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The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook (Paperback): Tom Sherrington The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook (Paperback)
Tom Sherrington
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tom Sherrington's 2017 book The Learning Rainforest won rave reviews for its brilliant weaving of research evidence into a powerful vision of how education can transform lives, even in the most challenging settings. In this follow-up book, Tom 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.

Reading with Allah - Madrasas in West Bengal (Hardcover): Nilanjana Gupta Reading with Allah - Madrasas in West Bengal (Hardcover)
Nilanjana Gupta
R3,838 Discovery Miles 38 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Based on extensive fieldwork and archival records, this book traces the emergence and flourishing of madrasas and the myriad ways in which they impact upon local Muslim communities, especially in West Bengal. It also addresses issues of identity, ?secular? education and gender in this context, while exploring the myths that surround these institutions. Amongst other things, it interrogates why Muslim communities prefer sending their sons to government schools to receive a secular education, while the daughters are sent to madrasas.

Stand Tall Leadership - Stand Tall to Think Differently and Lead Successfully (Paperback): Steven A. Bollar Stand Tall Leadership - Stand Tall to Think Differently and Lead Successfully (Paperback)
Steven A. Bollar
R568 Discovery Miles 5 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stand out like you're 7 feet tall -- how to think and act differently as a K-12 leader Tall people stand out in a crowd. Tall people think and act differently: people like author Steven Bollar. He has spent his career as a principal and administrator creating school cultures that make students excited to learn and achieve their goals. In Stand Tall Leadership, Steven shows you that it doesn't matter what your natural height really is--you can stand tall in everything you do by thinking and acting differently from those around you. Designed for K-12 leaders, this unique and engaging book helps you overcome challenges in your school, manage effectively, inspire your staff, build strong relationships, communicate clearly, and much more. The Stand Tall Leadership philosophy is all about creating the best possible environment at your school. Strong leadership skills are essential for making better decisions, maintaining your focus and priority, and maximizing outcomes with students, staff, parents, and the entire community. The principles and techniques in this book will strengthen your own leadership skills and assist you in developing effective leaders within your school. Providing hands-on tools and real-world guidance, this valuable resource will help you: Connect with staff, understand their needs, and set them up for success Keep your best employees and leaders right where they are, not chasing other opportunities Assessyour leadership skills and make immediate, meaningful improvements Maintain focus in any situation to increase productivity and get outstanding results Repair damaged relationships that slow down progress and impede success Stand Tall Leadership: Stand Tall to Think Differently and Lead Successfully is a must-read for all K-12 leaders and administrators, as well as K-12 educators looking to develop their leadership skills.

The Gradual Art of School Improvement - A Practical Guide (Hardcover): Richard Steward The Gradual Art of School Improvement - A Practical Guide (Hardcover)
Richard Steward
R3,473 Discovery Miles 34 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

School improvement in recent years has largely focused on rapid improvement and quick fixes. Yet, genuine and sustainable school improvement is complex, gradual and incremental. It requires developing a culture and focusing relentlessly on teaching and learning. The Gradual Art of School Improvement is a comprehensive practical guide to school improvement, covering aspects such as improvement planning, staff development, the learning environment, dealing with outside pressures including inspection, curriculum design and the role of leaders at all levels. It includes: Detailed accounts of the steps that can be taken to create a positive learning culture over time Case studies and worked examples, concentrating on the practical aspects of school improvement from the perspective of an experienced and successful head teacher Ready-to-use practitioner resources that readers can adapt and use in their own settings Accessibly written and entertaining, this book is an invaluable resource for leaders at all levels and stages of their career.

