GCSE Drama is changing, from September 2016 there will be a new GCSE Drama qualification covering the revised criteria and 9-1 grading system. Our brand new published resources are designed to support teachers deliver the content in a practical and engaging way and help students of all abilities prepare for the new exam. 1) Tailor-made for the new specification New resources written specifically for the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Drama specification, to cover all components of the new qualification. 2) Focus on exam preparation Specific guidance for students on both sections of the exam 'Bringing Texts to Life' and 'Live Theatre Evaluation' with a focus on developing exam skills and sample answers and commentaries to help students prepare for the exam questions. 3) A practical focus at the heart Our resources are designed to support the new Edexcel specification in its practical focus. These include worksheets, teaching notes and practical workshop ideas to introduced students and teachers to the new content in a practical and engaging way. 4) Designed to help every student make progress Clearly structured sections help students of all abilities develop the skills needed throughout the course, with support for lower ability students with written work The Student Book includes: guidance and activities for studying and exploring all the set texts support with analysing and evaluation live theatre guidance on responding to unseen extracts in the exam a Preparing for your Exam section with sample answers and commentaries.

If you're looking for a fast, focussed and effective way to revise for your AS or A2 exams, Revision Express is the answer. Now fully updated for the new A-levels, Revision Express covers everything you need for success in your exams. Each chapter is broken down into two-page topic sessions, packed with information, top tips and unique features to help you carefully organise your revision and gain vital extra marks. All the information is presented in short, memorable chunks for quick and simple revision and you can check your understanding and progress as you proceed with checkpoint questions. Develop and practice your exam techniques with sample exam-style questions (and answers - luckily!) and get some inside information as A-level examiners reveal the secrets to getting top grades.

Arthritis means joint inflammation. It has various forms and may also have different symptoms. Osteoarthritis is mainly caused due to inflammation when the soft covering on the bones are damaged. They mostly occur on bones that bear the body weight. In other types of arthritis, like the rheumatoid arthritis, the narrow lining in the joint is affected. The joint-lining may become inflated and gradually the disease conquers the entire body and the patient fails to move. Arthritis may cause a total disability in many people. Arthritis mainly occurs in adults, but in some special cases even children may become a victim of this disease. Over a long period of time, the inflation may cause irreparable damage to the body, which can limit the daily chores of a person. Though the exact cause of arthritis is still not known, but it is a form of autoimmune disorder. The usual and normal defence system of the body gradually starts attacking the joints. At times, arthritis is hereditary. The ailment may also cause nodules that form in the knuckles, elbows, lower leg joint and elbows. It may also affect the lungs, eyes, nerves, or even the blood vessels.

Childhood is undergoing a revolution. The philosophy of bringing up children as separate from adults is a thing of the past. In pre-schools, more and more attention is being paid to designing spaces that accommodate the very young and meet their needs in a way that fosters dialogue and communication. When it comes to home life, busy parents want to spend free time with their children that they will both enjoy. Children are no longer just tagging along and fitting in, they are being provided for with spaces that are stimulating, fun, imaginative, peaceful, or just plain practical. Children are no longer adults in waiting - they have their own culture, and contemporary children's interiors are very much about defining the way childhood is being designed in the twenty-first century.

This book showcases a wide variety of interiors designed for the very young from around the world. These range from creches, nurseries and preschools, to museums, restaurants, bedrooms, playspaces, shops and hotels. Each architect or designer has given considerable thought to making their space - whether public or private - workable and beautiful, and their approaches are inspirational. If you are looking for design ideas, or just want somewhere great to take your child at the weekend, this is the book for you.

Featured projects include:

Lugisland Kindergarten, Stuttgart

Fawood Children's Centre, London

De Kleine Kikker Day Care Centre, Utrecht

The Pattern Pod, Science Museum, London

Grudzien Residence, Hong Kong

Climbers and Creepers, Kew Gardens, London

Museum of Childhood, London

Roald Dahl Children Gallery, Ayslesbury

Shirokane Preschool, Tokyo

The Deep, Hull

Selfridges Kids, London

American Museum of Natural History, New York Evelina Children's Hospital, London

Dear Mr Cornford, It is with regret that I begin the task of writing to you about your niece, Emily. Her recent behaviour, which I have outlined to you in previous letters, compels me to request that she be formally removed from the school and returned to your care with immediate effect . . .' And so Emily Hudson, niece and ward, is dispatched into the care of her distant and cold uncle, to take residence at the family's Newport beach house at the outbreak of the Civil War. She is an orphan, the sole member of her family not claimed by consumption. In that first lonely summer, it is Emily's cousin William - himself an outsider - who is her saviour. Her spirit and vibrancy are at odds with the stilted climate of American society: a woman should be a paragon of virtue, definitely not an aspiring painter with no fortune to speak of. William's friendship offers Emily the chance to escape to London to pursue her dreams, but his patronage soon turns darker and more controlling. And as Emily's health falters, she turns to some rather unsuitable means to find the release she craves . . .

Pineapple Grenades is a collection of poetry that uses the metaphor of war to describe heart breaking relationships on the battle field. This battle and violent story separates into three sections that describe the impact of heartache, the coping of being torn and injured, and lastly the strategies on how to attack back for a victory or retreat. Either way readers are left to choose their battle in this gut wrenching vivid experience of torn up hearts on the field.

Based on an episode in Henry James's life, the captivating story of a young heroine with ambitions and desires beyond her time.

By the start of the Civil War, Emily Hudson has lost her entire family to consumption. Wholly dependent upon her puritanical uncle, Emily forms a close bond with her ailing cousin, William, an ambitious young writer. When a promising engagement is broken, William, obsessed by Emily's spirit and beauty, becomes her patron and takes her to England-only to manipulate and neglect her for the sake of his own creativity. There, Emily finally spurns her cousin's rules and sets out alone to pursue an artist's life in the eternal city of Rome. Reminiscent of the novels of Edith Wharton and the films of Merchant Ivory, "Emily Hudson" will resonate with anyone who has ever sought to be true to herself.

Zoe is a mother, a television celebrity and a powerful career woman. Hers is a story that millions can only dream of. But when her baby dies, her guilt and grief plunge her into an inner landscape of dream and nightmare where the familiar becomes horrible, the unthinkable real. Her family find themselves powerless to help her as, one by one, they are drawn into a labyrinth at whose centre lies an unimaginable truth. "Cold In Earth" is a stark, poetic and utterly terrifying first novel.

THE HOW-TO GUIDE CHRISTIAN COUPLES NEED TO ACHIEVE A SEX LIFE THAT CELEBRATES THEIR LOVE AND VALUES As a Christian couple seeking to improve your marriage, you and your spouse face the daunting challenge of finding sexual advice that's educational and instructive--but also appropriate for your faith. Good Loving walks that fine line by providing everything you need while staying true to your core beliefs. Other sex guides designed for religious couples offer little in the way of concrete techniques, but Good Loving's clear instruction eases you step by step into the practices that build a sexually satisfying marriage. Along the way, real-world stories from the author's years of counseling couples reveal how other Christians have conquered the same challenges you face. Follow the program in this helpful guide and you are sure to overcome hang-ups, break through obstacles, develop sexual skills, conquer shame, and build the trust and intimacy needed for a fulfilling and lasting marriage.