The Death of the Comprehensive, by the Dirty Harry of Education
Sir Michael Wilshaw was a maverick headmaster at Mossbourne Community Academy, before five successful years as chief inspector of schools at Ofsted. He was often controversial, and never afraid to say what he thought, and this first book, written after discussions with renowned Sunday Times journalist Sian Griffiths, leaves no holes barred.
Early in the 2000s, a high-school principal in Minnesota, Dr. Bob Perdaems, faced a complex challenge. The demographics of his school were shifting, political tensions in the surrounding communities were rising, and, thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act's new testing and accountability requirements, his school's performance was soon to be ......
Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 144 Counting, Finger, Beanbag, Circle, Clapping, Skipping, Water,
Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play and Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 offers a handy guide to playing games with young children.
''To educate American girls and women in ways beyond the traditional has been a dangerous experiment that has challenged basic notions of female nature and has seemed to threaten the social order . . . One such bold venture in female educationthe Bryn Mawr School of Baltimore, Marylandis the subject of Andrea Hamilton's lively and ......
For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators use research-based practices to boost social-emotional development. Now theres a practical guide that makes it easier than ever to implement.
Seventeen writers provide a wealth of practical information and experience of the world of bursars. Topics include: bursars and Heads; the all-embracing nature of the job; the bursar and the bursarial team; introductory guide to child protection; policy statements and the rolling review; strategic planning, presenting accounts, finance and ......
Apply a trauma-informed lens to classroom management with the timely third edition of this bestselling book—soon to be a go-to guide for every K–12 teacher.
Lectures Surrounding the Founding of the First Waldorf School
6 lectures and an essay, 1919-1920 (CW 297) World War I destroyed the structures, values, and self-confidence that created the seeming greatness of the nineteenth century. In its place stood ruins and the shards of a civilization. In response to this, Emil Molt--the director of the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Factory and a student of Rudolf ......
Most books on teaching ask teachers to be inspirational, to operate at 100 miles an hour with creativity oozing out of every pore. Dominic Salles says that's unsustainable. But you can get brilliant results using some simple practices taken from the myriad of educational research on classroom practices. It isn't a guide to all the extra stuff you ......
A guide for premises staff, business managers, headteachers & governors
A handbook to inform school premises staff, business managers, headteachers and governors in England of their legal responsibilities around buildings compliance.
What is the cocktail of successful schools and their leaders? They are restless. There is a paradox at their core: they are very secure in their systems, values and successes, yet simultaneously seeking to change and improve. These schools look inwards to secure wise development; they look outwards to seize innovation which they can hew to their ......
At the heart of this essential guidebook lies a revolutionary approach to trauma and the children who experience it. Carrere and Kinder educate today's teachers and school leaders about the ways that trauma shows up in the classroom and its impacts on learning, behaviour, development, and relationships.
In this personal, thought-provoking and timely book, Dr Andrew Reay offers a clarion call to parents, educators and business leaders who are seeking to unlock the true potential of our next generation - their character - and ensure they really do flourish as human beings. For too long, government initiatives have turned our schools into ......
This fascinating book, written by two experts in school improvement, is for teachers and school leaders who are looking for ways to raise the organizational intelligence quotient (OIQ) of their classrooms and their schools. It is ideal for those who perceive themselves as the facilitators of learning - for students, for colleagues and for ......
What makes a school great? Studies into good schools are numerous, but there has been much less written about great schools. The former are more common, but with success comes complacency; good is the enemy of great. In 2009 the London Leadership Strategy established the Going for Great programme, creating a forum for leaders of schools rated ......
There is a fundamental gap in education. While we focus on building knowledge and securing good grades there is something missing. All of us, whatever we do, need a core set of skills which go beyond the academic - to work with others, to manage ourselves, to communicate effectively, and to creatively solve problems. We might call them different ......
In this follow-up to his best-selling book The Learning Rainforest, Tom Sherrington explores how these ideas take shape in the real world of education, referencing the journeys that a range of schools and colleges have been on in recent years.
Without high levels of wellbeing and resilience, pupils are unable to function well, build strong, positive relationships or get the most out of their education. Values-based Education (VbE) has recognised this for many years; Neil and Jane's renowned work has been to support schools in creating authentic values-based cultures, which promote ......
Teaching is emerging from a period when attempts were made to confine and control it using industrial methods. It has become evident that this has failed either to deliver improved educational outcomes or to capture the essential nature of a teacher's work. This book by an experienced practising teacher offers an alternative interpretation of what ......
Why School Systems Should Rethink Resisting Change
The Gatekeepers is a comprehensive review of many parts of a school system that resist change. For all stakeholders to embrace improvement, they need to know what habits, practices and indifference act as barriers to growth and change. This book reveals insiders insights into what gates exist, how to navigate around them, and why it is important ......
Why School Systems Should Rethink Resisting Change
The Gatekeepers is a comprehensive review of many parts of a school system that resist change. For all stakeholders to embrace improvement, they need to know what habits, practices and indifference act as barriers to growth and change. This book reveals insiders insights into what gates exist, how to navigate around them, and why it is important ......
Teachers, Administrators, and School Support Staff
The rates of bullying, truancy due to lack of safety in schools, and subsequent suicidality for LGBT+ youth are exponentially higher than for non-LGBT+ youth.
The Art of Standing Out is the culmination of 18 years' experience as a headteacher for Andrew Morrish, who has a proven and unblemished record for transforming challenging schools - and one that few Headteachers can match. As a founder CEO of a successful MAT, National Leader of Education, speaker and blogger, Andrew shares the journey from ......
Evidence-informed summaries for busy educational professionals
Ask any teacher and they would say workload is one of the biggest blockers to their professional development. Simply put, most teachers are time-poor and too busy to engage with educational research to improve their classroom instruction. One-pagers are ultra-concise, A4-sized summaries that share important ideas about good teaching. In this ......
