Educational strategies and policy Books
Critical Publishing Ltd Learning to be a Primary Teacher: Core Knowledge
Book SynopsisLearning to be a primary teacher can feel like trying to become a superhero! The new edition of this book will help you harness your superpowers to become that heroic individual, looked up to by your class, able to be simultaneously fun, authoritative, inspiring, responsive to a range of needs and an expert in all subjects! Rooted in the core content framework and informed by the early career framework and new Ofsted inspection framework, it will ensure you are fully equipped to: tackle planning and assessment with ease champion positive behaviour master curriculum sequencing build composite subject knowledge and understanding challenge and apply theory and research maximise your emotional strength and resilience stand tall as a professional promote diversity, inclusion and social justice and, most importantly, protect and nurture the children in your care. "Highly recommended for all trainees, Early Career Teachers and mentors - this book is packed full of wise advice on building professional knowledge about what is required to excel at meeting the expectations of both the DfE Teachers' Standards and the Early Career Framework. Not to be missed." Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching Trade Review"Highly recommended for all trainees, Early Career Teachers and mentors - this book is packed full of wise advice on building professional knowledge about what is required to excel at meeting the expectations of both the DfE Teachers' Standards and the Early Career Framework. Not to be missed." -- Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of TeachingTable of ContentsIntroduction Evidence-based research in teaching Developing high expectations of your pupils How pupils learn Subject and curriculum knowledge Classroom practice Adaptive teaching Assessment for learning Supporting children’s behaviour Professional behaviours Becoming an Early Career Teacher Index
£29.99
Critical Publishing Ltd Strength-based Practice with Children and
Book SynopsisStrength-based practice is an optimistic and empowering approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector from early years to middle years and youth services. This book helps those working with children and families embed this approach in their practice to make a positive difference to children's lives. Intended for students and practitioners working with children and families, this book provides a practical guide, demonstrating how to identify strengths in the most challenging of situations and offers an optimistic and empowering approach using a diverse range of case studies. It is also relevant for those involved in SEND and social work. The study of strength-based practice has been widely used in the health and social care sector and is becoming more popular within the educational sector, aiming to fill a gap in training for future practitioners working with children and families. Using case studies and reflective questions, this book marries the practical and theoretical, demonstrating how to apply this knowledge in a variety of settings. Trade Review"This book is full of optimism and positivity, identifying how practitioners can find strengths even when working with those facing very challenging circumstances. At its heart is a commitment to identifying and fostering resilience, in order to progress to positive outcomes for families, children and young people. The book has a clear structure and format, and its visual elements ensure that information is presented with remarkable clarity. It promotes and supports careful reflection on practice and very effectively applies key concepts to real-life situations. Given the uncertainties in our world, faced by people across a full breadth of age ranges, this book is refreshing in its offer of hope." -- Professor Richard Woolley * Head of the School of Education, University of Hull *"Huge congratulations to the authors of this invaluable book. They have brought together a range of perspectives from different and distinct areas of working with children, and their families, starting from conception and moving across childhood and youth. It is especially pleasing to see the often-overlooked middle childhood phase being given attention. I will take away many lessons from this book, the authors offer fresh insights and practical approaches to looking for the strengths in professional situations, and many of the practical suggestions will be helpful for personal preservation, and even self-improvement. The book is structured beautifully, with numerous diagrams and illustrations that enhance the accessibility of the content. This is a valuable resource for practitioners, it will be useful for students who are studying degrees related to professions in education, health and care, as well as being a useful teaching tool for lecturers. Very highly recommended, a great read." -- Dr Jackie Musgrave * Associate Head of School, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport (ECYS), OU *Table of ContentsChapter 1: A glass half full: introducing our strength-based philosophy Chapter 2: Strength based practice in the first 1000 days (conception to age 2) Chapter 3: Strength based practice within the early years Chapter 4: Strength based practice in middle childhood Chapter 5: Strength based practice in youth services Chapter 6: Strength based practice with children and young people who have SEND Chapter 7: Strength based practice with parents and carers Chapter 8: Strength based practice with people who have suffered adverse life experiences Chapter 9: Strength based practice in safeguarding and child protection Chapter 10: Celebrating diversity as a strength Chapter 11: Strength-based leadership and management Chapter 12: Looking to the future with optimism and hope Index
£24.99
Critical Publishing Ltd The Best Outcomes for Young People
Book SynopsisPractical ways for Pupil Referral Units, APs and mainstream schools to work in partnership to secure the best outcomes for students.
£19.99
Critical Publishing Ltd The Role of the Education Adviser
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at the key roles and responsibilities of the education adviser.
£19.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing and Applying Experiential Learning in Higher Education
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£29.60
Critical Publishing Ltd Embracing Change and Developing Leadership in the Early Years Sector
Book SynopsisThis contemporary guide for early years practitioners and students delves into the adversity and challenges faced by the EY sector in recent times. It offers hope as it champions the unique knowledge, skills and behaviours of the EY practitioner and how they can exercise individuality in response to the diverse needs of children and their families in today's society. In addition it is fully mapped to the requirements of the new Early Years Lead Practitioner HTQ. In recent years, early years practitioners have faced significant turbulence, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis, climate instability, and the underfunding and closure of childcare provision. These challenges have necessitated a re-evaluation of what it means to flourish as humans, how this can be nurtured in children, and ultimately how to optimise practice in the EY sector. The sector now has a unique opportunity to redefine its vision for children in our society. Structured to inspire, chapters delve into six key themes: the educator and developer of children, the custodian, the planner, the advocate, the collaborator, and the innovator. This book offers a reflective and challenging stance to critically evaluate the intentions that underpin EY policy and practice and how to reimagine practice in these changing times so that it aligns with child-centred values. Content is closely aligned with the new Early Years Lead Practitioner HTQ, positioning it as an essential resource for this qualification. It includes critical questions, reflective exercises, and case studies, enabling readers to directly apply their knowledge to practice and use this text as a comprehensive, one-stop guide.
£22.99
Critical Publishing Ltd A Concise Guide to the Level 3 Award in Education and Training
An updated 2nd edition for pre- and in-service trainees with comprehensive coverage of the Level 3 Award in Education and Training, including the Learning and Development units.
£19.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd School Leader's Guide to Root Cause Analysis
Book SynopsisDon’t jump from problem to solution without first investigating root causes. This book helps you more accurately focus on school improvement issues, so you can avoid wasting precious time and resources. It is clearly written, contains lots of real examples, and is presented in a style and format designed for the non-expert. It will help you make decisions which will improve learning for all students.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Root Cause Basics; Chapter 2 Key Indicators of Student Success; Chapter 3 Root Cause Processes; Chapter 4 Using Root Cause Analysis; Chapter 5 Considerations; Chapter 6 Models and Stories; Chapter 7 Resources;
£31.99
Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America The Child from Birth to Three in Waldorf
Book SynopsisThis is a clear and succinct summary of the anthroposophical view of child development from birth to three, with concrete and practical suggestions for care of young children in an out-of-home setting.The new English-language edition includes new material on independent learning and the role of human relationship in learning, and an updated list of resources available in English. Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs.This is a companion volume to Developmental Signatures: Core Values and Practices in Waldorf Education for Children Ages 3-9.