The Path of The Mindful Teacher: How to choose calm over chaos and serenity over stress, one step at a time (Paperback):... The Path of The Mindful Teacher: How to choose calm over chaos and serenity over stress, one step at a time (Paperback)
Danielle Nuhfer
R501 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R92 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In The Path of the Mindful Teacher, Danielle A. Nuhfer introduces educators to a process that will help them positively manage stress, find work-life balance, lessen symptoms of burnout, and increase classroom job satisfaction. Teachers walking this path will be able to determine their own needs and the needs of their students, so they can successfully and sustainably do one of the most important jobs in the world: teaching the future of our planet. Drawing on Danielle's experience as a teacher, mindfulness practitioner, and teacher wellness coach, The Path of the Mindful Teacher will: * Explain the basics of mindfulness and how it can inform teaching practice. * Illustrate a simple step-by-step path that will help teachers choose calm over chaos and serenity over stress. * Provide ways to integrate mindfulness practice into the classroom and beyond. * Offer mindfulness activities that can be adapted to an individual teacher's needs. * Present tools to balance the ever-changing landscape of teaching.

The Research-Informed Teaching Revolution - North America: A Handbook for the 21st Century Teacher (Paperback): Chris Brown,... The Research-Informed Teaching Revolution - North America: A Handbook for the 21st Century Teacher (Paperback)
Chris Brown, Jane Flood, Stephen MacGregor
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We know that educators and education systems at large face countless decisions every day. We also know that grounding educational decisions in research can improve the likelihood of desirable teaching and learning outcomes, as well as reduce the likelihood of unintended consequences. Research is just one among many types of evidence used in educational decision-making, however. So being "evidence informed" is as much about engaging with research evidence as it is engaging with practice-based evidence (e.g., professional judgment) and data-based evidence (e.g., school performance data). How can educators become evidence-informed? In our view, the best approach is to learn from examples from experts of how research can be integrated with these other types of evidence, and so regularly inform our own everyday practice. With that in mind, this practical handbook offers 16 illuminating chapters that provide a wealth of advice and perspectives on the subject written by North American educators who are striving to realize the idea of research-informed practice. Key themes - reflective practitioners, networks and collaboration, trust -emerge to help teachers formalize, prioritize and mobilize the use of research-evidence in schools.

The Gradual Art of School Improvement - A Practical Guide (Paperback): Richard Steward The Gradual Art of School Improvement - A Practical Guide (Paperback)
Richard Steward
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

School improvement in recent years has largely focused on rapid improvement and quick fixes. Yet, genuine and sustainable school improvement is complex, gradual and incremental. It requires developing a culture and focusing relentlessly on teaching and learning. The Gradual Art of School Improvement is a comprehensive practical guide to school improvement, covering aspects such as improvement planning, staff development, the learning environment, dealing with outside pressures including inspection, curriculum design and the role of leaders at all levels. It includes: Detailed accounts of the steps that can be taken to create a positive learning culture over time Case studies and worked examples, concentrating on the practical aspects of school improvement from the perspective of an experienced and successful head teacher Ready-to-use practitioner resources that readers can adapt and use in their own settings Accessibly written and entertaining, this book is an invaluable resource for leaders at all levels and stages of their career.

Pursuing Greatness (Paperback): Rachel MacFarlane Pursuing Greatness (Paperback)
Rachel MacFarlane
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pursuing Greatness is the latest in a collection of case studies emanating from the Going for Great programme, run by The London Leadership Strategy. Going for Great supports outstanding schools to learn from each other and in turn support the schools around them. Over nine years, Going for Great has supported 130 schools. Each year a new cohort contributes a book of case studies documenting innovative, inspiring initiatives in their schools.

Beyond Schooling - An Anarchist Challenge (Hardcover): David H. Hargreaves Beyond Schooling - An Anarchist Challenge (Hardcover)
David H. Hargreaves
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provocative and engagingly written, Beyond Schooling offers a challenging perspective on State schooling in England and the unrelenting increase in centralisation from the late 1960s until the present day. Exploring how the education of our children and young people should be recaptured from the State as the country moves into a precarious future, this book: argues that any fundamental reconsideration of schooling has much to learn from an anarchist analysis; introduces readers unfamiliar with anarchism to the main themes of this political philosophy and practice and their relationship to the political left and right; shows how an anarchist perspective on education raises deep issues about the community and the use of power; questions the notions of full-time schooling and age-grading, alongside conventional conceptions of the teaching profession and the potential educational role of parents as work declines or disappears. In its original reflections on the state of contemporary schooling and the paths to future reform, Beyond Schooling is a must-read for anyone seeking a new vision for the future of education and schooling.

