades of school governance experience across Infant, Primary, Secondary, All Through and Alternative Provision schools and academies, distilled into an easy-to-read format, Al Kingsley's My School & Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide aims...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907359866Author Susan PerrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Hawthorn PressPublisher Hawthorn PressWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 160mm *...

Offering ideas for different ways to teach PSHE, this is a go-to resource for the busy teacher looking for creative and engaging techniques. It provides tips, case studies and strategies on planning and pitching sessions as well as weaving PSHE into...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851248295Author E. P. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books

Complex times call for clear solutions-If initiative overload and fragmentation are keeping your best plans from becoming reality, it's time to start leading differently. The key to bringing about the kind of successful and sustainable change you need is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733646840Author Trevor MacKenzieFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint ElevatePublisher ElevateWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm * 15mm

'Michael Barber's pioneering work as head of my Delivery Unit helped ensure real progress, not just with our education reforms, but with healthcare and policing too. It attracted worldwide attention. This guide distils the wisdom he gained at that time...

It's no secret that in today's complex world, students face unparalleled demands as they prepare for college, careers, and active citizenship. However, those demands won't be met without a fundamental shift from traditional, teacher-centered instruction...

Leading Inclusion in a Secondary School is a practical guide to one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in a secondary setting. It highlights the key responsibilities and offers practical advice on how to lead groups of staff, embed an ethos and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989790571Author Young Dreamers PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Young Dreamers PressPublisher YDP Creative IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Ideal for learners in both primary and secondary school, Blob PSHE brings our favourite Blob characters and scenarios together, providing an essential visual resource to prompt thoughtful discussion surrounding a range of subjects, topics and experiences...

Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials-acorns, hardware, stones, aluminium foil, fabric scraps, for example-that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts are alluring and...

Build better schools by training better leaders A Principal Manager's Guide to Leverage Leadership answers the question that district leaders have been asking across the country: if Leverage Leadership is a roadmap for principals on how to lead great...

A comprehensive volume on leadership theories and their applications-with an emphasis on social justice Leadership Theory: Cultivating Critical Perspectives is an interdisciplinary survey text designed for use in undergraduate or graduate classrooms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855033566Author Chris NeanonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint LDAPublisher LDA