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Welcome ContentsLeadership.........................................................................................3

TeachingSkills..................................................................................9

PerfectBooksforNQTs............................................................... 13

ThinkingSkills................................................................................16

Discipline/Behaviour................................................................... 17

ValuesEducation..........................................................................18

TeachingGiftedChildren...........................................................19

Assessment.....................................................................................19

Coaching.........................................................................................20

ICT......................................................................................................20

PLTS/EmotionalIntelligence...................................................21

Maths/Literacy...............................................................................21

Storytelling/AssemblyStories................................................. 23

SpecialNeeds................................................................................. 25

GamesandActivities................................................................... 26

NeuroLinguisticProgramming(NLP)................................... 27

PhilosophyforChildren.............................................................28

MusicandMovement.................................................................29

ThePerfectSeries.........................................................................30

PersonalDevelopment..............................................................32

Helloandwelcometoour2014catalogue.2013wasawonderfulyear

for Crown House Publishing: we were named Educational Publisher

of theYearat the IndependentPublisherAwardsandnominated for

theBookseller’sAssociationIndependentAcademic,Professionaland

EducationalPublisherAward.Manyofourbookswerealsonominated

for awards: we published half the shortlisted books in two of the

categories at the Education Resources Awards and The Philosophy

ShopcarriedofftheprizeforBestEducationalBook–seepage28.Itisso

rewardingtoberecognisedforourpassionatebeliefthatprofessional

developmentforteachersandschoolleadersisthekeytoeducational

excellenceandforthebookswhichwepublishtosupportthatbelief.

Learning and teaching environments should be focussed on the

goalofpreparingourchildrenforlifeinthe21stCentury,withallthe

new challenges andopportunities that thatwill provide.The role of

educatorsshouldbetocreateskilled,motivated,self-directedlearners

who are capable of original thought, who can analyse and solve

problems, who know themselves and can interact well with others,

whoareemotionally intelligentandwhoknowhow they learnbest.

Crown House Publishingwill continue to publish and supply books

thathelpteacherstoattainthesegoals.

Wehaveanoutstandingselectionofnewbooksandrelatedresources

in this catalogue from some of the best authors and trainers in the

world.Thebookswepublish,togetherwithacarefullychosenselection

fromotherrecommendedpublishers,supportourphilosophyandwill

makeadifferencetothequalityofteachingandlearninginyourschool.

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IndependentThinkingIanGilbertPaperback224pages£16.99517086

Dothingsnoonedoesordothingseveryonedoesinawaynoonedoes.

Seethesameworldyou’vealwaysseenandthateveryoneelsesees,butthinknewthoughts.

Getchildrentothinkinordertomaketheworldbetterfurtherdowntheline.

Fightback.

Thinkforyourself,beforeit’stoolateandbeforesomeoneelsedoesitforyou.

Writtenby IndependentThinkingfounderandaward-winningauthor IanGilbert, thisbook isan invaluablecollectionofreflections, ideas and insights into the nature of learning, thinking, creativity, drawing on Ian’s experience across three

continents,theroleeducationhasinchangingnotonlypeople’slivesbutalsoentiresocieties.Controversial,humorousandchallenging,thisbookisbothmovingandpersonalyetcarriesanimportantglobalcalltoactionfromamanwithadistinctivevoiceandauniqueperspectivewhohasearnedtherighttospeakhismind.

LeadershipTheBestJobintheWorldVicGoddardPaperback200(est)pages£14.99518433dueFebruary

ItishardtoimaginehowonedecisiontomakeaTVseries,Channel4’sEducatingEssex,wouldleadtothis.VicGoddardsays,“AsmuchasIhavebeenuncomfortableattimesthroughthelasttwoyearsitishardtobeanythingotherthanthankfulthatwedidit.Theschoolhasgrownstrongerandevencloser,thestudentshavehadsomegreatopportunitiesandIhavebeenluckytolearnsomuchandmeetsomeamazingpeople.”

“Ireallydolovemyjob,whowouldn’t?Igettoworkwithcommittedprofessionals,forthemostamazingenergygiversintheworld-mygreatyoungpeopleatPassmoresAcademyandtobepartofacommunitythatstrivestocontinuallyimproveitself.Iwantmybooktoencourageteachersatallstagesoftheircareers,andthoseconsideringenteringtheprofession,toatleastconsiderbeingaHeadTeacher.DayafterdaywehearandreadaboutthepressuresofbeingaHeadTeacherbutwereallydon’thearenoughaboutthepurejoyofit.”

“Thejourneyfromtrainee/NQTtoheadcanseemtobealongandoftentreacherousroad,withmanyreasonstonottravelit.Iwanttoshowyouthatitcanbedone(forthosewhoknowmewelltheyaresaying‘ifViccandoitanyonecan!’)anditcanbedonewithoutlosingyourownpassionandmoralpurpose.”

“IwanttosharewithyouthepitfallsthatIfellintointhehopethatyoucanavoidthemandsharetheamazinginfluencesandexperiencesIhavepickedupontheway.”Needwesaymore?

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MySchoolImprovementDoodleBookMakingSchoolsBetterThreeNotesAtATime

BenKeelingColourpaperback128pages£9.99517089

The first ever picture book to make your school abetter place – three sticky note doodles at a time.Ifapicture iswortha thousandwords, imagine thepower of three pictures at a time.Which is exactlywhat former graphic designer turned teacher andleadership teammemberBenKeelinghasdone.Asthought-provokingasitissimple,thisbookcombinesan expert knowledge of schools and learning, an

enviabletalentforgraphicdesignandakeensenseofirony.

Trivium21cPreparingYoungPeoplefortheFuturewithLessonsfromthePastMartinRobinsoneditedbyIanGilbert

Paperback288pages£18.99517093

Universities in the Middle Ages focused onthree skills to develop the intellectual abilities ofstudents – grammar, logic and rhetoric. In thiswell-researched and practical book authorMartinRobinson shows how these three tenets are asrelevanttodayastheywere800yearsago.Summedupas‘howthingsarerepresented,howthingsareknown and how things are communicated’, the

Trivium–thefoundationofmedievalliberalartseducation–isapowerfultoolthatteacherscanemploytostretchallyoungpeopleanddevelopadisciplineforthinkingandlearningthatwillstandthemingoodsteadinthetwenty-firstcentury,whenskimmingthesurfaceseemstobethemostthatwecanhopefor.Animportantreadforallteacherslookingfordeeperthinkingintheirstudents.

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EssentialMotivationintheClassroomSecondEditionIanGilbertAllagespaperback224pages£17.99518521

Nowbanguptodate,thisentertainingandinspiringread is full of useful, practical advice for teacherswho want to know how to motivate children andhow children can learn to motivate themselves.In this rollercoaster ride through the theories ofteaching, learning and thinking, Ian Gilberthighlights the seven keys of motivation, offeringa range of strategies, ideas, and insights to help

learnersbecomemotivatedfromwithin.EssentialMotivationintheClassroomisthedefinitiveone-stopguideforteacherswhowanttoknowhowtomotivatechildren–andhowchildrenlearntomotivatethemselves.

HowChildrenSucceedPaulToughPaperback261pages£12.99518865How Children Succeed introduces us to a newgeneration of researchers and educators whoare using the tools of science to peel back themysteriesofcharacter.Throughtheir stories -andthe storiesof the children they are trying tohelp- acclaimed journalist Paul Tough traces the linksbetween childhood stress, childhood cosseting,and life success. He uncovers the surprisingwaysin which parents prepare - or fail to prepare -their children for adulthood. Also, he providesnew insights into the best ways to help children

growingupinpoverty.Thisisaprovocativeandprofoundlyhopefulbookthatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutraisingandeducatingchildren.


LeadershipDialoguesStimulatingConversationstoSupportLeadershipJohnWest-BurnhamandDaveHarrisPaperback+CD-ROM200(est)pages£24.99518753dueOctober

This book is basedon twobasic assumptions. Firstly, dialogue, conversation, reflection and challenge are fundamentalaspectsofeffectivelearninganddevelopingpersonalunderstanding.Secondly,schoolleadersdonothavesufficienttimetoengageintheseactivities–theyarealwaysthefirstcasualties.

Designedtoprovidestimulusmaterials forschool leaderstosupporttheirpersonaldevelopment,LeadershipDialoguesencouragespersonalreflection,dialoguewithacoachormentorandconversationsinleadershipteams.Itincludesshortthink pieces, case studies, diagnostic reviews, selected quotations on a particular theme and questions for discussionandreflection.

The content is clustered into themes including: The changing context of education/strategic thinking, alternativeperspectives–internationalcomparisons,Understandingeffectiveleadership,Gettingmanagementright–makingschoolswork, leadingteachingandlearning,developingstaffcapacity,Performanceandaccountability,Workingcollaboratively,engagingwiththecommunity,Personalresilienceandsustainability

Thebookisavaluableandpracticalresourceforleadershipteams.IncludesafreeCDofprintableresources.

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ThePerfect(Ofsted)CPDProgrammeShaunAllisoneditedbyJackieBeereHardback128(est)pages£9.99518760dueMay

Allsuccessfulschoolshaveonethingincommon–theyarefullofbrilliantteachers.Thisdoesn’thappenbychance.Ifschoolsaretodeveloptheirteachersintofirstratereflectiveandhighperformingpractitioners,theyneedavariedandpersonalisedCPDprogramme–basedoncollaborationandsharingbestpractice.Thisbooklooksathowschoolscanmoveawayfromthe‘onesizefitsall’approachtoCPDthatstillexistsinanumberofschools,toaCPDprogrammethatwillappealtoarangeofteachers,unlockingthepotentialthatexistswithinthestaffroom.It’saboutexcellencefromwithin.

TeachingNotesfromtheFrontLineWeare,atthetimeIwritethis,inneedofarevolutionineducation.ThisisastrongstatementandIdon’tuseitlightly.DebraKidd

Paperback160(est)pages£12.99518765dueAugust

Immoralityanddeception.Arroganceandgreed.Misconceptionsandmisguidance.Wehaveallowedpowerful institutions tomanipulatethefearofparentsandteacherstotheextentthatneithercanseehowtoproceedwithoutbeingtoldwhattothink.Thebookexploreshowtheso-calledaccountabilityandqualitysystemsinourcountry-Ofstedandexams-havebeenusedtostraightjacketteachersintocompliance,evenwhenflyinginthefaceofemergingknowledgeandunderstandingaboutlearning.

