This practical work provides a comprehensive collection of tried and tested old favourites together with modern innovative games designed to enhance and promote children's self-esteem, drawing on the authors' own in-depth knowledge of teaching group games.

In Pursuit of the Slam: My Year Travelling to Tennis’s Top Four Tournaments tells the story of the author’s year out between jobs during which he attended all four of tennis’s Grand Slam tournaments. Unhappy in his corporate job, tennis fan Mark Cripps decided to pack it all in and start again. But a chance sighting of an old friend in an in-flight magazine led to an idea: Why not take some time out to travel, organising the trip around tennis’s Grand Slam tournaments? He made a plan to attend the 1992 French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open and then, returning to Australia in early 1993, where he had been based with American Express, the Australian Open. On the way, he would visit places of interest, catch up with old friends and visit other tournaments in the build up to each Slam, including the Italian Open in Rome. The book describes how the author organised the visits to each Slam, once there, securing tickets and watching the tennis daily. A club tennis player, the book also tells how the author entered a tournament on the new British Tour and the experience of facing opponents of a much higher standard. Following the US Open, a week spent at a tennis fantasy camp helped confirm the next steps he needed to take when his trip was over. In Pursuit of the Slam: My Year Travelling to Tennis’s Top Four Tournaments is told in an anecdotal style including the story of the author’s childhood introduction to sport, where his mother’s love of Wimbledon was so infectious. A nostalgic look back at the professional tennis tours through the prism of a round-the-world trip, the book will appeal to those interested in tennis, especially the professional game back in the nineties and the history of British tennis in general; those keen on travel; anyone needing a change of job or career; or those who just want to make the most of their interests.

This new book is full of engaging games and activities that will help children to develop the skills and attributes needed for positive behaviour and effective learning. Written by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet, the games support the aims of the DfES' SEAL materials. This comprehensive collection includes games that will help children to explore the five areas highlighted in the SEAL resources: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills. Through exciting activities, children will learn that an effective community is built on co-operation, tolerance and enjoyment. "101 Games for Better Behaviour" will help teachers to contribute to the emotional journey that each individual they teach makes through childhood and in their adult life. It is aimed at Key Stages 1 & 2: (5 to 11 year olds) but with additional use for older special needs children. It helps teachers deliver the Dept for Education's guidance on Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) for children under 11 years old.