Being the CEO: The six dimensions of organisational leadership (Paperback): Michael Pain Being the CEO: The six dimensions of organisational leadership (Paperback)
Michael Pain
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 consultancy - approaches the subject with delicacy and well-refined insight.This sharp and insightful book sees Michael use his knowledge and work on organisational strategy and development to lay out the six dimensions of the CEO, which reflects the six areas that are key to sustainable growth and success, with a unique look at sustainable organisational improvement and relevant policy and research insights.

Education Write Now, Volume II - Top Strategies for Improving Relationships and Culture (Hardcover): Jeffrey Zoul, Sanee Bell Education Write Now, Volume II - Top Strategies for Improving Relationships and Culture (Hardcover)
Jeffrey Zoul, Sanee Bell
R2,535 Discovery Miles 25 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this innovative series Education Write Now, ten of education's most inspiring thought-leaders meet for a three-day retreat to think and write collaboratively, and then bring you the top takeaways you need right now to improve your school or classroom. This second volume, edited by Jeff Zoul and Sanee Bell, focuses on relationships-the heart of everything we do in education. Building strong relationships and a positive school culture takes intentional, consistent effort, and the authors provide strategies and examples to help you along the way. Throughout the book, you'll find insights and inspiration on these topics: Connecting the dots among students and staff (Jeffrey Zoul) Strengthening relationships in the learner-centered class (Randy Ziegenfuss) Building a culture of equity and access (Rosa Isiah) Cultivating student strengths and interests (Elisabeth Bostwick) Bridging the gap between schools and families (Laura Gilchrist) Deepening connections through productive conflict (Sanee Bell) Finding relationships beyond the four walls (Onica Mayers) Connecting through the power of generosity (Winston Sakurai) Bringing passion into the schoolhouse (Sean Gaillard) Tapping into dreams for a world-class culture (Danny Bauer) The royalties generated from this book will support the Will to Live Foundation, a nonprofit foundation working to prevent teen suicide.

Freud/Tiffany - Anna Freud, Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham and the 'Best Possible School' 1920s Vienna and beyond: An... Freud/Tiffany - Anna Freud, Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham and the 'Best Possible School' 1920s Vienna and beyond: An illustrated book of memoir and history (Hardcover)
Alexandra Steiner-Strauss, Elizabeth Danto
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With over 100 archival photographs and nine original, wide-ranging essays, Freud/Tiffany brings to life the fascinating intersection of psychoanalysis and education. Out of the cultural and political ferment of inter-war Vienna emerged the Hietzing School, founded in the 1920s by Anna Freud, the youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, and Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham, the youngest daughter of the great American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. Anna Freud's story unfolds over three decades from her adolescence through the 1940s, as she and Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham leverage their hands-on research with children into educational innovations at the Hietzing School and beyond. The Viennese psychoanalysts of the 1920s demonstrated a unique sensitivity to marginalised populations and to the impact of war, its threats and its aftermath, especially on the lives of children. The book features never-before-seen historical photographs, including four of Sigmund Freud, as well as unpublished archival material and original paintings. Drawings, manuscripts and memoirs make vivid the founders' vision of the Hietzing School's origins, its day-to-day experience and its enduring significance for our understanding of education and the developing mind. Marking the first publication of many of the historic materials originally showcased in 2017 at a major Freud Museum London exhibition, the international scholarship behind Freud/Tiffany demonstrates that the Hietzing School remains the seedbed for a surprising range of modern theory and practice in child and adolescent mental health, from Erik Erikson's lifespan model of 'identity' to the legal concept of 'the best interests of the child'. The Freud and Tiffany legacies are now brought together as never before in this lively book, and the Hietzing School is restored to its rightful place in the history of so many ideas with which we are still working today. The book is essential for any reader interested in the cultural legacy of interwar Vienna.

Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education - The impact and legacy of Gravissimum Educationis (Paperback): Sean... Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education - The impact and legacy of Gravissimum Educationis (Paperback)
Sean Whittle
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is only in the years since Vatican II that the new thinking about Catholic education has crystalised into shape. Vatican II and New Thinking about Catholic Education provides an opportune moment to take stock of the impact of Vatican II on Catholic education. This volume considers the various ways in which Vatican II and its teaching on education has been received and engages with the challenges and testing times that beset faith-based education in the twenty-first century. With insights from an international range of leading and influential advocates of Catholic education, the volume demonstrates the differing contexts of Catholic education and explores the ways in which Vatican II's teaching on education has been received over the past four or five decades.

Educational Justice - Teaching and Organizing Against the Corporate Juggernaut (Paperback): Ryan Howard Educational Justice - Teaching and Organizing Against the Corporate Juggernaut (Paperback)
Ryan Howard
R574 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R63 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

That education should instill and nurture democracy is an American truism. Yet organizations such as the Business Roundtable, together with conservative philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Walmart s owners, the Waltons, have been turning public schools into corporate mills. Their top-down programs, such as Common Core State Standards, track, judge, and homogenize the minds of millions of American students from kindergarten through high school. But corporate funders would not be able to implement this educational control without the de facto partnership of government at all levels, channeling public moneys into privatization initiatives, school closings, and high-stakes testing that discourages independent thinking. Educational Justice offers hope that there s still time to take on corporatized schools and achieve democratic justice in the classroom. Forcefully written by educator and journalist Howard Ryan, with contributing authors, the book opens with four chapters that discuss theories on teacher unionism, social justice pedagogy, and corporate school reform. These chapters are balanced with four case-study chapters documenting exemplary teaching and school-site organizing practices in the field. Reports from various educational fronts include innovative union strategies against charter school expansion, as well as teaching visions drawn from the vibrant whole language movement. Bold, informative, clearly reasoned, this book is an education in itself a democratic one at that."

Race, Equality and Schools (Hardcover): Richard Willey Race, Equality and Schools (Hardcover)
Richard Willey
R2,880 Discovery Miles 28 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1984. How to respond to ethnic diversity is a question of major importance for teachers. The multi-ethnic school is only one aspect of a multi-ethnic society, and the problems and complexities teachers face have far-reaching implications. Attention has turned from fitting minority ethnic groups into existing education systems to achieving equality in a multi-ethnic society, with consequent questions about and changes in the practice of teaching. This book guides the reader through the complexities of changes in the field of race and education, examining developments in both policy and practice. It looks at the radical answers which were developing within a number of national education systems - in Britain, Australia, Canada, the US and elsewhere, and at the teachers' practical responses to the pressing problems.

Watchdogs or Visionaries? - Perspectives on the History of the Education Inspectorate in Wales (Paperback): Ann Keane Watchdogs or Visionaries? - Perspectives on the History of the Education Inspectorate in Wales (Paperback)
Ann Keane
R822 R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Save R105 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a ground-breaking history of school and college inspection in Wales. With contributions from two former chief inspectors, two former HMI and leading historians, it offers an authoritative account of how the inspectorate has changed over time. Since their beginnings in 1839, HMI have steered a course between being instruments of the state and independent influencers of education policy and practice. They have been much-valued catalysts for improvement in schools and colleges, and have had a key role in promoting the teaching of the Welsh language, history and culture. This book is written for anyone concerned with the history of education in Wales, the history of accountability in education, with approaches to school improvement, and the extent to which HMI have influenced or been at odds with education policy making. At a time when the inspectorate itself is under review, this is a timely reminder of its wide-ranging services.