Butthisisanarrativeofhope.Ofhowthesystemcouldbedifferent.Itofferstalesfromwithintheclassroomoflearninginspite,butwithoutspite.Ofhope,oflaughter,ofgentlesubversion.

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TheLearningPoweredSchoolGuyClaxton,MarylChambers,GrahamPowellandBillLucasPaperback278pages£23.95518181

Guy Claxton’s classic Building Learning Powerpresentedbothadistinctivegoalforeducation,andasetofpracticalideastohelpschoolsandteachersattainit.Now,inTheLearningPoweredSchool, Guy and his co-authors look at howthe ideas and practice have developed, andflourished,overtheinterveningeightyears.ThebookisrootedintheexperienceofschoolsandteacherswhohaveseenthepromiseofBuildingLearningPowerandhavetakenupthechallenge

ofrealigningtheirclassroompractice,theirprofessionaldevelopment,andtheirengagementwithparents,sometimesquiteradically.Learningpower,andtheimportanceofbuildingitinallyoungpeople,couldbethekeystotransformingeducationtomakeittrulyfitforpurposeinthetwenty-firstcentury.

ThePerfect(Ofsted)InspectionJackieBeereeditedbyIanGilbert

Hardback144pages£9.99516960

Building on the success of The Perfect(Ofsted) Lesson, this book demonstratesthroughexemplarycasestudieshowtogetthe verybest fromyourOfsted inspection.Heads and middle leaders who havemanaged to show off their school in thebest possible light share their top tips formaking your inspection an opportunityratherthanathreat.

This book will help prepare you and yourstafftobeconfidentand impressive inevery lessonvisitedbythe inspectionteam and will empower your senior leaders and governors to demonstrateoutstandingleadership.WritteninJackieBeere’spragmaticstylewithawealthofpracticaladvicefrommanycontributorsthisbookwilldelivertheessentialtipsformakinginspectionworkforyourschool.


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WhereWillIDoMyPineapples?TheLittleBookofBuildingaWholeNewSchool

GillKellyeditedbyIanGilbertHardback160pages£9.99516540This is the story of a community placed in anenviable position of receiving funding to buildanewcampusandthetechnologytotransformlearning. What is discovered very early on, isthat no one had considered the human impactof suchaproject.Thisbook seeks todoexactlythat. The process of community engagement

is addressedaswellas thepsychologyofhumanbehaviours thatemerge insuchacontext.OverGillKelly’s17-yearcareerintheeducationsector,shehasworkedinaninnercityschoolinSwindonandtwolarge11-18schoolsinNorthSomersetbeforebecomingtheprincipalatTheCityAcademy,Bristol.Herlastrole as deputy head teacher of Nailsea School, gave her the opportunity toprovidetheICTsolutionfortheschoolrebuildundertheBSF(buildingschoolsforthefuture)project.

PrimaryHeadsExceptionalLeadershipinthePrimarySchoolBillLaarPaperback256(est)pages£18.99518723dueFebruary

PrimaryHeadscontainslessonsonleadershipfromagroupofhighlysuccessfulprimaryheadteachers.Thebookstartswithanoverviewofcurrentthinkingongoodleadershippracticeandthentakesthereaderthroughthepersonalstoriesof12headteacherswhohave,sometimesinthefaceofextraordinaryadversity,transformedtheirschools.Eachhasaverypersonalviewonwhatithastakenforthemtosucceedandwhatsuccessfulleadershipinprimaryschoolsshouldlooklike.Billthendrawsoutthekeyelementsfromtheiraccountsanddetailshowprimaryschoolsandprimaryheadscancreatethebestpossibleenvironment for learningby concentratingon the identifiedaspectsof exceptional leadership.Thisdetailed translationoftheoriesintonotablysuccessfulpractice,presentedthroughthepersonalaccountsofagroupofoutstandingheadteachers,willhaveaparticularresonanceforpractitionersengagedinthechallengingbusinessofeducationtoday.Theseclearandhonestaccounts,explorethesubjectofeffectiveleadershipinawaythatmakesthemessentialreadingforallthose,fromheadteachertotheleastexperiencedstaff,whobearresponsibility,invaryingdegrees,forthemanagementand

directionofprimaryschools.Thebookwillberelevant,too,foradministrators,schoolgovernorsandthoseinvolvedinteachertrainingandcontinuingprofessionaldevelopment.

HEADTeacherWhyHeadTeachersShouldbetheHEADTeacherinTheirSchoolsJohnTomsettPaperback200(est)pages£16.99518752dueSeptember

JohnTomsett,aheadteacher,believes thatheadteachersneedtobegreat teachers, tounderstandwhatconstitutesgreat teaching, and to grow schools for the long term, basedupon a clear set of valueswhich underpin everythingtheydo.Keysubjectscoveredinthisbookinclude:• Whyallofus,includingheadteachersmustimproveourteaching• HowtoidentifyyourCorePurpose• Theimportanceofvaluesandrelationships• Thesimplicityofplanning,howtochangestructures,howtoholdthemsteadyforthelongtermandhowtoknow thatit’sworking.Thisisabookforallheadteacherswhowanttoleadbybeingtheheadteacherintheirschool.

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LearningtoLearninPracticeTheL2ApproachAlistairSmithwithMarkLovatt

andJohnTurnerPaperback+CD-ROM304pages£24.9923852Changethewayyouthinkaboutlearningandaboutpreparingstudentsforthechallengesofthetwenty-firstcenturywiththisoutstandingbook by bestselling education author,international presenter and motivationalspeaker Alistair Smith. This detailedre-evaluation introduces 12 essentials ofLearningtoLearnandexplainstheirimpactfor

studentsandteachers,helpinglearnersmoveawayfromteacherdependencetowards learner independence. Ifyouwishtogetbehindthetheoryandfindoutwhatreallymakesthedifferencethenthis isthebooktotakeyouonthenextstepofyourjourney.

ThePerfect(Ofsted)SchoolGovernor

TimBartletteditedbyJackieBeereHardback216pages£9.99518421Eachofthe20,000schoolsintheUKhasagoverning body who are an integral partof the school’s major decision makingprocesses, the results of which directlyaffect our children. For this reason it isessential that governors make clear andinformeddecisions inorder to implementthe best educational framework foryoungpeople.

Thisadditiontothehugelysuccessful‘Perfect’series,ThePerfect(Ofsted)SchoolGovernor written by a seasoned professional with 17 years of head teacherexperience, aims to be themost conclusive, easy-to-read, education jargon-bustingandessentialguideforteachers,governors(newandold)andschoolboards alike. It covers everything agovernorneeds tobe thebest that theycanbe,includingthehistoryoftheeducationsysteminEngland,preparationforOfstedinspectionsandtheirimpact,leadershipandgovernance,handlingcomplaints,achecklistforeffectivegovernormeetings,guidestointerpretingdatacorrectlyandmuch,muchmore!

“Tim’sbookisafantasticresourcewhetheryouareabouttobecomeagovernororhavebeeninvolvedinschoolgovernanceformanyyears.Itdetailswhatyouwanttoknow,whatyoushouldknowandwhatyouthoughtyouknewbutitturnsoutyoudidn’tuntilnow.”

GilesMooney,EducationAdviser“Thisisabookwhichshouldbeinthehandsofallschoolgovernorsandheadteachers.Itwouldbeinvaluabletosomeonenewtotherole,butexperiencedgovernorsandheadswouldfindmuchheretoguidebestpractice.”

AndrewFirman,Formerheadteacherof20yearsstanding,Queen’sParkHighSchool

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BraveHeadsHowtoLeadYourSchoolWithoutSellingYourSoulDaveHarriseditedbyIanGilbert


All too often now schools are under immense pressure to demonstrate outstanding practice that can bedocumentedonpaper,whichcanoftenleadtoschoolsthataregenuinelyimprovingtheirteachingstandardsinthelongtermandinvestinginpupilstofallshortofthegovernment’scriteriafor‘success’.

AsthePrincipalofabrandnewhighprofileacademy,DaveHarrisknowsfirst-handthefrustrationsofprovidinggenuine education for children while maintaining high standards according to the guidelines set out byauthorities.Davehasstuckbyhisprinciples,statingthat‘itisamarathon–notasprint’andwhileacknowledgingthe necessity for great results, has maintained a focus of providing young people with the education theydeserve.Thekeytothis,hebelieves,isbravery!

“Thereare fewthings in the literatureofschool leadershipascompellingandauthenticasa leader tellinghisown story in an analytical and rigorousway. Dave Harris has achieved this in a highly engaging account ofhis own leadership which combines a powerful narrative with thoughtful reflection and careful analysis. Heskilfully combines theory andpractice so that each informs theother in away that enhancesunderstandingandrelevance.”

JohnWest-Burnham,ProfessorofEducationalLeadership,StMary’sUniversityCollege

“A‘BraveHead’iswhateveryonewantstheirschoolleadertobe.Encouragingheadteachersandthosewithambitionsofleadershiptotakeagoodhardlookatthemselvesandtheirschool;DaveHarrisasksthatwebebraveenoughtoidentifywhatisgoodandkeepit,andcourageousenoughtolocatetheweaknessesandstrengthenorchangethem.”

KirstyMcKinnon,TeacherinOxfordshire

TweaktoTransformImprovingTeaching:APracticalHandbookforSchoolLeadersMikeHughesAllageslargeformatpaperback264pages£29.9916450Improving teaching is the key to genuine andsustainable school improvement. Improvementinvolves persuading teachers to change anddevelop their practice but, as anyone who hasever tried will testify, this is far from easy. Thisbookfocusesonwhatheadteachersandschoolleaders can do to manage the change process

andimprovethequalityofteachinginaschool.EssentiallyTweaktoTransformis a practical handbook that seeks to address three questions: ‘What do weknowaboutchange,whatdoweknowaboutlearningandwhatdoweknowaboutleadingandmanagingtheimprovementprocess?’

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AndTheMainThingIs…LearningKeepingtheFocusonLearning–forPupilsandTeachersMikeHughes,forewordbyPaulGinnisPaperback256pages£24.9922502Education faces twin challenges: to sustain theundoubted improvementsof recentyears, and toswitch the focus from teaching to learning. Thekeyquestion,andtheonethatthisbookseekstoaddress,iswhetherthestrategiesandpoliciesthathave enabled us to improve teaching and raisestandards will be sufficient to help us develop

further and promote learning. Is it to bemore of the same, or do we needa change of emphasis if we are to break through the inevitable plateau ofattainmentandachievement?Itargues that the future, in termsofbothpedagogyandpolicy,demandsanapproachrootedinlearning.Morespecifically,itsuggeststhat:• everythingwedomustbebasedexplicitlyuponlearning• teachersmustbelearnerstooandwehaveaprofessionalresponsibilitytogo

onlearningaboutlearning,becausethebetterweunderstandthelearningprocessthebetterablewearetofacilitateitinothers.

