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John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education that cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250212832Author Marc BrackettFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398388659Author Jamie ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint John Catt Educational LtdPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 264gDimensions(mm)...

Exams, grades, league tables, Ofsted reports. All of them miss the point of school and together they are undermining our whole approach to education.'An essential read - as entertaining as it is insightful - for anyone who cares about the way we treat...

Fully updated with the 2015 policy updates from the Department for Education and published in partnership with the National Education Trust, this book provides essential information and advice to help schools make best use of the Pupil Premium grant and...

The genesis for this book, and the strategy within it, is a longstanding commitment from Essex County Council to improve the life chances and life choices of disadvantaged pupils being educated in Essex.The purpose of the book is to set out a strategic,...

Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in...

An urgent manifesto for re-defining human potential in our turbulent times, from the bestselling author of The Element 'As we face an increasingly febrile future, the answer is not to do better what we've done before. We have to do something else . . ...

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...

A teacher's job is to create an environment where our students' engagement in learning proceeds towards an intended direction. In order for this to occur, we must form a bridge between the teaching of material in the classroom and how the learning of...

"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."-Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR's Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful...

Disciplinary Literacy is about to go from theory to game plan-taking students from superficial understanding to deep content expertise. And guess what? ReLeah Lent's big secret lies in highlighting each content area's differences-advancing a...

America has long compared its students to top-performing kids of other nations. But how do the world's education superpowers look through the eyes of an American high school student? Author Amanda Ripley follows three teenagers who chose to spend one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054982Author Bennie KaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

'Comprehensive and groundbreaking.' Dylan WiliamEquity in Education sets out a new equity-based approach in education to help teachers improve the prospects of under-resourced and working-class pupils.The equity approach recognises that we must address...

Significant changes in the policy and social context of teaching over the last 30 years have had substantial implications for teacher professionalism. As the influence of central regulation and marketisation has increased, so the scope for professional...

Theory of mind is a key consideration in autism spectrum conditions and is frequently associated with social, emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. The latest practical workbook in the TALKABOUT series, this book is designed to support...

In a time of too many graduates for too few jobs, and in a context where applicants have similar levels of educational capital, what other factors influence graduate career trajectories? Based on the life history interviews of graduates and framed...

Educators in the UK and around the world are uniting behind the need for the profession to have access to more high-quality research and evidence to do their job more effectively. But every year thousands of research papers are published, some of which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838136116Author Denry MachinFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Pedagogue.Co.LtdPublisher Pedagogue.Co.LtdWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Miracle of Hanukkah is the perfect picture book to introduce children to the story and traditions of Hanukkah, with text by award-winning author Malachy Doyle and stunning, colourful illustrations from Christopher Corr, the talented team behind Rama...

Dusting Off Thunderbolts is not just another book about how to be a good leader. Having worked in 50 countries on a quest to find what he calls the heart of leadership, Sir John Jones shares wisdom gleaned from diverse cultures and continents. You will...

Previously known as Baldock: Understanding Early Years Policy is in its Fourth Edition. This best-selling textbook continues to provide fully updated coverage of all the latest developments in early years policy such as the revised Early Years Foundation...

A complete and updated all-in-one guide to the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training, suitable for use with any awarding organisation. This fourth edition of the bestselling text for all those working towards the Level 4 Certificate in...

Education Matters draws together a selection of the most influential papers published in the British Journal of Educational Studies by many of the leading scholars in the field over the past sixty years. This unique collection of seminal articles...

This is a book about educational fads, why they arise, and how we might learn to live with them.Those working in schools are subject to perpetual waves of novelty in the name of school improvement. And yet, in the long term very little actually changes...

'A hugely reassuring, common-sense guide no parent of teenage boys should be without.' - Sunday Times In his bestselling An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education, Tony Little, former Head Master of Eton College, asks the fundamental questions about...

A book for educators who find themselves torn between a government/Ofsted narrative around behaviour, attendance and attainment, and their own passion for supporting square pegs and their families.About the AuthorFran Morgan founded Square Peg in 2019,...

Teaching is tough, yet its rewards are huge. Every teacher wants to carry on getting better and better at what they do, but when you have so much on your plate already and only so many hours in the day, how can you find time for professional development?...

From the international bestselling author of The ElementKen Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education. In this inspiring, empowering book, he sets out a new vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people...

Too much change, not enough improvement Planned changes often fail because those designing them underestimate the complexity of implementation. Reduce Change to Increase Improvement provides a practical structure for helping system and school...

Written by Matt Bromley and Andy Griffith, The Working Classroom: How to make school work for working-class students offers practical strategies and tools to help secondary schools address the needs of working-class students, including by building...

Relationship building is often described as being key to a teacher's success in and outside the classroom but rarely is its nuanced nature analysed or practical advice ever given on how to get the best from working relationships. This book covers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915643438Author Anthony O'HearFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education confronts the silent ascendancy of a therapeutic ethos across the educational system and into the workplace. Controversial and compelling, Kathryn Ecclestone and Dennis Hayes' classic text uses a wealth of...

This is a book about the things that wise leaders do. It is informed through thousands of conversations with leaders and argues that these leaders do not shy away from the tough stuff. It points to the conditions which these leaders create to allow...

The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences lie behind many of the most common and bewildering classroom challenges today.Understanding the why behind students' behaviour can be transformative in shifting school behaviour, as well as the welfare of your...

Did your school encourage a life-long love of reading?Children who identify as readers are three times more likely to have good mental wellbeing. A reading culture that permeates a school can transform it into a space where reading is supported,...

You will find this an indispensable resource if you are involved with children or young people with special educational needs or disability. Uncover the intricacies of statutory rules and responsibilities outlined in the code of practice through our...