£17.09
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Play Across Childhood: International Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis book explores how play is perceived and practiced through the lens of various different professional and international contexts. Children’s experiences of play will vary according to the different institutions and organisations they are involved in across their lifespan during childhood. The chapters cover play from pre-school to adolescence that includes education, playwork and the new developing area of intergenerational play. This wide variety of contexts and cultures raises questions about universal concepts and notions of ‘play’. The editors and contributors explore how policy, practice and research can identify both differences and commonalities between the way that play is perceived and experienced by children and adults across different types of provision. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Pete King and Shelly Newstead.Play and Pre-School; Kathoe Brody.Pre-School Play in South Africa; Taryn Krause.Play in Head Start Programs: The Underutilized Resource; Janette C. Weitzel.Play in UK Primary Schools; Karen McInnes.Play and Education from a Swedish Perspective; Susanne Axelsson.Play Across Australian Schooling; Brendon Hyndman.The Process of Play in a Playwork Context; Shelly Newstead and Pete King.Dangers in the Invisible Playground? Young People and Online Play; Pam Jarvis.Play in The United States of America: Intergenerational Play; LaDonna Atkins and Anita Glee Bertram. Conclusion; Pete King and Shelly Newstead.
£98.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Teaching, Friendship and Humanity
Book SynopsisThis book extends liberal understandings in and about democratic citizenship education in relation to university pedagogy, more specifically higher teaching and learning. The authors’ argument is in defence of cultivating humanity through (higher) educational encounters on the basis of virtues that connect with the idea of love. Unlike romantic and erotic love, the book examines love in relation to educational encounters whereby humans or citizens can engage autonomously, deliberatively andresponsibly, yet lovingly. The rationale for focussing on the notion of philia (love) in educational encounters, the authors argue, is that doing so allows our current understandings of such encounters to be expanded beyond mere talk of reasonable engagements—autonomous action, deliberative iterations, and simple action—toward emotive enactments that could enhance human relations in educational encounters.Table of ContentsPreface: Loving humanity is an extension of democratic citizenship education.- Chapter 1: Educational encounters, mutuality, trust and respect.- Chapter 2: Educational encounters as friendships.- Chapter 3: Educational encounters, autonomy and liberty.- Chapter 4: Educational encounters, deliberative iterations, and everyday talk.- Chapter 5: Educational encounters as loving relations.- Chapter 6: Educational encounters, and liquid love.- Chapter 7: Educational encounters, critical praxis and love.- Chapter 8: Educational encounters and the promise of a love that can heal hatred.- Chapter 9: Educational encounters and whatever singularity (the lovable).- Chapter 10: On thinking differently about educational encounters: on subjective (loving) encounters.
£40.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education
Book SynopsisThis open access handbook offers a one-stop-shop for both new and established researchers, educators, policy makers and administrators in the field of open, distance and digital education (ODDE) to gain a comprehensive overview of the history, theory and practice at all levels of ODDE, and at the same time stimulates in-depth discussions on various themes and issues of ODDE for today and future. Researchers, scholars and students in the field of ODDE can use this handbook as a major reference to conduct their own research and learning agendas.To cover the field comprehensively, the handbook is structured following the 3M framework developed by one of the chief editors Zawacki-Richter. The 3M framework categorizes the major research areas and issues in ODDE on three levels. Accordingly, the handbook is divided into six sections in total, two section at each of the three levels: 1) Macro Level – ODDE Systems and Theories, 2) Meso Level - Institutional Perspectives, Management and Organization, and 3) Micro Level – Learning and Teaching in ODDE.This is an open access book.Table of ContentsSection 1: History, Theory and Research in ODDE.- Section 2: Global Perspectives and Internationalization.- Section 3: Organization, Leadership and Change.- Section 4: Infrastructure, Quality Assurance and Support Systems.- Section 5: Learners, Teachers, Media and Technology.- Section 6: Design, Delivery and Assessment.
£374.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Childhood Education Policy in China: Problems and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the childhood education policy development in China. It involves investigating the holistic landscape of China’s childhood development from a policy perspective. It also offers a specific lens to examine the migrant childhood education policy in China, the left-behind childhood education policy in China, the ethnic childhood education policy development in China, the special childhood education policy in China, and the boarding schools’ childhood education policy in China. The intended readers are scholars and researchers who are interested and work in research on China’s childhood education reform/pre-K-12 in China. The administrators and stakeholders in Chinese education system and graduate students are majoring and minoring in the field of educational policy.Table of ContentsThe migrant children education policy in China.- The left-behind children education policy in China.- The ethnic children education policy development in China.- The special children education policy in China.- The boarding schools’ children education policy in China.
£85.49
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Che Guevara Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of Revolution
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£23.74
MIT Press Lifelong Kindergarten
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£15.29
Hodder Education Some Schools Are Harder Than Others
Book SynopsisSome schools are harder than others. All teachers have been navigating the same educational storm over the past few years but some have been in very different boats. The pressures on schools in challenging circumstances have been exacerbated by post-pandemic and the widely entrenched disparities have been augmented by absence, recruitment, retention and inspection.This book brings together interviews with teachers, leaders and educationalists discussing key areas of school development. This book provides advice and suggestions for teachers working in challenging circumstances and outlines the huge differences teachers and leaders can make to pupils, families, and the wider community. The interviews will outline the benefits of government support, MAT and local authority involvement, and the quality of professional development provided by these schools. At some stage in any teacher''s career, they should work in these inspirational settings and this book shows the reader why.
