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Organise Ideas: Thinking by Hand, Extending the Mind
The central purpose of this book is to help teachers organise ideas through the use of graphic organisers. Over 35 such word-diagrams are: organised into a system to help select the right tool for the job; described for rapid understanding of their strengths; and explained for step-by-step construction. Over 50 teachers each have a double-page spread in which they reveal how they use them in …
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- 9781913622688
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- 21 x 15 cm. + 335 p.: color illustration
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- TR 153.2 CAV o
Teaching WalkThrus 3: Five-step guides to instructional coaching
Following the break-out success of Teaching WalkThrus Volume 1 (2020) and Volume 2 (2021), Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli present the third instalment of their five-step instructional coaching techniques. Volume 3 features 50 more essential teaching methods in the authors’ concise and accessible format, covering all the key areas of teaching: behaviour and relationships; curriculum pl…
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- 9781915261137
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- 21 x 15 cm. + 189 p.: color illustration
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- TR 371.3 SHE t
Teaching WalkThrus 2: Five-step guides to instructional coaching
In the groundbreaking and best-selling Teaching WalkThrus Volume 1, Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli produced a brilliantly concise and accessible repository to 50 essential teaching techniques. In this follow-up second volume, Tom and Oliver team up with 10 experienced educators to present 50 brand new WalkThrus, covering all the key areas of teaching: behaviour and relationships; curric…
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- 9781913622473
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- 21 x 15 cm. + 171 p.: color illustration
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- TR 371.3 SHE t
Teaching WalkThrus: Five-step guides to instructional coaching
Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli team up to present 50 essential teaching techniques, each with five clear and concise illustrations and explanations. It forms a truly unique repository of key teaching methods, valuable to any classroom practitioner in any setting. The book covers important practical techniques in behaviour and relationships; curriculum planning; explaining and modelling; …
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- 9781912906765
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- 21 x 15 cm. + 163 p.: color illustration
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Self-Improving Schools: The Journey to Excellence
The English schools' system is at a crossroads. This landmark collection of essays brings together some of the country's leading education thinkers and practitioners. Their polemic is intended to help teachers, school leaders, governors, researchers and policy makers think deeply about future directions.
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- 9781909717787
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- 16 x 24 cm. + 168 p.
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- TR 371.2 BLA s
Perspectives on the IB Diploma Core
The Diploma Programme was the first programme to be devised and implemented by the International Baccalaureate over fifty years ago. Since its creation, the curriculum upon which the programme is based has been continuously developed to take into account the rapidly changing needs of students, schools, higher education and employment contexts. For much of that time, the programme has included t…
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- 9781912906611
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- 15.5 x 23.5 cm. + 228 p.
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- TR 371.3 FAB p
The School Business Manager's Handbook
This book brings together guidance, advice and tips from school business leaders across the sector. Demonstrating the importance of being an outward-facing leader, who knows their value and can clearly communicate their impact. Wherever you are in your career, this book will provide you with practical advice on how to thrive in your role, deal with difficult situations, develop your career, cre…
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- 9781911382720
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 249 p.
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- TR 378.1 DUN s
Leaders of Learning: The Vision, Clarity of Purpose and Drive Needed for Outs…
Rob Stokoe, director at Jumeirah English Speaking Schools in Dubai, explores the ever-changing demands and requirements for leadership in education and leaders of learning: 'We now know so much more about how we learn, how our brains function and grow. Our collaborative networks are growing exponentially; educators are now globally connected. Furthermore there is a growing awareness and a deepe…
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- 9781909717220
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- 16 x 24 cm. + 117 p.