APolicyForLearningAPracticalGuidetoWritingorEvaluatingyourTeachingandLearningPolicyMikeHughesA4spiralboundpaperback104pages£19.9918218In his stimulating training sessionsMike Hughesalways helps others find their own way ofimprovinglearningandteachingandthisbookisindicativeofthis.APolicyForLearningisthefirstinabrandnewseriescalledJigsawPieces,whichaim to make each small detail of teaching and

leadershipmuch easier to comprehend and develop. Because each generalareawouldbetoogreattogointoinfinedetailandstillbeaccessibletothereader, theauthorhasbroken itdownintosmallersegments(hencethetitleof the series) and as a result he has produced an outstanding educationalresource.Likeeveryoneofhisothertitlesthisbookissoeasytofollowbecausetherearesummariesonthelefthandpage,whichallowyoutoskimreadthebookinminutes;plentyofcasestudiesandanecdotesfromschoolsaroundthecountrybackupthemessageandinspireyoutocreateyourownideas.Likehisseminarsthisbookdoesn’tpreachbutleavesyoufullofinspiration.

StrategiesforClosingtheLearningGapMikeHugheswithAndyVassAges11-18largeformatpaperback288pages£29.9915153Strategies forClosing the LearningGaphasbeenwritten as a practical companion to the hugelysuccessful Closing the Learning Gap. In this, hisfourth book, Mike Hughes attempts to translatethe explosion in our understanding of how thebrainworksintopracticalstrategiesthatwillworkintheclassroom.Thebookhighlightssomeofthekeyissuesemergingfromrecentdiscoveriesabout

thebrainandsimplifiesthem.Itofferspracticalstrategiesandideasastohowtoapplythisresearchintheclassroom.

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ButterfliesandSweatyPalms25Sure-fireWaystoSpeakandPresentWithConfidenceJudyApps

Paperback160pages£16.99516931If you have ever carried a lucky talisman in yourpockettogiveyourselfcouragebeforeabigeventthen carry this book instead. Based on Neuro-LinguisticProgramming(NLP),theground-breakingsolutions to performance anxiety in this bookwillcarryyouthroughthemostdauntingexperienceofpublicspeaking.


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MindsetHowYouCanFulfilYourPotentialCarolS.DweckPhDPaperback276pages£9.9923820In this truly groundbreaking book, Dweckproposesthateveryonehaseitherafixedmindsetor a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is one inwhichyouviewyourtalentsandabilitiesas...well,fixed. In other words, you are who you are, yourintelligenceandtalentsarefixed,andyour fate istogo through life avoidingchallengeand failure.A growth mindset, on the other hand, is one inwhichyouseeyourselfasfluid,aworkinprogress.Yourfateisoneofgrowthandopportunity.Dweck

providesachecklisttoassessyourselfandshowshowaparticularmindsetcanaffectallareasofyourlife.Theimplicationsofthisforyourschoolandthoseyouteachare,ofcourse, immense. Identifyingthedifferentmindsetsamongyourstudentsbecomesvitaltotheirgrowthanddevelopment.

ThinkingAllowedonSchoolingMickWatersPaperback352pages£14.99517087

MickWatersusestheexperiencehehasgainedfromacareerinwhichhehasbothworkedinschoolsandhadmajorrolesinshapingeducationpolicyat localandnational leveltoofferauniqueperspective:thatofsomeoneclosetotheclassroom,butwithanabilitytoseethroughinnovation,policyandpractice.Micktellsithowitis,explainshisbeliefsandshedslightonprogressandproblemsintheschoolsystem.

“MickWaters is a calm, seasoned voice in the rising clamour of debate on the future of education. Drawing on his longexperience inclassroomsand innationalpolicy,ThinkingAllowedonSchoolingoffersawise,well-informedandpracticalperspectiveonthechallengesthatfaceeducationandhowtomeetthem.Unlikemanypassingpoliticians,MickWatershasspenthislifeineducation.Thisinsightful,compassionatebookdistilstheessenceofwhathehaslearntandwhatwecanlearnfromhim.Anessentialread.”

SirKenRobinson

“Inthishighlyreadablebook,Mickgivesabrilliantreviewofthegood,thebad,andtheplainolduglyofthecurrenteducationallandscape.”

AndrewChubb,Principal,ArchbishopSentamuAcademy

HighPerformersTheSecretsofSuccessfulSchoolsAlistairSmithPaperback224pages£18.99516486

AlistairSmithvisited20ofthetopperformingstateschoolstoaskthequestion,‘whatmakesthemsuccessful?’HeaskedthesamequestionsineachschoolandinHighPerformershesharesthefindings.Thebookwillappealtoschoolleadersandclassroompractitioners.Itgivessoundevidencebasedguidanceonwhatsomeofthebesthavedonetosucceedonthelearningjourney.Itfocuseson:

HighPerformersisapractical‘howto’guide,packedwithtipsanddrawingonoriginalresearch.

• Corepurpose• Studentoutcomes• Learnerengagement• Classroomteaching

• Rolesandresponsibilities• Professionaldevelopment• Managingdata

TheSubjectLeaderAnIntroductiontoLeadershipandManagementSteveGarnetteditedbyPhilBeadle

Paperback128pages£18.99516970Theroleofasubjectleaderisoneofthemostimportantinanyschool,secondonlytothatoftheheadteacher.Subjectleadersareworkinginthe‘engineroom’ofschoollife,expectedtoturnthevision,valuesandethosofaschoolintoreality.However,mostteacherswentintoeducationbecausetheywantedtobeteachers,notleaders,sotheyoftenhaven’thadanytrainingintohowtoleadasubjectarea.Thisbookseekstodeliverawholerangeofpracticalsolutionstothechallengesthattherolepresents.Theareascoveredrangefromsettingandcommunicatingyourvision,deliveringhighquality learningacrossallclassesanddevelopingrigorousandeffectivesystemsofselfevaluationtounderstandinganddevelopingatransformationalleadershipstyle.Hugelyaccessibleandrealistic,thebookalsotacklessomeoftheothercriticalissuesthatsometimesfacesubjectleaders.Practicalsolutionsareofferedaroundtheissuesofworkingwithunderperformingcolleaguesaswellasmanagingthestressesoftherole.

WhyDoINeedaTeacherWhenI’veGotGoogle?IanGilbertPaperback256pages£17.99516318WhyDo INeed aTeacherWhen I’veGotGoogle?is just one of the challenging, controversial andthought-provokingquestions IanGilbertposes inhis long-awaited followuptotheclassicEssentialMotivationintheClassroom.Questioning the unquestionable, this book willmakeyoure-considereverythingyouthoughtyouknewaboutteachingandlearning,suchas:• Areyousimplypreparingthenextgeneration

ofunemployedaccountants?• What do you do for the ‘sweetcorn kids’ who come out of the education

systeminprettymuchthesamestateaswhentheywentin?• What’stheRealPointofSchool?• Exams–SoWhoseBrightIdeaWasThat?• Why‘EQ’isfastbecomingthenew‘IQ’.


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TheLittleBookofBereavementforSchoolsIanGilbertwithWilliam,OliviaandPhoebeGilbert


The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools iswrittenbybest-sellingauthorIanGilberttogetherwithhisthreechildren. Isaverypersonalaccountof the way educational institutions tried andsucceeded, triedand failedand sometimesdidn’ttry at all to help William, Olivia and Phoebecome to terms with the death of their mother.Several months after their mother’s death, BBC’s

Newsround aired a brave and still controversial programme in which fourchildren talked about their losses. This prompted Ian and his children to sitdown and think about their ownexperiences anddrawup a list of do’s anddon’tsthatcouldhelpsteerschools–andindeedallprofessionalsworkingwithchildren–towardsabetterunderstandingofwhatisneededfromthematsuchadifficulttime.Thewarmthofreceptionofthisinitialfifteen-pointhandoutledthefamilytoexpandtheiradviceandsuggestionsintowhathasnowbecomeTheLittleBookofBereavement forSchools, theproceedsofwhichwillgotoNicky’sWayinSuffolk.

InspirationalTeachersInspirationalLearnersWillRyaneditedbyIanGilbertPaperback288pages£18.99

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What is it that Inspirational teachers dodifferently?Inshort,theyplanfortheirpupilstobeinspirational.Manyteacherswhojointheteachingprofessiondosobecauseinadequateteachers taught them and they feel theycan provide a far better and more excitingeducation for youngsters than they receivedthemselves. Whereas other teachers speak

with clarity of detail about stimulating and influential teacherswho inspiredtheir lives and now theywant to do the same.This book is an examinationof what our most inspirational teachers do in order to get creative andinspirational responses from children. It aims to put fun back into teaching,provideaframeworkforcreativityinthetwenty-firstcenturyandactasabookofhopeforthenewcurriculumproposals.

LeadershipwithaMoralPurposeTurningYourSchoolInsideOutWillRyaneditedbyIanGilbert

Paperback224pages£18.9923110Will Ryan has written the essential read forhead teachers who know that there is moretoschoolimprovementthanblindlyfollowinggovernmentinitiatives.This book gives all primary heads – aspiring,newly appointed or those for whom thephrase‘Theremust be somethingmore than

this…!’ rings a bell – the ideas, techniques, tools and direction to turn theirschoolsinsideoutandinspirethemtoleadwiththeheartandwiththesoul.What’smoreitwillhelpgiveheadstheconfidencetodothosethingstheyknowarerightbecausetheyarerightforthechildren,rightforthestaffandrightforthecommunity.Contentsincludedevelopingan‘InsideOutVision’andcreatingthevisionfor:theschool,classroom,inclusion,positiveattitudes,socialandemotionalaspectoflearning,professionallearningcommunity,leadershipandparents.