£14.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Literacy Across
Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won''t fail to inspire and engage all learners._______________As Ofsted says, Literacy is a shared responsibility across the curriculum in secondary schools. But for subject teachers and school leaders outside of the English department, this can seem a daunting task. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Literacy Across the Curriculum contains all sorts of strategies and ideas for ensuring that pupils are developing competency in reading and writing in every subject, from maths to PE, without putting pressure on teachers'' time and resources.The perfect quick reference pocket book, this collectionTrade ReviewThis book speaks directly to the linguistic needs of all our students and, at the same time, the needs of every pressed teacher in school. A treasure trove of ideas, easily accessible and implemented in any classroom at any time of day. * Gaye Kassir, Assistant Head Teacher, Park High School *This excellent book is interesting, enthusiastic and clearly explained. It includes a wide range of practical, engaging ideas to dip into and use to help all teachers integrate the centrality of literacy into their teaching repertoire. * Julia Strong, Deputy Director, Talk for Writing *An excellent all-encompassing book. With just one page per idea, teachers can quickly prepare their lessons, knowing the format will provide all the basics. * Parents in Touch *
£14.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Growth Mindset A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisThe advantages of primary pupils developing and adopting a growth mindset (a phrase first coined by Carol Dweck) have been widely discussed in education establishments and many teachers are aware of its benefits. A practical implementation of growth mindset theories is to understand which learning behaviours are the most effective; resilience, self-motivation and determination are key learning behaviours that, when developed well in a child, will support a lifetime of learning. Primary children who are independent learners and who want to improve their own learning will naturally make better progress. But independent learning has to be modelled, encouraged and resources need to be put in place to promote it. Nikki Willis presents a tried-and-tested framework that is easily transferable on how to develop growth mindset in the primary classroom, while ensuring that independent learners are developed with healthy learning attitudes. Growth Mindset: A Practical Guide is an invaluablTrade ReviewEncouraging pupils to believe in their abilities can have a huge impact on learning and this book emphasises that, resulting in learners who want to achieve. * Parents in Touch *
£14.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Celebrating Difference
Book SynopsisRECOMMENDED BY LORD MICHAEL CASHMAN IN UK PARLIAMENT, APRIL 2019''Essential and valuable reading for every teacher and school leader.'' Peter Tatchell''A huge stride towards genuine organisational change.'' Dr Joseph Hall''An outstanding book.'' Professor Jonathan GlazzardCelebrating Difference is an inspiring handbook for LGBT+ inclusion, aimed at all primary and secondary teachers and leaders. Written by Shaun Dellenty, internationally celebrated lead in LGBT+ inclusion in education, it is filled with practical advice to enable schools to bring about organisational change to ensure the safety, success, mental health and wellbeing of all pupils and staff.This ground-breaking book examines the roots and impact of identity-based prejudice in schools, drawing on Shaun''s own experiences of homophobic bullying and his subsequent career as a teacher and school leader. The core of the book is based on Shaun''s award-winning training programme InclusTrade ReviewRecommended. Celebrating Difference is essential and valuable reading for every teacher and school leader – a groundbreaking book to help make our schools safer spaces for all young people. * Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation *This is not a book, it is a philosophy, and one which I wish had been in place when I was growing up. We can only truly celebrate difference when we face prejudice head-on, including our own. * Lord Michael Cashman CBE, Founder of Stonewall *Shaun Dellenty's whole-school approach to LGBT+ inclusion is a huge stride towards genuine organisational change. Regardless of the stage you or your school are at, this accessible and stimulating book will be highly relevant and of much value. * Dr Joseph Hall, University of Leeds *This is an outstanding book. It is highly engaging, and humorous in places. The discussion of the author’s personal experiences of exclusion adds to the richness of the text. There is very clear guidance offered to schools on how to implement a whole-school approach to LGBTQ+ inclusion. Questions are used effectively to promote thinking and reflection. This book is a major contribution to the field and the author does not shy away from contentious issues. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. * Jonathan Glazzard, Professor of Teacher Education, Leeds Beckett University *So many older LGBT+ people will be able to relate to Shaun’s personal journey; it’s why we need to constantly be reminding people of the “not so long ago” past. Celebrating Difference is written beautifully with honesty and passion to make LGBT+ education understandable for everybody, without any barriers or prejudice needing to be in place. Once children have the knowledge and understanding, they will lead the way to becoming the LGBT+ educators of their siblings, mothers, fathers and other family members. * Dr Carl Austin-Behan, LGBT+ Advisor to the Mayor of Greater Manchester *I thoroughly enjoyed reading Celebrating Difference and consider it a very timely book. This text uses a clear structure to move through the personal experiences of the author, through education practice, to a consideration of the issues from a more theoretical view. It situates LGBT+ within the context of inclusive education as well as providing practical approaches to the development of practice in schools. I shall certainly be using this text with both undergraduate education students, as well as student practitioners reading for their Masters in Inclusive Education. * Tristan Middleton, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Gloucestershire *The style of writing is excellent – there is warmth, humour and compassion, along with a deep level of understanding. This is a must-read guide for all teachers and school leaders. * Parents in Touch *
£17.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The National Curriculum Outdoors Year 3
Book SynopsisPart of the National Curriculum Outdoors series, aimed at improving outside-the-classroom learning for children from Year 1 to Year 6Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils'' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 3? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 3 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment.Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 3 curriculum lessons hTrade ReviewThese books are a timely and welcome addition to help primary teachers grow their confidence and competence to undertake great teaching - outdoors! -- Juliet Robertson * former headteacher and education consultant specialising in outdoor learning, @CreativeSTAR *Enough to convince even the hardened ‘indoor’ teacher that the outdoors has much to offer and these books give a step by step introduction of how it can be incorporated into their scheme of work along with their other planning. Overall I have been really impressed with this series. -- Craig Armiger * Blogger, craigarmiger.wordpress.com *The National Curriculum Outdoors books are a fantastic resource for primary schools. [...] The books enable teachers to use their whole school sites and local areas as their learning spaces, and encourage active, imaginative and engaging curriculum teaching and learning. -- Dave Scourfield * Education Visits Coordinator *I love these books so much [...] All the teachers in my school are using them because the activities work with whole class groups. -- Colette Morris * Primary school Headteacher *Teachers felt inspired by the creative way in which they could deliver these national curriculum outcomes and in particular, the subject areas you wouldn’t necessarily think about teaching outdoors such as music and RE. -- Louise Edwards * Manager, Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development *
£25.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Comprehension Ninja for Ages 89 NonFiction
Book SynopsisFrom Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja, comes an essential handbook of photocopiable resources to supercharge Year 4 pupils and transform them into little comprehension ninjas!Comprehension Ninja for Ages 8-9: Non-Fiction presents 24 high-quality non-fiction texts with strong links to the National Curriculum to help embed comprehension skills in the Year 4 classroom. With accompanying question sets that challenge pupils to effectively skim, scan and retrieve information and improve their subject knowledge, this practical guide features theory and teaching approaches that can be applied to any curriculum area. As well as improving their comprehension skills, Comprehension Ninja for Ages 8-9: Non-Fiction provides excellent SATs practice for every child.If you''re searching for an exciting way to bring comprehension more firmly into your primary setting using strategTrade ReviewThe Comprehension Ninja books are probably the best comprehension resource I’ve found in my career. [...] The texts are really high quality and the range of text activities make them fab for a guided reading carousel. * Primary teacher *
£22.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners
Book Synopsis100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting Children with SEND is a must-have resource filled with fun, creative and engaging multi-sensory activities and strategies to best support the learning and development of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), across the Early Years Foundation Stage. Increasing numbers of children require specialist interventions and support when they start in the Early Years. Susan O''Connor uses her wealth of experience to present 100 practical ideas to help all those working in the Early Years meet the individual learning needs of children with SEND, including attention and behaviour difficulties, speech and language difficulties, early signs of dyslexia, autism and dyspraxia, and social and emotional difficulties. With ideas focusing on fine and gross motor skills, working memory, social skills, early speech and language skills, and self-esteem and wellbeing, these fun and engaging strategies are suitable and easy tTrade ReviewThe beauty of this book is that condenses nine skill areas into one easy-to-follow manual. Susan seamlessly shifts from motor skills, to language, literacy, numeracy and social skills, giving clear guidance and strategies for educators working in SEND. -- Kim Griffin * Occupational Therapist GriffinOT, @Griffin_OT *This book is well-presented with practical ideas. The strategies suggested are well-defined, with ideas for how and when to implement them in order to meet a particular outcome or to enhance an area of learning. -- Maria Goncalves * Special Educational Needs and Disabilities manager, London Early Years Foundation *This book will be a certain hit for early years practitioners and parents. Every aspect of children’s development, including cognitive, motor, language and social and emotional development, as well as staff development, is comprehensively covered in this practical book. Highly recommended! -- Dr. Gavin Reid * Educational Psychologist and Author *This practical book will be a useful addition to any Early Years setting or school. The clear layout and writing style will help all practitioners support children with SEND in an inclusive way, enabling all children to join in. -- Dr Sue Allingham * Independent Consultant, @DrSue22 *This handy, pocket-sized book is a must-have resource. It is filled with creative and engaging multi-sensory activities and strategies to support the learning and development of children with SEND in the Early Years Foundation Stage. * National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) *
£14.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Lighting the Way
Book SynopsisA compelling new book by Angela Browne, star of the BBC2 documentary series SchoolAmidst the voices questioning the efficacy and morality of the UK''s current education system comes a compelling book by Angela Browne, star of the BBC2 documentary series School, offering a new, positive, ground-up approach to leading a school in times of challenge.This essential guide presents a crucial approach to ethical school leadership that places primary and secondary school leaders at the forefront of change in the education system. It provides an in-depth, realistic look at the current system, enabling school leaders to understand and contextualise their roles, before offering practical solutions to help them develop their leadership style, navigate the challenges they face and have a significant impact on their school and wider community.Written in the context of an education system on the edge of a crisis, with students burning out, staff walking out and schools under incrTrade ReviewAuthenticity in leadership is everything. Angela has demonstrated that here in what is a beautifully crafted, deeply honest and hugely insightful book about leading schools. Sometimes books find a zeitgeist: a time, a place, a profound purpose. Lighting the Way does just that. It is a book for our time. Thank you, Angela. -- Dr Richard Gerver * Global leadership expert, @richardgerver *Thoroughly researched and grounded in extensive school leadership experience, Lighting the Way shows Angela Browne “speaking up and speaking out”. This is an honest, courageous and ultimately uplifting book about how leadership has to be both ethical and sustainable. -- Jill Berry * Leadership consultant and former headteacher, @jillberry102 *There are some books that, within just a few pages, you know you are going to both enjoy and feel deliciously challenged by. This is one of those books. A very human and passionate appeal for a kind of school leadership that isn’t just about doing the right things, but about doing them in the right way and for the right reasons. Highlighting the importance of emotional intelligence, the need for genuine self-belief and the power of coaching, this is a manifesto for leading in a different way. Highly recommend! -- Andy Buck * Founder of Leadership Matters and creator of the BASIC Coaching Method, @andy__buck *Her approach to leadership and her belief in people and the importance of a calm and caring team are values applicable to any workplace. -- LoveReading4Schools
£17.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Headteachers Handbook
Book SynopsisThis must-read guide to being a primary headteacher is filled with practical guidance, tips and advice on all aspects of headship to support and inspire new, current and aspiring headteachers.Written by a headteacher with over 14 years'' experience at the helm, The Headteacher''s Handbook is the indispensable manual to understanding the role as both an instructional coach and community leader. With a kind and compassionate tone, Rae Snape presents invaluable advice, models, research, motivational quotes and self-reflection questions on a wealth of topics. This includes:- developing and communicating the vision for your school- building a staff team- handling an Ofsted inspection- ensuring inclusion, equality and diversity in your setting- curriculum and assessment design- managing the day-to-day the finances, health and safety, behaviour and everything in-between!The book features examples from Rae''s own experiences as well as contributions from some of the most influential anTrade ReviewThis is a comprehensive guide which covers every aspect of taking on the headteacher role. It is at once practical, honest, insightful and, probably most importantly, incredibly useful. If you're new to headship, or planning a move into the role, this is a must-read book. -- Sue Cowley * Author, teacher trainer, presenter and early years manager. Her latest book is 'Learning Behaviours'. @Sue_Cowley *If you are aspiring to primary headship or have just been appointed, then this book is your must-read guide to being an outstanding leader of your school. -- Dr Neil Hawkes * Former headteacher and founder of Values-based Education, @neilhawkes *This collection of advice, reflections, warnings and exhortations provides an indispensable handbook not just for the new headteacher but as a refresh for those who have served a while. And in the best headteacher tradition, the author tells some compelling stories too. -- Roy Blatchford CBE * Founder of www.blinks.education, founding CEO of the National Education Trust and former headteacher *Rae explores some of the more nuanced aspects of the job, guiding the reader through the maze of legal requirements and responsibilities. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *
£22.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The National Curriculum Outdoors Year 4
Book SynopsisPart of the National Curriculum Outdoors series, aimed at improving outside-the-classroom learning for children from Year 1 to Year 6Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils'' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 4? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 4 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment.Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 4 curriculum lessons hTrade ReviewThese books are a timely and welcome addition to help primary teachers grow their confidence and competence to undertake great teaching - outdoors! -- Juliet Robertson * former headteacher and education consultant specialising in outdoor learning, @CreativeSTAR *Enough to convince even the hardened ‘indoor’ teacher that the outdoors has much to offer and these books give a step by step introduction of how it can be incorporated into their scheme of work along with their other planning. Overall I have been really impressed with this series. -- Craig Armiger * Blogger, craigarmiger.wordpress.com *The National Curriculum Outdoors books are a fantastic resource for primary schools. [...] The books enable teachers to use their whole school sites and local areas as their learning spaces, and encourage active, imaginative and engaging curriculum teaching and learning. -- Dave Scourfield * Education Visits Coordinator *I love these books so much [...] All the teachers in my school are using them because the activities work with whole class groups. -- Colette Morris * Primary school Headteacher *Teachers felt inspired by the creative way in which they could deliver these national curriculum outcomes and in particular, the subject areas you wouldn’t necessarily think about teaching outdoors such as music and RE. -- Louise Edwards * Manager, Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development *
£25.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The National Curriculum Outdoors Year 5
Book SynopsisPart of the National Curriculum Outdoors series, aimed at improving outside-the-classroom learning for children from Year 1 to Year 6Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils'' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 5? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 5 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment.Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 5 curriculum lessons hTrade ReviewThese books are a timely and welcome addition to help primary teachers grow their confidence and competence to undertake great teaching - outdoors! -- Juliet Robertson * former headteacher and education consultant specialising in outdoor learning, @CreativeSTAR *Enough to convince even the hardened ‘indoor’ teacher that the outdoors has much to offer and these books give a step by step introduction of how it can be incorporated into their scheme of work along with their other planning. Overall I have been really impressed with this series. -- Craig Armiger * Blogger, craigarmiger.wordpress.com *The National Curriculum Outdoors books are a fantastic resource for primary schools. [...] The books enable teachers to use their whole school sites and local areas as their learning spaces, and encourage active, imaginative and engaging curriculum teaching and learning. -- Dave Scourfield * Education Visits Coordinator *I love these books so much [...] All the teachers in my school are using them because the activities work with whole class groups. -- Colette Morris * Primary school Headteacher *Teachers felt inspired by the creative way in which they could deliver these national curriculum outcomes and in particular, the subject areas you wouldn’t necessarily think about teaching outdoors such as music and RE. -- Louise Edwards * Manager, Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development *
