This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside ‘teacher hacks’ to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion, and culture creativity in the classroom. Made in partnership with academics and primary school teachers working on the frontline from around the globe, this book is threaded with honest practitioner voices as the big educational issues are boiled down and explored. Chapters cover day-to-day organisation such as planning, subject knowledge, setting homework, and behaviour management strategies, right through to considering how we can best support children’s mental health and staff wellbeing. As well as including critical questions to encourage reflection throughout, the book offers insights into meaningful experiences such: teaching overseas, taking on responsibility roles in schools, considering how teachers can become educational researchers for transformative change, engaging with parents and carers, deploying Teaching Assistants. Whether trainee teachers, Early Career Teachers, or established practitioners, this book provides insight into trialed tips and techniques for shaping pedagogy in the classroom. A modern, well-resourced guide as we emerge from the global COVID19 pandemic.

This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside ‘teacher hacks’ to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion, and culture creativity in the classroom. Made in partnership with academics and primary school teachers working on the frontline from around the globe, this book is threaded with honest practitioner voices as the big educational issues are boiled down and explored. Chapters cover day-to-day organisation such as planning, subject knowledge, setting homework, and behaviour management strategies, right through to considering how we can best support children’s mental health and staff wellbeing. As well as including critical questions to encourage reflection throughout, the book offers insights into meaningful experiences such: teaching overseas, taking on responsibility roles in schools, considering how teachers can become educational researchers for transformative change, engaging with parents and carers, deploying Teaching Assistants. Whether trainee teachers, Early Career Teachers, or established practitioners, this book provides insight into trialed tips and techniques for shaping pedagogy in the classroom. A modern, well-resourced guide as we emerge from the global COVID19 pandemic.

The Lonely Doll Makes New Friends continues Dare Wright's classic series that began with publication of The Lonely Doll(r) in 1957. The new authors, Brook Ashley, Brett Wilbur and John Ogilvie, have photographed this latest Lonely Doll book in vibrant color. Edith and the Bears are the originals that Dare Wright used in her books. Edith's friends are Lenci dolls from the 1920s and 30s. Edith is a doll who lives with her companions, Mr. Bear and Little Bear. Rejecting Little Bear's offer to play baseball with her, Edith begs Mr. Bear to send her to a summer camp where she can learn how to become a refined young lady. Mr. Bear reluctantly agrees to let her go, but reminds Edith that it's her behavior and being true to herself that will make her special, not what she wears or how hard she tries to impress the other girls. Edith learns the wisdom of Mr. Bear's words, but only after a series of misadventures that bring her a new appreciation for Little Bear and the realization of what it really takes to make true friend