Creating Cultures of Thinking - The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools (Paperback): R Ritchhart Creating Cultures of Thinking - The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools (Paperback)
R Ritchhart
R710 R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Save R136 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. In Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools, Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any particular curriculum and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this by leveraging 8 cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportunities, routines, interactions, and environment. With the techniques and rich classroom vignettes throughout this book, Ritchhart shows that creating a culture of thinking is not about just adhering to a particular set of practices or a general expectation that people should be involved in thinking. A culture of thinking produces the feelings, energy, and even joy that can propel learning forward and motivate us to do what at times can be hard and challenging mental work.

Resisting Educational Inequality - Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities (Paperback): Susanne... Resisting Educational Inequality - Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities (Paperback)
Susanne Gannon, Robert Hattam, Wayne Sawyer
R1,185 Discovery Miles 11 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Resisting Educational Inequality examines poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability in educational contexts at a time of rising inequality and when policy research suggests that such issues are being ignored or distorted within neoliberal logics. In this volume, leading scholars from Australia and across the UK examine these issues through three main focus areas: Mapping the damage: what are our explanations for the persistent nature of educational inequality? Resources for hope: what do we know about how educational engagement and success can be improved in schools serving vulnerable communities? Sustaining hope: how might we reframe research, policy and practice in the future? Using a range of theories and methodologies, including empirical and theory-building work as well as policy critique, this book opens innovative areas of thinking about the social issues surrounding educational practice and policy. By exploring different explanations and approaches to school change and considering how research, policy and practice might be reframed, this book moves systematically and insightfully through damage towards hope. In combining pedagogy, policy and experience, Resisting Educational Inequality will be a valuable resource for all researchers and students, policymakers and education practitioners.

Resisting Educational Inequality - Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities (Hardcover): Susanne... Resisting Educational Inequality - Reframing Policy and Practice in Schools Serving Vulnerable Communities (Hardcover)
Susanne Gannon, Robert Hattam, Wayne Sawyer
R3,932 Discovery Miles 39 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Resisting Educational Inequality examines poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability in educational contexts at a time of rising inequality and when policy research suggests that such issues are being ignored or distorted within neoliberal logics. In this volume, leading scholars from Australia and across the UK examine these issues through three main focus areas: Mapping the damage: what are our explanations for the persistent nature of educational inequality? Resources for hope: what do we know about how educational engagement and success can be improved in schools serving vulnerable communities? Sustaining hope: how might we reframe research, policy and practice in the future? Using a range of theories and methodologies, including empirical and theory-building work as well as policy critique, this book opens innovative areas of thinking about the social issues surrounding educational practice and policy. By exploring different explanations and approaches to school change and considering how research, policy and practice might be reframed, this book moves systematically and insightfully through damage towards hope. In combining pedagogy, policy and experience, Resisting Educational Inequality will be a valuable resource for all researchers and students, policymakers and education practitioners.

Schools in an Urban Community - A Study of Carbrook 1870-1965 (Hardcover): Cheryl Parsons Schools in an Urban Community - A Study of Carbrook 1870-1965 (Hardcover)
Cheryl Parsons
R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1978, Schools in an Urban Community is an ethnography of the Carbrook and Hill Top area of the Attercliffe district of Sheffield before it was cleared for redevelopment. The book provides an in depth look at the community and schools of the area and provides a valued contribution to the field of social history. Using interviews with former pupils, log books and questionnaires from the local community, the book provides a valuable resource for educationists and urban historians, as well as providing a detailed examination of the relations between school and community.

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling (Paperback): Malcolm Thorburn Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling (Paperback)
Malcolm Thorburn
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be integral to core policy objectives in health and education. The whole school focus chosen is conducive to the review of wellbeing in schools, and assists in better understanding the complex relationships between learners and teachers in policy contexts, where every teacher has a responsibility for learners' wellbeing. By exploring a range of debates about the nature of wellbeing, the book shows how a child's wellbeing is inseparable from their overall capacity to learn and achieve, and to become confident, self-assured and active citizens. Drawing on international curriculum developments, it considers the ways in which wellbeing could reshape educational aims in areas such as outdoor learning and aesthetic imagination, helping to inform programmes of professional learning for teachers. Separated into six parts, the book covers: philosophical perspectives on wellbeing policy perspectives on wellbeing professional perspectives on wellbeing practice perspectives on wellbeing future prospects for wellbeing a personal perspective on wellbeing. Examining ways in which wellbeing can become a central component of the ethos, culture and environment of contemporary schools, Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling is an invaluable guide for all students, teachers, researchers and policy makers with an interest in learning, teaching and children's wellbeing.