£25.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Reading Recharged
Book SynopsisRefresh your approach to teaching reading comprehension with these original guided and whole-class reading activities for the primary classroom.Running out of ways to get children engaged in reading comprehension? Or are you looking to help reluctant readers discover the magic of books? This book is for you! Reading Recharged includes a wide range of creative ideas, top tips and photocopiable activities for KS1 and KS2, and covers all seven reading skills from the National Curriculum (vocabulary, inference, summarising, predicting, commentating, author choice and retrieval). Designed to spark a love of reading for pleasure, the activities range from an intriguing lie detection task for teaching characterisation to synonym snakes and ladders for practising word choices.Whether you''re teaching whole-class guided reading or using the carousel format, this book provides advice on structuring your session, as well as tried-and-tested ways to run it successfully. Experienced pTrade ReviewReading Recharged is an outstanding resource, bursting with high-quality teaching strategies and resources for each reading domain. -- Andrew Jennings, bestselling author and teacher, @VocabularyNinja
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Wellbeing Curriculum
Book SynopsisAndrew Cowley, author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and co-founder of Healthy Toolkit (@HealthyToolkit), presents the ultimate guide to help primary schools develop a practical, principled and values-driven wellbeing curriculum for their pupils.Schools are responsible for giving children the tools and emotional resilience to cope with the changes and challenges they will face in the future. Developing a comprehensive wellbeing curriculum for primary-aged children is crucial: when taught how to make good life choices and care for their physical and mental health, children will thrive both at primary school and beyond.The Wellbeing Curriculum covers a range of issues from self-awareness, looking after others and building trust, to exercise, healthy eating, cyberbullying, leadership, diversity and empowerment. It offers practical ideas for embedding a wellbeing curriculum in lessons, assemblies, PSHE and RSE sessions and as part of the school ethos. This is the must-have Trade ReviewAs we all emerge from living through a pandemic, it is imperative that children grow up equipped with a range of skills and tools that will enable them to navigate their way through a “new normal” and feel nurtured, supported, guided and empowered. Andrew Cowley’s comprehensive and holistic toolkit offers a rich and powerful wellbeing curriculum, which should sit at the heart of the ethos of every school as they support children and young people. -- Sue Atkins * author of 'The Can Do Kid’s Journal' and parenting expert for the BBC, ITV’s This Morning and Disney Junior UK, @SueAtkins *A helpful, information-packed guide, full of practical advice and well-explained reasons for how and why to put wellbeing at the centre of your classroom practice. -- Rich Simpson * deputy headteacher and founder of #kindnessripple, @richreadalot *It is refreshing to read a book that tackles the significance of pupil wellbeing in such an accessible way. The book’s attention to wellbeing and character is of particular importance if we want to enable young people to flourish. -- Michael Fullard * Research Fellow, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham, @MikeFullard *The Wellbeing Curriculum is rich with ideas for the primary classroom that are meaningful, practical and innovative. Andrew’s passion for wellbeing glows like a beacon of hope throughout and it will be a book that I will turn to again and again. -- Georgina Tait * primary teacher, mental health first aider and director of JustTeachUK *The Wellbeing Toolkit and The Wellbeing Curriculum are absolute game-changers and a must-read for anyone working in education. -- John Magee * author of 'Kindness Matters' and 'The Happy Tank', @KindnessCoach_ *Andrew has done it again. An absolutely fabulous book that will help any school to design a curriculum to promote and support the wellbeing of all. A must read for any educator. -- Toria Bono * primary teacher and founder of Tiny Voice Talks, @Toriaclaire *As the statutory components of PSHE are consolidated, this excellent book provides welcome support for educational leaders, at all levels, to improve well-being and attainment for pupils and staff. -- John Rees * PSHE trainer and coach, @PSHESolutions *With its clear structure, examples, and suggestions for activities and assemblies, The Wellbeing Curriculum is a treasure trove for educators wishing to introduce or expand their whole school wellbeing provision. -- Frederika Roberts * School Wellbeing Trainer, Speaker, Author & Lecturer. Founder of Educate to Flourish CIC. @frederika_r & @EduFlourish *Excellent and much-needed, The Wellbeing Curriculum is a comprehensive resource, jam-packed with ideas and practical activities to enrich children’s lives and support schools with developing a whole school culture of wellbeing. -- Thérèse Hoyle * author of '101 Playground Games', Founder of the Positive Playtimes and How to be a Lunchtime Supervisor Superhero programme, @theresehoyle, www.theresehoyle.com *Andrew captures everything of real importance in education as we redefine the landscape. Read the book, implement the thinking and strategies in your context and deliver a fabulous wellbeing curriculum for your children! -- Adrian McLean * Director of Inclusion, Personal Development & Safeguarding at the Severn Academies Education Trust, @Character_Guy *The Wellbeing Curriculum is a brilliant combination of theory and practical ideas for supporting wellbeing in schools. If you really want to create an environment that embeds wellbeing into the whole school community, this book provides so many areas to explore. -- Dr Hazel Harrison * Clinical Psychologist, Founder of ThinkAvellana, @ThinkAvellana *The Wellbeing Curriculum is another excellent book from Andrew Cowley! Brilliantly researched, this book is packed full of ideas for how to embed wellbeing across the whole curriculum, with activity suggestions for each key phase in the primary years as well as whole school assemblies. With inspirational interviews, a wealth of practical tools for delivering key objectives of the PSHE and citizenship syllabus and ideas for developing a positive school culture, this book is a must have for PSHE and wellbeing leads as well as senior school leaders. It's a treasure trove! -- Rae Snape * Headteacher, National Leader of Education and author of The Headteacher’s Handbook, @RaeSnape *Exploring the nitty gritty of what wellbeing means and how to manage it from all different angles, Andrew leaves us with practical ways we can implement long term change, not just directly around us but indirectly too in the future. His approach looks at the positives of engaging in wellbeing, taking into account the whole person – something that is often forgotten. Empowering kids to make the correct decisions is central, and Andrew in this book Andrew gives you the skills to find the right ways to do that. -- Hope Virgo * Author and founder of #DumpTheScales, @HopeVirgo *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Stepping into Senior Leadership
Book SynopsisThis book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading.' Paul Merrell, Head of School, @pjmerrellThis is the ultimate guide for any new or aspiring senior leader in a primary or secondary school. Whether you're looking to move into senior leadership or you've just been appointed to your first post, you'll find expert guidance, tips and advice in this practical pocket handbook.From writing the winning application and acing the interview, to settling into the post and developing a vision for your school, leadership expert Jon Tait reveals what it takes to be the very best senior leader. Giving you space to reflect on your skills and techniques, as well as invaluable tips for leading staff, pupils and parents, Stepping into Senior Leadership will help you to hit the ground running.Perfect for all senior leaders, includTrade ReviewThis book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading. -- Paul Merrell * Head of School, @pjmerrell *I love the practicality of this book. It is not all about theories and why you might be an inspiring leader, but how you might actually achieve it; The initial basics of getting the job, what to wear, how to plan your route and the first impressions you are likely to make. Each element of the process is clearly approached, from the hints to tackling the ‘in-tray task, to the likely people, both child and adult that you are likely to be questioned by on the day and, to acknowledge at interview, that the children’s comments and feedback will be a key factor in your success and to not underplay or patronise this important market. -- Rosie Watch * Love Reading 4 Schools *The book manages to capture much of what is needed and desired within educational leadership without getting too bogged down in school management. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Working Effectively With Your Teaching Assistant