HowtobeanAmazingMiddleLeaderCarolineBentley-DaviesPaperback250(est)pages£16.99516972dueMarch

Todaythemyriadskillsneededtobeanamazingmiddleleaderinschoolscanseemmind-boggling.What’smoremiddleleadersaretakinguptheleadershipreinsaftergainingexperienceforfarfeweryearsthaneverbefore.Whetheryouarenewtothisroleoraremoreexperiencedandaspiringtobecomeaschoolleader,thisbookwillgiveyouthevitalinformationyouneed inorder tounderstandwhat is really importantaboutyour roleandhowto improveyourkeyskills.Thispractical,everydayguidecovers:

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FinnishLessonsWhatCantheWorldLearnfromEducationalChangeinFinland?(SeriesonSchoolRefom)PasiSahlbergPaperback208pages£31.50518638Afirst-hand,comprehensiveaccountofhowFinlandbuiltaworld-classeducationsystemduringthepastthreedecades.Theauthortracestheevolutionofeducationpolicies inFinlandandhighlightshowtheydiffer fromtheUnitedStatesandother industrialisedcountries.Heshowshowratherthanrelyingoncompetition,choice,andexternaltestingofstudents,educationreformsinFinlandfocusonprofessionalisingteacherswork,developinginstructionalleadershipinschools,andenhancingtrustinteachersandschools.

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What’sthePointofSchool?RediscoveringtheHeartofEducationGuyClaxtonPaperback272pages£14.9923645What’s the Point of School? takes the readerbeyond the steriledebatesaboutCityAcademiesand dumbed-down exams in order to revealthe key responsibility of education today: tocreate students who enjoy learning. With theiremphasison stressful examsand regurgitationofinformation, Guy Claxton claims that schools arecurrently doing more harm than good, primarilymakingstudentsfearfailure.Instead,schoolsmustencourage students to develop their curiosity,

ask stupid questions, and think for themselves. He explains scientists’ latesttheoriesabouthowthehumanbrainlearns,andrevealssomeofthecorehabitsneededtocreateastrong,supplemind.Hethengoesontoexplainhowtheseare already being successfully implemented into some schools - all withoutchuckingoutShakespeareorthePeriodicTable.

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VisibleLearningforTeachersMaximizingImpactonLearningJohnHattiePaperback272pages£25.99516919In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesisedtheresultsofmorethanfifteenyearsresearchinvolvingmillionsofstudentsandrepresentedthebiggestevercollectionofevidence-basedresearchintowhatactuallyworksinschoolstoimprovelearning.VisibleLearningforTeacherstakes the next step andbrings those groundbreaking concepts to a completely newaudience.Writtenforstudents,newlyqualifiedand experienced teachers, it explains how to

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DirtyTeachingABeginner’sGuidetoLearningOutdoorsJulietRobertsonPaperback200(est)pages£16.99518431dueFebruary

JulietRobertsonofferstipsandtrickstohelpanyprimaryschool teacherdevelopvariety intheir teaching.Oneof thekeystoahappyandcreativeclassroomisgettingoutofitandthisbookwillgiveyoutheconfidencetodoit.Itcontainsawealthofideasfromcheatsheetstoactivitiesthatallowteachersandparentstoencourageoutdoorlearningandimprovestudentparticipation.There isnoneedforexpensivetoolsorcomplicatedtechnologies;allyouneed isyourcoatandapassion forlearning–oh,andyou’dbetterbringthekidstoo!

JulietRobertsonisanEducationConsultantwhospecialisesinoutdoorlearning.Priortobecomingaconsultant,Julietwasaheadteacheratthreeschoolsmakinghermorethanqualifiedtohelpothersimprovetheirpractice.Shealsowritesthepopulareducationblog,“I’mateacher,getmeoutsidehere”whereshesharesherideasandenthusiasmforlearningoutdoors.

UnhomeworkHowtoGettheMostOutofHomeworkWithoutReallySettingIt

MarkCreasyPaperback200(est)pages£12.99518432

In a dynamic and ever changingeducation climate it is important to

re-evaluatepractice in schoolsona regularbasis inorder toensure thatweare doing the right thing for our children.With questions being raised overthevalueofhomework,MarkCreasyadvisesteachersandparentsonhowtogetthemostoutofhomeworkwithoutlettingitgetinthewayoftheirlives.Thisbookquestions thenecessityofhomeworkwhile recognising thatmostteachershaveastatutorydutytoprovideit.Theauthorprovidessuggestionsfor how teachers can make homework more effective, applicable and lesspointless; organising classroom learning to allow children to set their ownhomeworkandcreatingopportunitiesforlearningoutofeverydaysituations.

NeverMindtheInspectorsHere’sPunkLearningTaitColesPaperback200(est)pages£12.99518605dueMarch

Sowhat is PunkLearning? Itdetails the importanceofwhyall students shouldbeallowedcomplete controlof theirlearning.

InNeverMindtheInspectorsTaitjustifieswhyweneedpunklearning,explainsthephilosophybehindtheboxtickinglessonsthatteachersareadvisedtodelivertoappeaseOfstedandhowweshouldnotbedoinganythingbecausethe‘inspectorswilllikeit’,butbecauseit’stherightthingtodoinatwenty-firstcenturyclassroomtogetthebestoutofallourstudents.

TaithelpsyoudiscoverhowtocreatePunkLearning,offersideasonhowteacherscancreativelyinspirestudentstobecomeself-regulatingpunklearnersthattakecompletecontroloftheirlearning,makingitrelativeandmemorable,sothatitmatterstothem.

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VisibleLearningandtheScienceofHowWeLearnJohnHattieandGregoryC.R.Yates


John Hattie has joined forces with cognitivepsychologist, Gregory Yates to build on theoriginal data and legacy of theVisible Learningproject, showing how its underlying ideas andthe cutting edge of cognitive science can forma powerful and complimentary framework forshaping learning in the classroom and beyond.It explains the major principles and strategies

oflearning,outliningwhyitcanbesohardsometimes,andyeteasyonotheroccasions. Aimed at teachers and students, it iswritten in an accessible andengagingstyleandcanbereadcovertocover,orusedonachapter-by-chapterbasisforessaywritingorstaffdevelopment.

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100IdeasforSecondaryTeachersOutstandingLessonsRossMorrisonMcGillPaperback144pages£12.99518779Inhisfirstbook,Twitterphenomenonand outstanding teacher, Ross Morrison McGillprovides a bank of inspirational ideas that canbe picked up five minutes before your lessonstarts and put into practice just as they are, orembeddedintoyourday-to-dayteachingtomakeevery lesson an outstanding lesson! In his light-hearted and enthusiastic manner Ross guidesyouthroughtheideasheusesonadailybasisformanaging behaviour, lesson planning, homework, assessment and all roundoutstanding teaching.Whether you are an experienced teacher or someonewhohas littlepractical teachingexperience, thereare ideas in thisbook thatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutyourlessons.

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TheLazyTeacher’sHandbookHowYourStudents

LearnMoreWhenYouTeachLessJimSmitheditedbyIanGilbertPaperback208pages£18.9923861Everwonderedwhatwouldhappenifyoustopped teaching in your lessons? If youwant your students to learn more andyou towork less, thisbookprovides youwithalltheargumentsandevidenceyouneed tobecomea lazy,butoutstanding,teacher. Gathered over ten years in the

classroom,thetried-and-testedtechniquesshifttheemphasisawayfromtheteachingandontothelearningmakingyourlifesomucheasierintheprocess.This powerful book is packed full of easy-to-apply and highly effectivestrategies, strategies which Ofsted have rated as ‘outstanding’.What’s more,theyallhave the sealof approvalof real students in real classrooms. In fact,manyof themhavebeen thoughtupby the students themselves,but that’swhyJimSmithiscalledTheLazyTeacher.So,nexttimesomeonesaystoyou‘getalife’,thisbookwillmakeitpossible.“If you imbibe the essential principles Jim outlines in the book, you’ll findyourself with a great toolkit of pupil-proof teaching techniques which willmakeyouenjoyyourteachingmoreandhelpyougetbetterresults.”

FrancisGilbert,authorI’mATeacher,GetMeOutOfHere“Writteninanengaginganddown-to-earthstyle,TheLazyTeacher’sHandbookispackedfullof‘thingstotry’inlessons,butisalsounderpinnedbyaviewofteachingandlearningthatishumaneandhopeful.”

JohnMorgan,ReaderinEducation,InstituteofEducationLondonandUniversityofBristol

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CoveringtheCurriculumwithStoriesSix Cross-curricular Projects

ThatTeachLiteracyandThinkingThroughDramaticPlaySharonGinnisandPaulGinnisAges3-7paperback+CD-ROM296pages£24.9921665CoveringtheCurriculumwithStories isanexcitinganduniqueresource,presentingaset of six delightful, cross-curricular, play-based projects that deliver outstandinglearningexperiences.Each project is based on an originalstory and uses dramatic and kinaesthetic

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TeachingSkillsWholeSchoolProgresstheLAZYWayFollowMe,I’mRight

BehindYouJimSmitheditedbyIanGilbertPaperback168pages£18.99516959FollowingonfromtheacclaimedTheLazy Teacher’s Handbook, Jim Smithapplieshislazyphilosophytoflipthetask of ‘leading learning’ to ‘lettinglearning lead’. Covering all aspectsof learning, including the planningof outstanding lessons, lessonobservation, passing performancemanagement targets and creating

inspiring learning environments the book poses the question ‘what wouldhappenifyouletlearninglead?’.Youmightjustfindyouenjoyyourjobmorethan ever as well as see a big improvement in the quality of learning andprogressforyourpupils.Based on Jim Smith’s leadershipwork to improve learning (in a lazyway, ofcourse)thisbookispackedwithhighlypracticalsolutionsandsuggestionsthatareproventohelpyou improvethequalityof learningandprogressbut inalazywaybothinyourclassroomandacrosstheschool.“AwelcomesequeltoJimSmith’sfirstbook,andagainjam-packedwithideasfor invisibly transferring the learning loadonto students - this timewith anemphasisonwhole-schoolprocesses.Readable,amusingandquirky,Iexpectthistodoaswellasitspredecessor.”