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling (Hardcover): Malcolm Thorburn Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling (Hardcover)
Malcolm Thorburn
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be integral to core policy objectives in health and education. The whole school focus chosen is conducive to the review of wellbeing in schools, and assists in better understanding the complex relationships between learners and teachers in policy contexts, where every teacher has a responsibility for learners' wellbeing. By exploring a range of debates about the nature of wellbeing, the book shows how a child's wellbeing is inseparable from their overall capacity to learn and achieve, and to become confident, self-assured and active citizens. Drawing on international curriculum developments, it considers the ways in which wellbeing could reshape educational aims in areas such as outdoor learning and aesthetic imagination, helping to inform programmes of professional learning for teachers. Separated into six parts, the book covers: philosophical perspectives on wellbeing policy perspectives on wellbeing professional perspectives on wellbeing practice perspectives on wellbeing future prospects for wellbeing a personal perspective on wellbeing. Examining ways in which wellbeing can become a central component of the ethos, culture and environment of contemporary schools, Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling is an invaluable guide for all students, teachers, researchers and policy makers with an interest in learning, teaching and children's wellbeing.

Mind Their Hearts: Creating Schools and Homes of Warm-Heartedness (Paperback): David Boddy Mind Their Hearts: Creating Schools and Homes of Warm-Heartedness (Paperback)
David Boddy
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can our education system be made fit for purpose in a rapidly changing world, where the norms are no longer capable of delivering the goods to the new generation? David Boddy argues that real change can take place when teachers and parents work together to create schools and homes of warm-heartedness.;In this compelling book, which draws on his experience in politics, education, and business, Boddy unfolds a curriculum that develops a secular ethical approach to education, emphasising unity of the human family, the importance of the child, and the means for the evolution of happiness in our homes and schools.

Alternative Approaches to Education - A Guide for Teachers and Parents (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Fiona Carnie Alternative Approaches to Education - A Guide for Teachers and Parents (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Fiona Carnie
R3,613 Discovery Miles 36 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition, including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details, explains the values, philosophies and methods of a range of alternative approaches available outside and within the state system, as well as if you're 'doing it yourself'. Illustrated throughout with the first-hand experiences of children, teachers and parents, it provides lists of useful contacts, sources of further information and answers to common questions. Together with brand new chapters on recent research and contemporary debates, and on Free Schools, it covers: Small alternative schools Steiner Waldorf education Democratic schools Alternatives in the state system Parents as change agents Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre Home-based education Flexible schooling Exploring why alternative approaches to education are needed, this accessible and informative book challenges the dominant educational orthodoxies by putting children first. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build on their knowledge of different educational approaches in order to find new ways of working. It is also an ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children.

Much Promise: Successful Schools in England (Paperback): Barnaby Lenon Much Promise: Successful Schools in England (Paperback)
Barnaby Lenon
R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Barnaby Lenon, a former schoolmaster and headmaster who is chair of the Independent Schools Council, takes an in-depth look at the elements that make up a successful school. He examines leading and latest research on school leadership and management; looks at how teachers, pupils, parents and governors can achieve results; and puts the spotlight on subjects, exam systems and social mobility. For his research, he visited a number of schools that are achieving outstanding results: John Perryn Primary School, Acton; Tollgate Primary School, Newham; King Solomon Academy, Marylebone; Burlington Danes Academy, Hammersmith; West London Free School, Hammersmith; Michaela Community School, Wembley; St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington; Dixons Kings Academy, Bradford; Tauheedul Boys' School, Blackburn; London Academy of Excellence, Newham; and Brighton College. His analysis of their innovations and achievements provides an insight into some of England's most successful schools.

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