Book SynopsisFrom Sara Alston, co-author of The Inclusive Classroom, comes a new book supporting primary teachers to work more effectively with their teaching assistants to promote children's learning.Specifically focused for early career teachers, this book provides valuable support for managing this vital but potentially challenging relationship. Working Effectively With Your Teaching Assistant supports teachers in maintaining classroom relationships, including working with the expert or inexperienced TA. It explains:- different TA roles, including the role of the classroom TA or learning support assistant, the special needs assistant and 1:1 TA- different forms of intervention, including pre- and over-learning and the importance of ensuring that all children access quality first teaching- how to work collaboratively, including ways of sharing planning and feedback, differentiation strategies, promoting independence and how to support each other beyond the classroom.FTrade ReviewAn absolute gem! It’s a book that every teacher should read if they want to get the absolute best from their TA. Full of practical strategies which can be easily implemented. -- Carmel Martin, Deputy Headteacher and SENDCoWhether you are a newly qualified teacher or an educator who has been teaching for many years, this book is for you. This book provides this valuable information for senior leaders and teachers and every school should purchase a copy. -- Aimee Durning MBE. Co-Founder of the UK TA Network Hub & Director of Inclusion & Community at the University of Cambridge Primary SchoolSara uses her wealth of experience to share a solution focused approach to working with TAs. There is great insight into how to positively develop practices that support the efficacy of TAs in schools. -- Kenny Wheeler, SEND, Inclusion and Leadership Consultant - @KennyInclusionA comprehensive and accessible guide to support anyone in gaining the most from their support staff. I enjoyed the many practical strategies and case studies to support and inspire! -- Andy Taylor, Senior Lecturer at University of Worcester @MrTs_NQTsA must for teachers, SENCOs and TAs alike. Whilst clearly EYFS and Primary focused, it works for Secondary schools too. The advice, guidance and examples are practical, realistic and accessible. -- Dr Hélène Cohen - lecturer, SEND consultant, tutor/supervisor for NASENCO/iSENDCO Masters awards. @EdPleaseMissPractical, highly relatable advice for new and experienced teachers with brilliant personal stories and case studies that really brings this book alive. The key takeaways at the end of each chapter are succinct and support teachers with knowing exactly what to do next to consolidate and improve outcomes in their class. Teachers learn to teach; nobody teaches teachers about managing TAs, this book gives a superb step by step guide to support best practice. -- Kiren Bennett, SLE SEND, Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion at Ulverley School, part of Robin Hood MATThis well-informed book is an important must read for anyone teaching alongside an assistant. This relationship can be confusing, so this book unpicks issues through a case study approach and common sense thinking. -- Dr Sue Allingham. Consultant, Author, Trainer @DrSue22Packed with tried-and-tested advice from a life of coordinating SEN, Sara's book is my new “go-to”. Highly recommend. -- Ben Slater, Founder and Lead Consultant, Fiveways Devon, Twitter: @DevonFivewaysSchool librarians work with staff across the whole school and any teaching assistants (TAs) assigned to students will accompany them to library lessons thus the role of the TA in the library is no different to that in the classroom; one of supporting learning, using various interventions, and sharing planning and feedback. Many school librarians will immediately identify with the introductory chapter which presents the challenges of working with TAs including roles being unclear and developed by stealth as well as a lack of job security. The book focuses on support for students with SEND, and highlights the need to establish working relationships and using the strengths of individual TAs. Each following chapter has key points, a list of things that work and things to think about, and there is a comprehensive glossary and index. Although aimed at primary teachers, the wealth of practical advice, strategies for working with TAs, case studies and personal stories make it an extremely useful additional for staff libraries at both primary and secondary levels. -- Barbara Band, Chartered librarianGetting the relationship between teacher and TA right is so important for the success of pupils in the classroom, and I think this book will be a helpful tool to teachers, especially those new to the classroom, in forging strong relationships with the teaching assistants they work alongside. * Hannah Harris, Twinkl *This is a useful book that synthesises a large amount of expertise and information into succinct and easy to understand advice and support for newly qualified staff and as a professional boost for more experienced practitioners. * SEN Magazine *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC I Cant Do Maths
Book SynopsisAn insightful, myth-busting book based on one core belief: maths doesn't have to be scary! Exploring the many myths around teaching and learning mathematics, this book offers practical strategies to implement new ways of thinking and inspire teacher and pupil confidence in every primary maths lesson. Whether you're an ECT finding your way around the maths curriculum, or an experienced teacher looking to boost your practice, this book is full of in-depth case studies, inventive lesson ideas and easy-to-digest theory to make maths enjoyable and accessible for you and your pupils. From ''maths is always right or wrong'' to ''maths is for some people not others'', Professor Alf Coles and Professor Nathalie Sinclair explain why these common dogmas inhibit learners and contribute to the maths anxiety that many children and even teachers face. Other chapters include a practical focus, explaining ideas such as choral counting in steps as a whole class and presentTrade ReviewA fusion of theory, experiences and practical support for everyone who teaches mathematics. -- John Bee, teacher and senior leader, @mrbeeteachTwo great minds argue against five prevalent “dogmas” that constrain mathematics learning. They offer alternatives based on extensive reading, research and years of classroom experience – a stimulating, challenging book. -- Anne Watson, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Oxford, @annemathswatsonManipulatives, symbols, chanting, soap opera maths, power fingers, motion - all this and more in 140 pages. "I Can't Do Maths!" - Yes, you can! -- Liam Murphy, Assistant Head * @PrimaryIdeas *Hats off to Professor Alf Cole & Professor Nathalie Sinclair for this fine piece of work. -- Paul Watson, Teacher * @PaulWatson *Challenges many views some would not even realise they have about maths, fantastic read! -- Reviewer * Amazon *
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Taylor & Francis Inc In Community With Readers
Book SynopsisWhole-class reading instruction has the power to harness the collective knowledge of the reading community that will foster independent readers and thinkers as they move through their literate lives. What is the true purpose of whole-group reading instruction? Is it possible to teach standards and skills while also creating a community in which students are free to bring their whole selves into the work of reading? And how do we make this vision an everyday reality in our grades 3-6 classrooms? Elementary educators Lynsey Burkins and Franki Sibberson answer these questions and more in In Community With Readers: Transforming Reading Instruction with Read-Alouds and Minilessons. Burkins and Sibberson invite us into their classrooms as they redesign read-alouds and minilessons to support readers in whole-group reading instruction. Inside this book you'll find: ? Ideas for co-cre
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC What Every Teacher Needs to Know: How to embed
Book SynopsisWhat Every Teacher Needs to Know is a must-have guide for both primary and secondary teachers that summarises key research papers, offers evidence-informed teaching and learning strategies, and explains how to disseminate this information across departments and schools. There is a growing thirst for evidence-informed teaching in the UK and beyond, in order to help ensure that schools have the biggest impact on student learning. In a concise, accessible manner, this book distils key educational research into clear, precise guidance that can be used immediately. It is ideal for any busy teacher or school leader looking to transform student outcomes through a research-informed approach. What Every Teacher Needs to Know is essential reading for research leads, heads of department, and teaching and learning leads. It offers: - summaries of 20 prominent research papers on effective teaching and learning - key takeaways for classroom practice - evidence-informed teaching and learning strategies - examples across a variety of phases and subjects - insightful case studies from practising teachers.Trade ReviewThis is a must-have book in every school's staff library collection and is a dream for anyone in charge of teaching and learning or whole-school CPD... Exceptional value for money. -- Bridget Hamlet * The School Librarian *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Leading Exceptional CPD
Book SynopsisLeading CPD shows you how to design and lead an effective professional development programme in your school to benefit teachers and students and to lead to real change.Professional development and training can lead to real change, improve outcomes for students and boost staff retention and recruitment but how do we make that happen?In this book, Susie Fraser, Director of the Manchester Communication Research School, explores the most relevant and robust research in CPD - including EEF guidance - and applies it very practically to enable busy leaders to design and lead a professional development programme that works for their school, primary or secondary. Using practical guidance, case studies, and questions for reflection, this book covers everything you need from motivation and staff buy-in, school culture and choosing the right content, to high-quality design, the power of habits and assessing the impact of CPD.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Starting Out as a Primary SENCo