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- TR 371.2 STO l
Stopping Bad Things Happening: to Good Schools and Good School Leaders
This unique book has been written to save schools and their leaders from going belly-up. While no book can anticipate every possible horror situation, Mike Waters' book provides anyone who wants their school to steer clear of shocking events the guidance to do just that. But since such things can happen anyway, it is also about preparing and responding to them if they do occur. Think a school-h…
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- 9781911382546
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 153 pages; illus
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- TR 371.2 WAT s
Headstrong: 11 Lessons of School Leadership
Drawing on 40 years of working in challenging schools, and a decade of leading some of the toughest schools in London, this book shows Heads, aspiring leaders, teachers and governors how to create vibrant centres of learning in our most broken communities. Headstrong will resonate with ambitious leaders beyond education. It consists of 11 chapters, each exploring one aspect of the challenge of …
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- 9781909717268
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 272 pages; illus
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- TR 371.2 COA h
The Power of Character: Lessons from the Frontline
A clarion call to parents, educators and business leaders seeking to unlock the potential of our next generation – their character.
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- 9781911382270
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 239 pages; illus
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- TR 370.15 REA p
Teacher Resilience: Managing stress and anxiety to thrive in the classroom
Teacher Resilience explores how we can build a more resilient mindset, and what practical actions we can take to be the best version of ourselves in the classroom
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- 9781913622220
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 196 p.
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- TR 371.1 THO t
Learning Without Labels: Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable Pupils
If we are to improve outcomes, one of the things we need to do is move away from the notion of ‘labelling’ children and their families. Rather, we need to focus on the needs of such pupils, never forgetting their greatest need is relentlessly high expectations and great teaching. As fragmentation of LAs continues, the need for authoritative, evidence-based guidance and signposting has grown…
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- 9781911382157
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 107 pages; illus
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School Self-Review: A Sensible Approach: How to Know and Tell the Story of Yo…
This book looks at the sensible and meaningful role of self-review in creating sustainable improvement in all areas across secondary schools. It outlines a self-review approach focussed on key principles which ensure this approach is transparent, purposeful, does not negatively impact on workload, that does not use the same approach for all teams and that does actually result in clear ideas for…
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- 9781915261304
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 184 pages; illus
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- TR 371.2 OBR s
The Thinking School: Developing a dynamic learning community
A modern-day reflective guide to detail how school leaders can develop a unique and expansive learning environment for teachers.
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- 9781912906024
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- 14.5 x 21 cm. + 140 p.
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SchoolX: How Principals Can Design a Transformative School Experience for Stu…
How can we transform the school experience for all stakeholders? Jethro Jones has the answer: design thinking. SchoolX shows principals how to become designers, not just managers or leaders. It introduces readers to the design-thinking process, an iterative and innovative way to approach the challenges the school leader faces. Drawing on the wisdom of the dozens of leaders he has interviewed fo…
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- 9781913622114
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 165 pages; illus
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- TR 371.2 JON s
Happiness Factories: A success-driven approach to holistic Physical Education
Happiness Factories explores the ideas, concepts and arguments behind an expanded focus in physical education beyond just the physical. It attempts to discuss the value and benefits of identifying other aspects - whether we call these 'holistic strands', 'character traits', 'life skills' or something else - that we can introduce into our curriculum design to identify other areas that our subjec…
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- 9781915261144
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 245 p.
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The A-Z of Great Classrooms
The A-Z of Great Classrooms is a celebration of that magical double act of teaching and learning, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Over the past twenty years as a reviewer and inspector of schools and colleges in the UK and across the world, Roy Blatchford CBE has visited over 15,000 lessons in more than 1,000 settings. In this book he seeks to distil what happens in cl…
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- 9781398388406
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 210 pages; illus
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- TR 317.102 BLA a
The Good Parent Educator: What every parent should know about their children'…
How can you help your children do well at school and beyond? It’s a question millions of parents are asking themselves as they go to ever greater lengths to secure the best education results for their children. By the time they leave home, many parents will spend 10,000 days trying to help their children prepare for adulthood. Here for the first time are the essential evidence-informed tips t…
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- 9781913622725
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 180 p.
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They Don’t Behave for Me: 50 classroom behaviour scenarios to support teachers
They Don't Behave for Me supports teachers with some key behavioural scenarios - ranging from classroom disruption and rudeness, to bullying, fights, and even a lack of overall behavioural strategy at a school level. Sam Strickland draws on his own experience to illustrate 50 common situations that he has had to resolve, seek support with, or offer advice on, and which most teachers will face a…
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- 9781398388666
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 196 p.