BarryJ.Hymer,ProfessorofPsychologyinEducation,UniversityofCumbria

FullonLearningInvolveMeandI’llUnderstandZoeEldereditedby

IanGilbertPaperback336pages£22.99516485Full On Learning provides a blueprint foreducators in all settings to construct theideal conditions for effective learners togrowanddevelop.Thisisano-compromiseapproach to the architecture of learning,creating quality learning experiences thatfoster a love of learning.The start point isyour end-point: the learner. What kind oflearnerdoyouwant todevelop?Whatare

thecharacteristicsofaneffective learnerandhowcanwe teach to support thedevelopmentofthesecharacteristics?Iffutureemployersarelookingforpeoplewhocansolveproblems, thinkcreativelyandbe innovative,whatcanwedo,aspartofourcurrentcurriculumprovisiontoenablestudentsto‘deliberately’practisethisskill?FullOnLearningoffersarangeoftried&testedpracticalsuggestionsandideastocreatetheidealconditionsforeffectivelearnerstoflourish.“FullOnLearningwillnotonlytransformclassroomsbutalsotaketeachingandlearningexperiencestoanotherlevel.”

SirJohnJones,writer,presenter,educationalconsultant

DancingaboutArchitectureALittleBookofCreativityPhilBeadleeditedbyIanGilbertHardback128pages£9.99516819

Dancing About Architecture is a compendiumof outrageous ideas: ideas about how to takemore risks, and about how to go about comingup with better ideas. Ideas about how to planexperiencesthatleavepeoplewhoareinthesameroomas those ideasawestruck,and ideas tohelpyouavoidthetextbook, theworksheetthebarelystifledyawn.


RocketUpYourClass!101HighImpactActivitiestoStart,BreakandEndLessons

DaveKeelingeditedbyIanGilbertAges9-16paperback192pages£12.9923463Areyoulookingforacreativeopening,energisingmiddleorbigfinishtoalesson?Thenjustpickoutarelevantgame,exerciseorideafromthiswonderfulbookandwatchthefireworksgo.Failingthat,justleave the roomasyou found itandhead foryour

localhostelrywhereDawnwillbewaitingwithapatientear,apacketofcrispsandyourusual.Alltheideascontainedwithinthisbookhavecometogetherovertenyearsofexperience,workingwiththousandsofstudentsinhundredsofschools.SomeareofDave’sowndevising,somehavebeendonatedandtheresthavebeensimplynickedundertheuser-friendlytitleofknowledgesharing,butallhavebeendeployedwithonevisioninmindwhichistoshamelesslyentertainwhilstatthesametimeengagingyoungpeopleinthecreativearenainorderto prove, as Socrates the Greek philosopher once stated,“Life and learningshouldbeafestivalofthemind”.

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TheOathTheSecretArtofTeachingHywelRobertsPaperback200(est)pages£16.99518758dueAugust

Anenigmaticbookoflistsandpromisesthatsetsouttoteachyouthestuffthatyoudon’tlearnatteachertrainingcollege,throughTeachFirstoronaPGCE.It’sabouttheteacher’smoralpurposeandcorebusiness(engagingchildren)andthekeymindsetstobeingausefulteacher,fromEarlyYearsandbeyond.It’sabouttheauthenticelementsofthecreativeteacher:beingabletodeveloparepertoireofskills,attributesandbehaviours,andknowinghowandwhentoappropriatelyapplythem.Today,childrenhavebecomeelementsofdata-thisbookacknowledgesthebubbleteachersmustoperatewithin,whilstequippingthemwiththetoolsandstrategiestoburstit.

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ThePerfect(Ofsted)Lesson(RevisedandUpdated)JackieBeereeditedbyIanGilbertHardback144pages£9.99518344Howcan a teachermake sure, in thebrief timethat an inspector (or other assessor) spends intheir classroom, that the lesson ticks enoughboxes to impress – and gain that outstanding

grade? Jackie Beere leads the teacher through the criteria to search for the‘x-factor’–themagicingredientsthatwillelevatelessonstooutstanding.The‘x-factor’meansdemonstratingexceptionalprogressinlearningandthatthequalityoflearningisexceptional.

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Oops!HelpingChildrenLearnAccidentallyHywelRobertseditedbyIanGilbertPaperback208pages£18.99516964

Thisbookisaboutengaginglearnersingreatlearning.It’saboutthedancethathappensbehindpositiveengagement–thecoolmovesandstepsateacherneedstochoreographinordertocreateacontextwheregreatlearningcanhappen–andabouttheimportanceofrelationshipsinengagementandhowrapportcanbelearned.Thebookalsoshinesaspotlightontheroleoftheteacherandhowheorshecandotherightthingstogettheabsolutebestfromstudents.

“Oops!isaboutprinciples.It’saboutamentalitythatencouragesustodropthereinsofrigid,boringschemesofworkandinsteadcreatelearningthatisexcitingandrelevant!”

JamiePortman,AssistantHeadteacher,CampsmountTechnologyCollege

LaughologyImproveYourLifeWiththeScienceofLaughterStephanieDavies

Paperback160pages£12.99516913Apracticalselfhelpguidetousinglaughterandhumourasa thinkingskill and life skill tomakeyoufeelbetterandenableyoutocommunicatemoreeffectively.Laughology,written inaneasyto understand, fun, informative way takes apsychologicallookathowhumourcaninfluenceyour behaviour, help you feel better and live ahappierlife.

TheLittleBookofLaughterDaveKeelingeditedbyIanGilbertHardback160pages£9.99516965

The Little Book of Laughter demonstrates whyhavinga laughshouldbe inyour jobdescriptionandshowsyouthebenefitsthathumourcanbringtothelearningenvironment.Benefits such as creating openness, bravery,teamwork, imagination and creativity and, mostof all, improving relationships between studentsandteachers.Includes::)Abriefhistoryoflaughter:)Techniqueslinkedtoencouragingandimprovinglearning:)Exercisestoencouragelaughter:)andTheRulesofFunny:)aswellasawholeloadofcomicalcomments,quotesand,ofcourse,gags.

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InvisibleTeaching101ishWaystoCreateEnergy,OpennessandFocusIntheClassroomDaveKeelingandDavidHodgson

Paperback176pages£12.99516488Abookofnewfast,funactivitiesthatrequirelittleor no set-up to boost the energy, openness andfocus of students (and teachers) that promote apositive and focused classroom atmosphere. Thispractical book of 101 tried and tested activitieswillboostperformance levels intheclassroombytappingintothesecretsofinvisibleteaching.Easy

to followanddeliver, theactivitiespersonalise learning,encouragecreativity,inspire students, develop emotional intelligence and better communication,build rapport and support effective classroom management and ignite apassionforlearning.

TheLittleBookofInspirationalTeachingActivitiesBringingNLPintotheClassroom

DavidHodgsoneditedbyIanGilbertAges9-16hardback224pages£9.9923492A collection of NLP-based activities developed touse with students to spice up lessons, learningand life in general. Short, easy to follow andengaging, the activities are split into four sectionscorresponding to the suits of playing cards: Know

YourStrengths;BelieveinYourself;HaveaPlan;GoForIt.They can be used as one off activities or can be put together to form onehour lessonsorevenwholedayevents.TherearesuggestedcombinationsofactivitiestosuitdifferenttopicssuchasPSHE,successfulrevision/learningandSEAL.

PimpYourLessonPrepare,Innovate,MotivateandPerfectIsabelleWallaceandLeahKirkmanPaperback160pages£16.99516822Nothing strikes such fear into the heart of theoverworked,undervaluedteacherastheprospectofinspection.Sohowdoweensurethatthemuchcoveted outstanding box gets ticked? PimpYourLessonreveals, indetail, thesecretsto impressingthe pants off your observer, whether it be yourhead of department, head teacher, mentor or -worsestill-Ofsted!

AHealthyClassroomMichaelGrinderPaperback235pages£28.996000019A Healthy Classroom is designed to helpteachersunderstandanddealwiththehardestclassroom management situations. MichaelGrinder, world expert on group dynamics,tacklestheseissueswith insightandpracticalguidance.Dealingwith issues suchascopingwith disruption, building trust, fosteringrelationships and creating an emotionallysafe environment, AHealthyClassroomgivesteachersablueprintforcreatingcohesiveandcooperativeclasses.

LearningThroughaLensIt’sAllAboutPhotographyMickWatersintroducesJaneHewitt

Paperback200(est)pages£20.00518602dueMarch

Thisfullcolourbookwillshowyouhowtousephotographyintheclassroomacrossallsubjects.

Sometimes there are real barriers to learning –whether social or cultural or simply ability ormotivation - butphotography has something to offer everyone: it provides a vehicle for either teamwork or self-discovery,inspiration,wonder,exploringhiddendepthsiniconicimages,andsubsequentphilosophicalquestions.Itallowsforcreativitybutalsoforstructure,freedomandrigour.Itgetsbeneaththesurfaceandbeyondtheobvious.

Forusebyallteachers,parents,youthworkersandanyonewantingtoteachusingphotography.

TeachingWithFlowersForaBloomingCurriculumMickWatersintroducesJulieWarburton

Paperback200(est)pages£20.00518766dueJune

TeachingwithFlowersisaguideforteacherstohelpthembringlearningtolifeforpupilsbylinkingaspectsofsubject disciplines to the practical activity of flower arrangement. It offers teachers and teaching assistants astep-by-stepguidetohelpingchildrentomakedelightfulflowerarrangements.Itprovidesguidanceonaspectsofindividualsubjects,showinghownationalcurriculumexpectationscanbemet,anddetailsexamplesoflessonsandlearningactivitiesina‘Let’sLearnAbout…’section.

SuitableforteachersofchildreninupperprimaryorlowersecondaryTeachingwithFlowersoffersactivitiesthatcanbetaughtinseries,aspartofawidertheme,orasa‘oneoffexperienceandspecialevent’.Primaryschoolsseekpracticalwaystobringlearningaliveandthebookwillprovideteacherswithawayofusingflowersindifferentsubjectstudiesovertimetocapitaliseonchildren’sintensecuriosityandthenaturalbeautyofflowers.Secondaryschoolsorganisethecurriculumfor12-13yearoldsaroundintegratedprinciplesandthesuggestionswillcontributetoarangeofprogrammes.

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MickWatersIntroducesanewseriesofpracticalbooks

ProfessorMickWaters is best known as former Director of the Curriculum at the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) where he gained an heroicreputationamongstteacherswhileconsultingonandexplainingthenewcurriculum,makingitrelevantandmeaningfulforprofessionalsworkingdirectlywithchildrenandyoungpeople.Mickispassionateabouttheroleofeducationinimprovinglifechancesforpupilsandisstillverymuchinvolvedwithteachingandlearning.Inthisnewseriesheselectswhathebelievestobetheverybestinpracticalresourcesforthecurriculum.