Book SynopsisEverything you need to succeed as a SENCo in one handy guide.Starting Out as a Primary SENCo is a completely introductory and accessible guide to your first SENCo role. With detailed step-by-step guides for finding your first post through to your first day and year in the role, this handbook is the perfect antidote to what can be an overwhelming new responsibility.This book contains information about everything from release time to pay, wellbeing to progression, and from assessment to implementing whole school approaches. Templates of all key paperwork, including one-page student profiles, workload overviews and child annual review documents, are explained and included as downloadable online resources.Author Lynn How is a SENCo expert with over 20 years of experience and runs award-winning blog positiveyoungmind.com.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Let's Talk Relationships: Activities for
Book SynopsisLet's Talk Relationships offers a multitude of creative ways to get young people aged 13-19 talking about positive relationships, helping them to stay safe, healthy and happy. Ideal for groups or one-to-one work, this resource features over 90 tried and tested activities.Focusing on peer friendships, personal relationships and family dynamics, issues covered include peer pressure, relationship bullying, decision-making, managing conflict at home and family values. Activities come complete with photocopiable worksheets and include ideas for storyboard work, games, role-play and quizzes, as well as suggestions for creative projects including drama, music and art activities. They are designed to build assertiveness skills, encourage young people to make positive choices and help them to talk about their feelings. This second edition is fully updated and contains over ten new activities in each of the five sections.This is an invaluable resource for all those working with young people, including youth workers, teachers and voluntary sector youth leaders, helping them to make sessions valuable, educational and enjoyable.Trade ReviewI feel sure anyone working with young people would find this a beneficial and easily accessible resource. For those working with difficult youngsters who would not fit into a group and for parents who are finding communication difficult with their teenager(s), there are many varied ideas from which they, too, could choose. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleI bought Let's Talk Relationships to use with young people in Brazil who had moved from favelas in central Rio to a rural setting on the outskirts of the city. I am extremely glad I made the purchase! This book helped me throughout my time working with young people in Brazil, especially when I was asked to design a sex and relationships course. The great variety of activities, clear layout and detailed yet straightforward guidance was invaluable. The majority of activities worked really well in a cross-cultural environment. There really is something for everyone in this book! -- Sophia Davies, Youth Worker, Youth ConnexionsTable of ContentsIntroduction. The group. 1. Getting to know each other. 2. Friendships and peer groups. 3. Living at home. 4. Love, sex and all that. 5. Evaluation and endings. Acknowledgements.
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Harvard University Press Off the Mark
Book SynopsisSchooling has become less about learning and more about the scramble for good grades, high test scores, and spotless transcripts. No one is happy about this, least of all students. But what can be done? Off the Mark explains how we got into this predicament, why our reforms haven't worked, and how we can reorient our system to advance learning.Trade ReviewA probing history and analysis of our most pervasive but largely unchallenged assessment technologies: grades, tests, and transcripts…everyone would do well to read this book’s honest and layered picture of what we’re up against. -- Jeremy T. Murphy * Teachers College Record *A detailed and thoughtful critique of contemporary ‘assessment technologies’—grades, tests, and transcripts—and some suggestions for reform. -- Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *If you want to understand how tests, grades, and records of student performance end up eroding classroom learning, Off the Mark is the book to get. A remarkably useful guide for teachers, administrators, parents, and wannabe reformers, it explains not only how tests, grades, and transcripts have chipped away at classroom learning in the past, but also what some schools have done now to curb their effects. -- Larry Cuban, author of Confessions of a School ReformerVisitors from another planet would find themselves bewildered by the crazy-quilt set of assessments currently used in our educational system. The good news: No need to reinvent from scratch. Original and useful, Off the Mark provides food for thought and plans for action. -- Howard Gardner, coauthor of The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can BeIn Off the Mark, Schneider and Hutt offer timely and tangible considerations for re-examining the information we rely on to support and measure success for students and schools. Whether you’re a teacher grappling with the question of how to provide effective feedback on learning progress to students and families or a family or community member troubled by the lack of dimension and perspective in our broken school rankings, this book is key to navigating a better way toward equitable, robust, asset-based assessment that will inform and support student success. -- Becky Pringle, President of the National Education AssociationOff the Mark is a timely account of the uses and misuses of standardized tests, grades, and transcripts. The authors offer several pragmatic ideas about how these deeply embedded measures can be revised to lessen their power. -- Diane Ravitch, author of Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools
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Cornell University Press What Universities Can Be
Book SynopsisIn What Universities Can Be, the high-profile educator Robert J. Sternberg writes thoughtfully about the direction of higher education in this country and its potential to achieve future excellence.Trade Review"What Universities Can Be by Robert J. Sternberg makes a compelling argument that standardized tests, admission standards, and much of college instruction administration and governance are well aligned and completely irrelevant for preparing young people to be creative participants in the workforce, who are appropriately engaged in civil discourse and service to others, and are capable of being the ethical leaders we need for the future. He explains how we could realign all of those elements in appropriate ways, and he provides clear and thoughtful insights into why the world of higher education looks the way it does." -- Ed Ray, President, Oregon State University"In What Universities Can Be, Robert J. Sternberg contributes notably to the higher education field by establishing a model to guide the evolution of the modern university. Sternberg's conversational style is interesting and highly readable." -- Pamela Fry, Associate Provost and Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Education, Oklahoma State University"Robert J. Sternberg draws on his exceptional scholarship and years in the administrative trenches to craft some nuggets of practical wisdom about what colleges and universities need to do to realize their espoused aspirations." -- George D. Kuh, Director, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, University of Illinois"What if we valued institutions of higher education for fostering good citizens and ethical leaders? Robert J. Sternberg, one of our most thoughtful psychologists, reflects intriguingly on this possibility." -- Howard Earl Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, author of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Twenty-first CenturyTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I A New Future for Universities 1. Three Traditions of Higher Education in Relation to Democracy 2. The Mission of the ACCEL University 3. The Skills ACCEL Universities Should Develop 4. Diversity Part II Who Gets In and Who Is Able to Go? 5. Admissions 6. Financial Aid and College Costs Part III Student Learning and Life 7. Teaching and Learning 8. Assessing Student Learning 9. Retention and Graduation 10. The Role of Athletics Part IV Structural Issues 11. Assessing Faculty 12. Governance 13. Marketing Higher Education 14. It's Not Only Students Who Need to Learn: A Model of Institutional Change for Assessing Universities as Learning Organizations Part V Putting Theory into Practice 15. Transforming a University into an ACCEL University: What One Can Do Right Now
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John Wiley & Sons Beginning School U.S. Policies in International Perspective
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John Wiley & Sons A Smarter Charter Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education
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Teachers College Press Public Education for Our Nations Democracy
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American Psychological Association Deliberate Practice in Multicultural Therapy
