Michaela Community School in Brent, London is one of the most talked-about schools in the UK. In this follow-up to the best-selling book Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Teachers, their teachers further explain how their relentlessly high expectations are helping young people to get great results and be successful.
Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an ......
What every secondary teacher needs to know about reading
In this highly accessible book James and Dianne Murphy combine more than 50 years of experience to provide teachers with a thorough, easy to use introduction to the extensive research on reading and its effects on student achievement.
Mind Mechanics provides activities, worksheets and lesson plans to empower teens with the skills they need to manage their mental health throughout life. It can be used flexibly as a full programme or as a toolbox of activities to use as and when needed and is suitable for group or 1:1 work.
Intelligent Accountability discusses two opposed models of school improvement: the deficit model (which assumes problems are someone's fault) and the surplus model (which assumes problems are unintended systemic flaws).
Are human beings flawed? Is murder an act of insanity or just plain thoughtlessness? Do we need a soul?
From the fall of Icarus to the rise of Caesar, this practical resource draws upon history, philosophy and literature to provoke students to think, question and wonder. Divided into ......
A complete, straightforward guide to the issues and challenges commonly faced by children and young people as they face up to the demands of secondary education - and the practical ways in which parents, carers, teachers and schools can help.
This book gives all teachers in grades 5-12 practical strategies for building the unique literacy skills that students need for success in their respective subject areas. Drawing from interviews with leading educators and professionals in science, mathematics, history, the arts, and other disciplines, the authors explain what disciplinary literacy ......