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The Secondary Curriculum Leader's Handbook
At a time of renewed focus on the schools curriculum, Roy Blatchford has brought together some of the sharpest thinkers in education in a brilliant mixture of both practical and conceptual essays about what makes for a positive secondary curriculum. Perfectly timed to reflect the new Ofsted framework, the contributions reflect a range of thinking, planning and delivery, as schools do it now …
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- 9781912906161
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 161 pages; illus
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- TR 375 BLA s
Tips for Teachers: 400+ ideas to improve your teaching
Teaching is complex. But there are simple ideas we can enact to help our teaching be more effective. This book contains over 400 such ideas. The ideas come from two sources. First, from the wonderful guests on my Tips for Teachers podcast - education heavyweights such as Dylan Wiliam, Daisy Christodoulou and Tom Sherrington, as well as talented teachers who are not household names but have so …
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- 9781915261472
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 588 p.
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The Complete Guide to Pastoral Leadership: A Compendium of Essential Knowledg…
This isn’t your average book about pastoral care – it is a no-nonsense exploration of the knowledge base that excellent pastoral practitioners, be they aspiring, new, or experienced, need to excel in their roles. Written for teaching and non-teaching pastoral leaders alike, this book combines theory, evidence, and research with best practice and on-the-job experience to help you on the way…
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- 9781915261045
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 146 pages
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- TR 158.4 FOR c
Being the CEO: The six dimensions of organisational leadership
The job of a CEO is almost impossible to define. It is the most powerful and influential position in any organisation, yet very little discourse exists that attempts to provide a succinct formula for doing the job, never mind doing it well. In Being the CEO, Michael Pain, the Founder and CEO of Forum Strategy - a national company that focuses on strategy and organisational development consultan…
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- 9781912906079
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 202 p.
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- TR 303.34 PAI b
The Next Big Thing in School Improvement
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. Big ideas come and go, leaving only faint clues as to their existence. The trouble is that the appealing stories that take hold will never so…
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- 9781913622879
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 198 p.
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Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know about Reading
Despite the efforts of teachers and educators, every year secondary schools across the English-speaking world turn out millions of functionally illiterate leavers. The costs in human misery and in wasted productivity are catastrophic. What can schools do to prevent this situation? In this highly accessible book James and Dianne Murphy combine more than 50 years of experience to provide teachers…
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- 9781911382683
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 141 pages; illus
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- TR 371.102 JAM t
My School Governance Handbook: Keeping it simple, a step by step guide and ch…
With nearly two decades of school governance experience across Infant, Primary, Secondary, All Through and Alternative Provision schools and academies, distilled into an easy-to-read format, Al Kingsley's My School Governance Handbook aims to make the complex world of school governance simple and accessible to all. This handbook will take you step by step through the basics of school governanc…
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- 9781915261458
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 299 p.
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The Caring Teacher: How to make a positive difference in the classroom
Whether you’re new to the profession or an experienced practitioner, teaching can be the most rewarding career imaginable but it has never been more demanding. This book is filled with practical advice relating to pastoral care and classroom management, with a firm focus on building effective relationships. If you’re wondering how to get the most impact from school reports and parents eveni…
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- 9781913622909
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- 15 x 21 cm.: 150 p.
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- TR 371.1 POT c
The Inner Curriculum: How to develop Wellbeing, Resilience and Self-leadership
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 wellbeing and resilience for all.The authors have b…
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- 9781911382652
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 142 pages; illus
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- TR 375 NEI i
The Compassionate Teacher: Why compassion should be at the heart of our schools
Ask any teacher why they went into teaching, and they'll invariably refer to students or their subject. Yet, modern educators are faced with a dilemma: the industry judges us primarily on outcomes, offering the justification that grades improve life chances. Grades improve life chances as much as money buys happiness: it's no more than a prop or a poor substitute. Unless the profession starts t…
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- 9781912906031
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- 15 x 21 cm. + 219 p.
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- TR 371.1 SAM c
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