Book SynopsisDeliberate practice exercises provide trainees and students opportunities to develop a more multicultural, intersectional approach to psychotherapy and hone their own personal therapeutic style. These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees actas a client and a clinician, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The clinician improvises appropriate and authentic responsesto client statements organized into three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—that reflect common client questions and concerns. Each of the first 12 exercises focuses on a single skill, such as developing cultural self-awareness and cultural humility, exploring cultural implications and explanations of clients’ concerns, responding to resistance, and repairing culturally based ruptures in the working alliance. A comprehensive mock therapy exercise follows in which these essential skills are brought together into a single multiculturaltherapy session. Step-by-step instructionsguide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, andexplain how to monitorand adjust difficulty. Guidelines to helptrainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided. Table of Contents Series PrefaceTony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz AcknowledgmentsPart I. Overview and Instructions Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Multicultural Therapy Chapter 2. Instructions for the Multicultural Therapy Deliberate Practice ExercisesPart II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Multicultural Therapy SkillsExercises for Beginner Multicultural Therapy Skills Exercise 1. Therapist Self-Awareness: Cultural Humility I Exercise 2. Assessing Client Expectations Exercise 3. Reflecting Content Through a Cultural Lens Exercise 4. Inquiring About Identity: Cultural Opportunities IExercises for Intermediate Multicultural Therapy Skills Exercise 5. Working With Emotions in Context Exercise 6. Maintaining a Not-Knowing Stance: Cultural Humility II Exercise 7. Inquiring About Cultural Implications of the Problem: Cultural Opportunities II Exercise 8. Acknowledging Therapist LimitationsExercises for Advanced Multicultural Therapy Skills Exercise 9. Gathering Information About Safety Concerns Exercise 10. Talking About Sex and Success Exercise 11. Responding to Resistance and Ambivalence Exercise 12. Repairing Ruptures Due to MicroaggressionsComprehensive Exercise Exercise 13. Mock Multicultural Therapy SessionsPart III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form Appendix C. Sample Multicultural Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises References Index About the Authors
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Bristol University Press Schooling in a Democracy
Book SynopsisCOVID-19 has widened inequalities in schools and left the future uncertain. Richard Riddell argues that the increasingly narrow focus of education governance has made new thinking impossible and has degraded public life. Nevertheless, he highlights new possibilities for democratic behaviour and the opening up of schooling to all it serves.Table of Contents1. The emptiness of English public policy 2. Where it all begins: the tasks for Education and others 3. Governance change in England 4. Middle tier functioning, standards, places and school ecosystems 5. But society won’t wait: the communities around the school and the role of local government 6. More muddle: English Education’s unstable assemblage 7. Wider parallels: limitations at the top 8. The construction of central governments that find it all too difficult 9. Re-democratising and re-politicising 10. Conclusion: Beginning to return English schooling to the public service
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Harvard Educational Publishing Group Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There:
Book SynopsisIn the thoroughly revised second edition of Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There, H. Richard Milner IV addresses the knowledge and insights required on the part of teachers and school leaders to serve students of color. Milner focuses on a crucial issue in teacher training and professional education: the need to prepare teachers for the racially diverse student populations in their classrooms. The book, anchored in real world experiences, centers on case studies that exemplify the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities facing teachers in diverse classrooms. The case studies- of teachers in urban and suburban settings- are presented amid current discussions about race and teaching. In addition, the second edition includes a new chapter dedicated to opportunity gaps in education and an expanded discussion of how Opportunity Centered Teaching can address these gaps.Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There strives to help educators in the fight for social justice, equity, inclusion, and transformation for all students. It is a book urgently needed in today's increasingly diverse classrooms.
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Emerald Publishing Limited Introducing the Liberal Arts
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Taylor & Francis AntiOppressive Universal Design for Teachers
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Harvard University Press In Search of Deeper Learning
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn their brave search for depth in American high schools, scholars Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine suffered many disappointments… Undeterred, they spent 750 hours observing classes, interviewed more than 300 people, and produced the best book on high school dynamics I have ever read. -- Jay Mathews * Washington Post *A hopeful, easy-to-read narrative on what the best teachers do and what deep, engaging learning looks like for students. Grab this text if you’re looking for a celebration of what’s possible in American schools. -- Marissa King * Edutopia *Lucid and engaging… The authors offer lively vignettes, a framework grounded in history and research, and a powerful, precise, and organized critical analysis. Mehta and Fine’s account of a holistic model for cultivating ‘learners ready to meet the challenges of the modern world’ will be as accessible to an intelligent parent as to a school board administrator. * Publishers Weekly *This vision of teaching offers some hope for the future…This work will challenge educators to rethink how adolescents should learn…For those who are ready to transform schools. * Library Journal *Not since The Good High School and Horace’s Compromise in the 1980s has there been a book which so comprehensively examines the American high school. In Search of Deeper Learning offers vivid examples of joyful and engaging classrooms along with keen insights about what it will take to make these kinds of classrooms the norm rather than the exception in our schools. A must-read for anyone interested in the fate of the American high school. -- Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy InstituteIn Search of Deeper Learning is both theoretically sophisticated and deeply accessible. This is the first and only book to depict not just the constraints on good teaching, but also how good teachers transcend them. A superb book in every way: timely, lively, and entertaining. -- Jonathan Zimmerman, University of PennsylvaniaThis book is a remarkably fresh, balanced, research-based look at American high schools. It is a powerful provocation for discussing what a good high school is, and what good teaching looks like. Every high school faculty should use it as a common read: it will open minds and shatter stereotypes. -- Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer, EL EducationIn Search of Deeper Learning is a dazzling book that takes us on a fantastic journey into what the depths of learning look like, and why they are so tantalizingly beyond our current collective grasp. Read every page of this stunning portrayal of what would be required to save society through deep learning, while recognizing the sandbags of inertia that laden the status quo. -- Michael Fullan, Global Leadership Director, New Pedagogies for Deep LearningHaving discovered how the best environments promote deeper learning, Mehta and Fine suggest ways teachers and schools can apply some of these principles to their classrooms and hallways. -- Linda Flanagan * MindShift *Compellingly argued, thoroughly researched, and accessibly written…Offers a clear set of ideas for moving forward if we make the goal of deeper learning a priority in American education. -- Lisa M. Nunn * Contemporary Sociology *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Foundations of Mathematics: An Active Approach to
Book SynopsisFoundations of Mathematics outlines seven strands of practice which underpin successful mathematical development inchildren aged 3-7. Early years mathematics specialists, Carole and Judith, draw on their experience of working with early years practitioners, including consultants and advisers, across the UK and internationally. The book is completely up-to-date and embeds the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage throughout the book. The book brims with multi-sensory ideas that will trigger children's curiosity, measuring using sand mousse, hunting for buried treasure and building secret dens outdoors. There are: - activities that involve playing and exploring, - games to make learning active, and - experiences to develop creative and critical thinking. Alongside these practical experiences and activities are clear explanations of the reasoning behind the ideas with clear guidance on the role of the practitioner and 'Home Challenges' to promote the engagement of families. The authors provide straightforward advice to support the development of a mathematically-enriched learning environment and ideas to help children transfer learning into their own child-initiated play, to build a genuine and solid foundation for mathematics.Trade ReviewThis amazingly useful and informative book gives practical and easy-to-follow tips for use in the classroom. The accompanying photographs and suggested activities are excellent. -- Deborah Choueka * Early years practitioner *Maths has often been an area in which we have needed to develop further - this book did this, for example, shape cutting when sandwich making, taking photos of children's fingers counting (rather than objects). Lots of ideas to use throughout the rooms. Really visual, easy read for staff. -- Rachel Thomas * Manager, Portico Day Nurseries Ltd *An engaging and well structured book which has been pitched perfectly for an early years teacher. The visual nature of the different chapters allows practitioners to dip in and out. There is a plethora of varied activities permitting teachers to formulate plans, or simply give children different opportunities to play and explore. -- James Sharrod * Bright Horizons *Table of ContentsIntroduction \ 1. All About Number \ 2. Doing Calculations \ 3. Working with Shapes \ 4. Learning to Measure \ 5. Solving Problems \ 6. Collecting and Sorting \ 7. Stories and Rhymes \ 8. Maths Outdoors
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