ThePerfectTeacherJackieBeereHardback240pages£12.99518424ThePerfectTeacherpresentsapragmatic,practicalguidetohelpyougrowandflourishsothatyoucanbecome

theoutstandingteacherwhomakesthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureforthenextgeneration.Expectationsarehigh,timeisshort–preparetobechallengedandsupportedtobethebestyoucanbe.Thisbookwillinspireteacherstosustaintheirenthusiasmandpassionforteaching.Itdemonstrateshowtodevelopthehabitsofindependentlearningforallpupilsandprovidespracticalstrategiestodeliveroutstandinglearningthatcanbeusedandadaptedforeveryagegrouporabilityinallclassroomsandincludesdevelopingpupilswhorespondtofeedbackandmakegoodprogress.The PerfectTeacher is vital reading for all teachers and school leaderswhowish tomake an impact on the learning andprogressintheirschool.Itisbasedonresearch(HattieandDweck)thatshowsthemostimportantfactorintheachievementofpupilsisthemindsetoftheteacher–thisbookaimstogrowthatmindset.ItsharesgreatpracticethatworksforalldifferenttypesofteacherstodeliveroutstandinglearningandengagealllearnersandchampionschildrenandteachersaslearnersbutisalsorootedinthelatestOfstedframework.

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TheTeacher’sToolkitRaiseClassroomAchievementwithStrategiesforEveryLearnerPaulGinnisAllagespaperback376pages£29.9915614

Packedwithpracticalclassroomstrategies,thisteacher’sresourcewillenableyouto:

Whatever subject you teach, this comprehensive volume will help you to develop thinking skills in your students; promotecitizenshipandanunderstandingofdemocracy;fine-tune study skills andhelp studentsacquire theattitudeand skills for trueindependence.Drawingonneuroscience,psychologyandsociologyTheTeacher’sToolkitprovidesanoverviewofrecentthinkinginnovationsinteachingandpresentsoverfiftylearningtechniquesforallsubjectsandagegroups,withdozensofpracticalideasformanaginggroupwork,tacklingbehaviouralissuesandpromotingpersonalresponsibility.Italsopresentstoolsforcheckingyourteachingskills-fromlessonplanningtoperformancemanagement.

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PerfectBooksforNQTs

ThePerfect(Ofsted)FurtherEducationLessonJackieRossaeditedbyJackieBeere

Hardback200(est)pages£9.99518761dueAprilThePerfect(Ofsted)FurtherEducationLessonwillhelpteachers,trainers,tutorsandassessorsprovideconsistentlyoutstandinglearningexperiencesthatmakearealdifferencetotheirlearners.Itremovesthe mystery surrounding outstanding learning,and enables staff to make the ‘Great Escape’-setting them free to do what really matters for

their learners. It identifies key factors that make learning outstanding andprovidespracticaladviceandstrategiestoachievethis.ThisbooklinksdirectlytotheCommonInspectionFramework(CIF)102criteriaforfurthereducationandskillsproviders.

ThePerfectOfstedScienceLessonJohnBeasleyeditedbyJackieBeere

Hardback128(est)pages£9.99518763dueOctoberJohn draws on his years of experience as asciencelearner,teacherandtrainertorevealthehabitsandmindsetsofgreatsciencelearnersandteachers - and shows how thesemindsets andhabits can be taught. He gives clear guidance(referenced to Ofsted advice on outstandingpractice)onengagingstarters, successcriteria,motivational lessonactivities,effectiveplenariesandpowerfulfeedbackwhichwillshowthatcrucialprogressovertime.Thisbookreallywillmakeyourlessonsgowithabang!

FunLearningActivitiesforModernForeignLanguagesACompleteToolkitfor

EnsuringEngagement,ProgressandAchievementJakeHuntonPaperback230(est)pages£19.99518751dueMarchStudents in modern foreign languagesoftencommentthatlanguagesaretoohardand that they struggle learning a lot of

vocabulary.FunLearningActivities forModernForeignLanguagescombinesseveral different existing philosophies including those of learning-to-learn,BuildingLearningPower,TheTeacherEffectivenessProgramme(TEEP)togetherwiththeauthor’sownphilosophyofbelievingthatmodernforeignlanguagescanbetaughttoengagestudentstolearn.

100ThingsAwesomeTeachersDoWilliamEmenyPaperback152pages£7.99518896Number 1 bestseller in the Apple iBookstoreEducation books and Professional and TechnicalbookssectionsinMarch2012.100ThingsAwesomeTeachers Do is like a breaktime chat betweenteacherswhosharethingstheyhavefoundworkforthem. The book is split into 10 sections including,lesson planning, motivation and engagement,learning environment, learning styles, independentlearningandmore.Eachsectionhas10ideasforyoutotryout.Thisisn’tabookthatfocusseshowtopulloffasingleoutstandinglessontopleasetherequirementsofaformallessonobservation,althoughitdoeshelpwiththat!Thisbookismoreaboutgettingexcellent learning happening in your classroom everyday, day-in day-out.Burstingwithideasaboutthingsawesometeachersdo,thisbookshouldgivebothnewbiesandseasonedprossomethingnewtotryout.

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TheLittleBookofBigStuffAbouttheBrainTheTrueStoryofYourAmazingBrain

AndrewCurraneditedbyIanGilbert

Allageshardback178pages£9.9922963Designed as a cover to cover read to leave thereader with a working knowledge of the humanbrain from itsevolution2billionyearsagoto thepresent day. This light-hearted look at the brainisaimedatalayaudience.Itespeciallyfocusesontheneurobiologyofemotionalintelligenceandin

manyways is theneurobiological explanationofwhy emotional intelligenceis so important tohealth,wealth andhappiness. The Little Bookof Big StuffAbouttheBrainisaboutunderstandingtheimportanceofemotionalhealth.Itisabookaboutstructureandfunction–andtheimmenselyreassuringfactthatthereisnothingoccultorsinisterorhiddenaboutouremotionalselves–thereisjustawholepileofcircuitrythatcanbeadjusted,changedandremodelled.

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OutstandingTeachingEngagingLearnersAndyGriffithandMarkBurnsPaperback208pages£14.99516968

Inanerawhenresponsibilityforexamresultslieswithteachersandnottheirstudentsit’stimetoredressthebalancesothat students takemoreof the responsibility for their learning.Aclasscanbeskilledandmotivated to learnwithoutateacheralwayshavingtolead.Engaginglearnersinthiswayunpicksintrinsicmotivation,thefoundationthatunderpinsaproductivelearningenvironmentandhelpstodevelopindependentlearning.OutstandingTeaching:EngagingLearnersisbasedonfiveyearsofintensiveresearch,throughOsirisEducational’saward-winningOutstandingTeaching Intervention programme, duringwhich the authors have so far trainedmore than 750teacherstoteachover2,000lessonsinschoolsnationwide.Thisbookispackedwithprovenadviceandinnovativetoolsdevelopedinthesesuccessful,outstandinglessons.Writteninthehumorous,thought-provokingstylewithwhichtheybothteachandtrain,AndyandMarkaimtochallengeallwhoteach,fromNQTstoseasonedprofessionals,toreflectontheirday-to-daypracticeandsetanagendaforsustainableimprovement.

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DearNinaExpertlyAnswersYourTeachingDilemasNinaJacksonPaperback200(est)pages£16.99518750dueNovember

Whodoyouturntowhenyouneedallyourlearningandteachingqueriesanswered?YourAgonyAuntNina!Ninasupportsreadersbymakingsurethattheycanbethebestthattheycanbe,assecondbestjustwon’tdo.Theywillbeinspiredtoevaluatetheirimpactonlearningandteachingofpupilsaswellastheirownprofessionaldevelopment,andbeabletomeasuretheirimpactonlearnersofallagesandabilities.Thebookwillalsogivethemtheconfidencetoshare ideasand innovationsandgivethemstrategiesonhowtoapproachsomeof themore‘delicate’areasofteachingandeducation.It’sOKtowanttodowellandit’sOKtobedifferent,daringandarisktakerinordertohaveanimpactoneducation.Keysubjectsinclude:

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ImprovingClassroomPerformance–SpoonFeedNoMorePracticalApplicationsforEffectiveTeachingandLearningStephenChapman,SteveGarnettandAlanJervisPaperback+CD-ROM200pages£25.00516529

DragonflyTrainingwas founded in1999andhasestablishedanexcellent reputation internationally forproviding inspiring,realisticandpracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers.Inthis,theirfirstbook,threeoftheirtoptrainersprovidesomeoftheverybesthands-onapproachestoteaching.Dragonfly’ssixkeyprinciplesare:

Thetrainersaimtomakeyourlifeeasierbyprovidingpracticalstrategiesthatcanbeusedmymostteachers,inmostsubjects,mostofthetimeandbyofferinginsightandideastoengage,inspireandmotivateincluding:

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HowtobeanAmazingTeacherCarolineBentley-DaviesPaperback272pages£16.99516276

Formost of us during our school experiencethere was an amazing teacher – the teacherwhochangedouroutlookon lifeandhelpedus succeed andwhose lessonswewill neverforget. What made them an outstandingteacherandwhatarethetips,techniquesandtactics that make some teachers really firstclass?Howdo I improvemyskills?Howcan Igetbehaviourright?HowcanImotivatepupilswhodon’tseemtowanttolearn?

These are questions often asked by newly qualified as well as experiencedteachers,HowtobeanAmazingTeacherexplains:• Thesecretsofbodylanguage,presenceandclassroomcharisma• Howtounlockthehiddentalentsofpupilsanddeveloptheirmotivation• Thetoolsamazingteachershavemastered.

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HowToTeachPhilBeadlePaperback256pages£16.99516024The ultimate (and

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LiteracyAcrosstheCurriculum

Semantics,StanzasandSemiColons...PhilBeadlePaperback176(est)pages£12.99518729dueSeptemberInorder towritewell youhave to knowtherules. Inordertoteachtherulesyouhavetoknowtherules.Inordertobreaktherulesyouhavetoknowtherules.It makes sense that a book on literacyshouldbewellwritten.Thisis.Theauthorof Literacy Across the Curriculum in the

‘How to Teach’ series knows a bit about writing: he has written for everybroadsheet paper in the UK, and is known for crisp, invigorating prose thatappears,onthesurfaceatleast,tobeeffortless.InthisbookPhilBeadleshowsteachers,andanyoneinterestedinwriting,thewebbedfeetpaddlingfuriouslybelowthewaterline‘neaththeapparentlyglidingswan;andtranslatesthis insuchawayastomakeitaccessibletoeventhelowestattainingstudent.Filledwithideasandactivities,LiteracyAcrosstheCurriculumgivesteachersallthetoolstheyneedtotransformliteracystandardsintheirclassroom,andwillgiveteachersaccesstotherulestheyneedtoknowwithoutever lapsing intodrydidacticism.

TheBookofPlenary

HereEndeththeLesson...PhilBeadlePaperback176pages£12.99517094If you buy only one book onmetacognitivestrategiesforthelasttenminutesof the lesson thisyear,make itthisone!The Book of Plenary is the first in PhilBeadle’s ‘How toTeach’ series, in whichheexaminesindetaileveryaspectofthemodern classroom.The first half of this

volumegivesinterestedteachersaseriesofeasy-to-set-upactivitiesthatmakeplenariesengagingandworthwhile.Thesecondhalf isadetailedandalmostseriousexaminationofmetacognitionintheclassroom.Itseekstogiveteachersthestimulustoprepareandresearchplenariesfullysothattheyactivelyseekto develop themetacognitive experience, knowledge and self regulation ofstudents.Distancedfromglib‘learn-to-learn’programmes, thisbookengageswithavailableresearchaboutmetacognitionandpresentsitsrelevancetotheclassroominalively,althoughsometimeschildish,manner.

PrimaryMathsAnyoneCanFeedSkittlestoSharks...

NickTiley-NunneditedbyPhilBeadlePaperback176(est)pages£12.99518735dueOctoberPrimarymathsisstereotypicallylovedbyafewhairyoddballs,toleratedbymostsaneprimary practitioners, loathed by many.With the right approach, however; therightmindsetandsenseoftheimpossiblebeingachievable,mathscanbemouldedinto the diamond in the rough of the

primary curriculum. Enter Nick Tiley-Nunn: Britain’s most imaginative, mostexciting primary maths specialist. Over years of practice he has generatedideasabouttheteachingofmathsthataresodistinct,sofaroutandsoutterlybrilliant that any primary teacher struggling to grasp the nettle of teachinglongdivisionwillemergefromcommuningwithhisideasnotjustwithsomeclichédsensethat‘mathscanbefun’,butthatitcanbebrilliant,life-enhancingand truly hilarious. This book presents ideas for primarymaths teaching sowildlycreativeandso fullof the joyof life thatanyclassroomofkidswillbegratefulyoureadit.

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TheBrainBoxTheEssentialGuidetoSuccessatSchoolDavidHodgsonandTimBentonPaperback200pages(est)£9.99518601dueMarch

TheBrainBox–apersonaljournalforeachstudenttobetheirbestatschool–boostgrades,improvemotivation,memory,learningandunderstanding,examtechniques.ItwillhelpteachersprovetheyapplymanyOfstedguidelines,butwillalsoappealtoparents.By usingNeuro Linguistic Programming and explaining neuroscience the authors take students on their journey frombuildingtheirprofiletolookingatwhatmotivatesthem,theirambitions,andtheirfuturegoals.Casestudies,anecdotesofsuccess/motivationarelitteredthroughoutandquestionsareposedtogetstudentsthinkingabouttheirjourney.

Chaptersinclude:• Abetterapproach–Whyareyoulearningthisstuff?Whydoyoucometoschool?• Abetterattitude–looksatattitudeandmoodforlearningandideasgeneratedindifferentemotionalstates• Betterinschool–learningbetterintheclassroom• Betteratrevision–dealingwithdistractions/interruptions• Betteratexams!–examtechniques.

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365Thingstomakeyougohmmm...AYear’sWorthofClassThinkingPaulWranglesPaperback200pages(est)£14.99518600dueMay

Thisbookgivesteacherswaystoprovokethoughtandstartdiscussion–somethingschemesofworkdon’talwaysallow time for.With a curriculum that is getting increasingly content-heavy, it’s important for teachers to look todevelopthinkingskillswheretheycan.365Thingstomakeyougohmm…providesoneopportunityaday(throughquestions/tasks) todevelop skills like creative thinking, a senseofwonder, logic anddecision-making. Bygettingpupilstalking,classroomcommunitiesarebuilt.Skillsinclude:• creativethinking• mathematicalthinking• problem-solving• criticalthinking• personal/inter-personalskills• asenseofwonder/curiosityabouttheworldForusebyteachersfromKS1throughtosecondaryteachers.

PaulWranglesisaprimary-trainedteacherwhotaughtatKS2fornineyearsinWarwickshireandSouthWales.Paulisnowafreelancewriterandillustratorandrunswww.sparkyteaching.comtoinspireclassroomcreativity,sharelivelyideasandencouragepupilsthatwhatcountsoftencan’tbecounted.

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ThinkingSkills

HigherLevelThinkingQuestionsDevelopingCharacterMiguelKaganAges9-14largeformatpaperback154pages£16.9915460Subjects include respect, responsibility,citizenship,honesty,cooperation,courage,loyaltyandintegrity.

HigherLevelThinkingQuestionsPersonal&SocialSkillsMiguelKaganAges9-14largeformatpaperback154pages£16.9915458Subjects include emotional intelligence, multipleintelligences,cheating,attitude,values,caringandcooperation,esteembuildersandfeelings.


Discipline/Behaviour

TheThinkingTeacherOliverQuinlanPaperback160pages£16.99518430

Whilstgoodteachingiswidelyreportedasthenumberonekeytoraisingachievementinanyclassroom,educating teachers in the art and science of teaching is an expensive business. Simply training them to deliver acurriculum,ontheotherhand,isawholelotlesstroublesome.Butweneedteacherswhocanthink–whocanreflecton theprocessof learning,onpedagogy,on thenatureofchildrenandon the roleof theprofessional twenty-firstcentury educator and, indoing so, seek to improve theirprofessiononadailybasis.Whenwegenuinelyhelpourteachers develop into being better thinkers we help our children to become better thinkers too. For teachers inprimaryorsecondaryschoolswhowanttothinkdeeplyandquestionthewaytheydothings.

OliverQuinlanisaneducatorwithexperiencefromEarlyYearsandPrimarytoHigherEducation.Hisbackgroundhasinvolveddevelopingtheuseofnewtechnologiesandpedagogicalapproachesbasedonauthenticcommunicationwithchildrenandnewandexistingteachers.Sincebecomingaschoolteacher,OliverhasbeenaLecturerinEducationand Plymouth University and is now ProgrammeManager for Digital Education at Nesta, working on innovationprojectsineducation.

“‘Ifwewantthinkingchildren,weneedthinkingteachers’,saysOliverQuinlanatthestartofhisbook.He’sdeadright-andsystematicallyandskilfullyheshowsuswhatthatmeans.Theresultisabookofconsiderabledepth,yetwritten

withalightnessoftouchthatmakesiteminentlyreadable.”

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“Thisisnotateachingmanual.It’snotaguidetohelpyouimpressyourSLT,orOfsted.Therearenochecklistsorworksheets.Andyou’dstruggletoplaceitonesideortheotherofanyoftheeither/ordebatesabouteducationthatarethecurrentfocusofsomanypedagoguesandpoliticians.Quinlandoesn’thaveanaxetogrind,noramethodtosell–hesimplywantsallofusinvolvedineducationtopauseandtakesometimetothink,properly,aboutwhatwe’redoingand,perhapsmoreimportantly,why.”

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TheDisciplineCoachIf you’re thinkingdisciplineiskeeping

them in check, sorting them out,showing them what’s good forthem, because it’s for their owngood,because it’swhattheyouthof today are so sorely lacking…you’vegotthewrongbook!JimRobersoneditedbyIanGilbert

Paperback224pages£16.99516963JimRobersonbelievesthatschoolshouldbetheplacewhereyoulearnallyouneed to learn to succeed in life,whatever form that successmay take.Mostimportantly,inhisview,youhavetolearndiscipline.ForJim,behaviouristheB-wordandhe forbidsmentionof it.Discipline,on theotherhand, isneatlydescribednotassomethingothersdotoyoutogetyoutobehavenorevenassomethingyoudotoyourself,butratheraswhatyoudoforyourself.WhatJimadvocates isapartnershipbetweenchildrenandschools,wherebyschoolsopenuptoteachingchildreneverythingtheywillneedtoprosperatandbeyondschool,nomatterwhatcareerorlifechoicestheymake.Inreturn,childrenwill start toacquireandthen implementthestrategiesandbenefitsthatcomewithself-disciplineonanongoingbasis.

WhyAreYouShoutingAtUs?TheDosandDon’tsofBehaviourManagementPhilBeadleandJohnMurphyPaperback208pages£16.99517006Intheirwittyandverypracticalbook,PhilBeadleand John Murphy guide teachers through thedosanddon’tsofbehaviourmanagementbasedon their decades of experience teaching in themost challenging schools. They highlight theimportance of managing your own behaviour,as well as really understanding that of yourstudents, and provide practical strategies forembedding positive behaviour managementtechniques into teaching practice. Self-assessmentquestionnairesthroughoutthebook

promptthereadertopauseandreflect,whiletheauthorsofferencouragementandsupport,usinghumorousandoftencandidlyhonestanecdotesbasedontheirownteachingexperience.Whyareyoushoutingatus?isessentialreadingforanyonepreparingtoworkinachallengingschoolaswellasforanyteacherwhowantstoimprovetheirbehaviourmanagementskills.

SortingOutBehaviourAHeadTeacher’sGuideJeremyRoweHardback104pages£9.99516969

Inspirational, simple,profoundandclear thisguideprovidesno-nonsenseadviceproviding teacherswith the confidence toimplementtransformational,successfulbehaviouralmanagementstructureswithintheschoolenvironment.Drawingonyearsofexperience,theauthorsharesthemosteffectivemethodsofclassroommanagement-avoidingdisruption-enablingteachersto ensure that pupils receive the best education,withminimal distraction.He provides a stress-free, step-by-step guide forteachers,parentsandeducationalleadersincreatingapositiveapproachtochallengingbehaviouringroupsandindividuals.

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ValuesEducation

AMoononWaterActivities,Games&StoriesforDevelopingChildren’sSpiritualIntelligenceRoyLeighton,TrishaLee,TimHardingandSteveBowkettPaperback+CD-ROM+audioCD200pages£24.99516023

‘Spiritualintelligence’istheinnateabilitythatallchildrenhavetofindgreaterwonderandpurposeintheirlives,throughthelivesthattheyarealreadyleading.Naturalcuriosity,asenseofplayfulnessandfun,theurgetoquestion–thesearetheresourcesthatallchildrenpossessandcanusetoexploremoredeeplywhotheyareandwhattheirexistencecanmeantothem.AMoonOnWaterisintendedasaworkbookofpracticalideasandactivitiesforuseinschoolsthatcanbeappliedinarangeofcontextsacrossthecurriculum;asabasisforphilosophicalenquiry,forexploringfeelingsandenhancingemotionalresourcefulness,foraddingthedimensionofvaluestothesubjectsandknowledgethatchildrenstudy.Inshortthebookseekstoshowchildrenhowtoconnect‘whotheyarewithwhattheydo,withwhytheyarehere’.

ValuesAProgrammeforPrimarySchoolsPeterClutterbuck

Paperback+CD-ROM170pages£24.9922922Thisbookwillhelpprimaryschool teachersmake implementingand teaching thenewValuesEducationcurriculumeasyandalsorewardingforthechildrenintheirclass.Thispracticalresourceisfullof ideasandactivitiesdesignedtocreatelearningenvironmentsthatarecaring,open,supportiveandgrowthpromoting.Itisvitalthatallstudentsaremadeawareof,andfamiliarisedwiththemanypositivehumantraitswerefertoas‘values’. Instilling thesepositivevalueswillhelpmake studentsmore selfless, tolerantandcaringhumanbeings.Aspiring to thesevaluescreatesahealthyframeworkaroundwhichstudentscandeveloptheirdailyinteractionwithbothpeersandadults.

FromMyHeartTransformingLivesThroughValuesDrNeilHawkesPaperback192pages£14.99518429

Values-basedEducation is thephilosophyandpractice that inspiresbothchildrenandadults tobe thebest that they canbe.Afterall,weareallgrowing,anditisnotonlyourchildrenthatcanbenefitfromeducationanddevelopment,butadultstoo.Inhisconstantbidforbettereducation,authorDr.NeilHawkesadvocatesapositivementalattitudewhichaimstoempoweryoungpeoplewithasenseoftheirownfutureandtheirpotentialtoshapeitaccordingtotheirownpurpose.Neildiscussesthebenefitsofcaringforyourselfandothers,aswellasprovidingmedicalevidencetosupporttheseideas.Hecontextualiseshisphilosophyby demonstrating ways in which teachers, parents and pupils can use it to create a happier and more productive learningenvironmentbyraisingtheirself-awarenessandself-confidence.

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TheLittleBookofValuesEducatingChildrentoBecomeThinking,Confident,ResponsibleandCaringCitizensJulieDuckwortheditedbyIanGilbert

Ages4-14hardback152pages£9.9923465Weliveinasocietyconsumedbymaterialismandthedesireformore.DoesthismeanournextgenerationofchildrenwillgrowupbeingliterateandnumerategreedyconsumerswhoselivesarejudgedbythesizeoftheirhousesandthelatestmodelBMWonthedrive?Orcanoursocietyalongwiththedesireofeducatorsteachchildrenthevaluestheyneedtotakeresponsibilityforlivingandlearning.It’ssimple,thechildrenareourfuture,it’sourmoraldutyinschoolstoprovideavalues-basedcurriculum.The Little Book ofValues explores twenty-two values that can be taught through schools and indeed thewhole community.Thebookwillinspireyoubyusingexamplesofwherevaluesarealreadybeingusedbychildrenandadultsinschoolsandsharepracticaltoolstostimulatediscussionandphilosophicaldebate.Itwillalsohelppeopletotakestockoftheirownvaluesandhowtheywishtoleadtheirlives.Meganaged10said,“Valuesarenotsimplywords.TheyareskillswearelearningforlifeandwhenIgrowupIwillremembertohavethemwithmeandusethemtohelpmeliveahappylife.”

PositiveReinforcementActivitiesandStrategiesforCreatingConfidentLearnersPeterClutterbuckLargeformatpaperback+CD-ROM136pages£19.99516180

Thisbook isdesigned for schools thatwant tobuildon theSEALprogramme forprimary schools and really focusonPositiveReinforcement. ItsupplementsthePrimarySEALresourcesandcoversahugerangeof issueswhichaffectselfesteemandselfworth.Eachtopichasan introductionandanactivitypageandfull instructionsoncarryingouttheactivity.AllsupplementarymaterialsaresuppliedonaCD-ROMforeaseofreproduction.PartOneofthebookdealswiththechild’sselfimageandcontainslotsofactivitiestobuildselfworthandselfesteem.Itexploresfeelingsinthecontextofthechildasanindividual,developingself-awarenessandhelpingthechildtorealisethatitreallyis‘Goodtobeme’.Theactivitieshelpchildrentounderstandtheirfeelingsandtounderstandwhyandhowthosefeelingsleadthemtobehavethewaytheydo–particularlythefeelingsofbeingexcited,proud,surprised,hopeful,disappointed,worriedandanxious.PartTwocoverschildren’sbeliefsandattitudestowardsothers.Buildingeffectiverelationshipswithothershasahugeimpactonselfconfidenceandtheseskillsaredevelopedinthesameactivitybasedway.Inaddition,manyoftheactivitiesconcentrateonbuildingcommunitywithintheschool,concentratingoncaringforothers,teamwork,etc.


TeachingGiftedChildren

Young,GiftedandBoredDavidGeorgeeditedbyIanGilbertPaperback184pages£18.99516484

Manygiftedandtalentedchildrenareboredandfrustratedintheclassroom.Manyarenotachievingtheirpotentialandtheirtalentsaregoingunrecognisedbytheeducationsysteminwhichtheyfindthemselves.Manyhavespecialneeds and special problems besides lessonswhich don’t stretch them and teachers that don’t understand them.Frustrated,theyoftenswitchoffor,worse,becomedisruptiveasawayofaddingsomespicetotheirday.Weoweit to themtocultivate theirabilitiesandtalentandweowe it tosocietynot towaste thismostprecious resource.Unfortunately,evenwhenschoolstrytopursuethis,theirattemptsareoftenplaguedbyconfusion,misconceptions,doubtful assumptions, exaggerated claims and a lack of communication.Written by an experienced and world-renownedauthorwithawealthofexperience,thispracticalguidewillchallenge,exciteandinspireteachersandshowthemhowtheycanidentifyandprovidefortheneedsofthesechildren.

DrDavidGeorgewasformerlyAssociateDirectorofNeneCollege(NowtheUniversityofNorthampton)andbeforethatDeanoftheFacultyofScience.Henowpursueshisspecialinterestintheeducationofgiftedandtalentedchildren.

HeisFounderPresidentoftheNationalAssociationforAbleChildreninEducationandwasamemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeofTheWorldCouncilofGiftedandTalentedChildren.HeisaconsultanttotheBritishCouncilandUNESCO.HehaslecturedbothnationallyandinternationallyontheeducationofgiftedandtalentedchildrenandistheauthorofTheChallengeoftheAbleChild,GiftedEducation:IdentificationandProvision.

BrilliantActivitiesforGiftedandTalentedChildrenThatOtherChildrenWillLoveTooAshleyMcCabeMowatAges6-11paperback48pages£15.9517972Chock full of ideas and classroom activities forages6to11.Thesedevelopinmanywayscreativeand critical thinking skills which are open-endedso that children produce extremely different andvaried results. Some of these activities can lastfor days, others such as the brainteaser sectioncanbeusedforaquickwarm-uptosparkinterest

andexcitethebrain.Theyaredesignedtohelpchildrentothinkonsixlevels:knowledge,comprehension,application,analysis,synthesisandevaluation.Anoutstandingresource.

BrilliantActivitiesforStretchingGiftedandTalentedChildrenAshleyMcCabeMowatAges4-11largeformatpaperback104pages£17.9523263Containsover100refreshing,motivatingactivities,based on the latest theories and research, tostretch your pupils’ analytical, creative andevaluativeskills.Activitiesrangefromquickwarm-ups, brainteasers and maths focussed activitiesto entertaining, open-ended exercises for pupilsto complete independently. All the activities are

photocopiable, so that you can easily select the best activity to suit yourparticularneeds.Whilewrittenmainlyforexceptionalpupilsuptotheageof11,thisbookpresentsapproachesandinsightsthatcanapplytovirtuallyanypupilandtoanyteachingsituation.

Assessment

PerfectAssessmentforLearningClaireGadsbyeditedbyJackieBeereHardback128pages£9.99516962

ThisisasimplehowtoguideforimplementingsustainableAssessmentforLearninginyourschool.Toomuchvaluableteachertime is devoted to the kind of marking and feedback which does little to improve pupils’ learning. This easy to read guideintroducesarangeofinnovativeandpracticalstrategiestoensurethatassessmentgenuinelyisforlearning.

Includes:• HowtoshiftastaffcultureinordertoembedAfL(engaging

heartsandminds)• Activatingpupilsasownersoftheirownlearning• Formativefeedback• Effectiveuseoflearningobjectivesandsuccesscriteria

• Howtoworkeffectivelywithparents• Peerandselfassessment• UsingAfLtodemonstratepupils’progresstoOfsted• Talkforlearning

PuttingAssessmentforLearningintoPractice(IdeasinAction)DavidSpendlovePaperback126pages£14.99518901PuttingAssessmentforLearningintoPracticeisaboutthepurposeofteachingandassessmentasameanstoensuringdeep,maximised,engagedandchallenginglearning.Thesimplemessageisgoodteachingcanovercomebadtestingandcentraltoassessmentforlearningisempoweringlearnersthroughdevelopinglearningautonomy.Thismeansinvolvinglearnersintheirownlearningthroughreflectionbutalsoasco-constructorsandco-negotiatorsoftheirlearning.Thisbookisforallteachersandschoolleaderswhoarecommittedtoensuringlearnersareengagedinsuccessful,meaningfulanddeeplearning.Effectivestrategiesbasedupongoodpracticeareidentifiedwhichplaceteachersandlearnersascentraltotheprocessofowningandadaptingtheirteachingandlearning.


Coaching

CoachinginSchoolsMikeHughesAllagesspiralbound168pages£24.9919264Thereiscurrentlyconsiderableinterest intherolethat coaching can play in improving teachingandlearning.However, it isnotcoachingthatwillimprove teaching and ultimately learning; it ishighquality coaching.Then there is thequestionof who coaches the coaches? Addressing thesekey issues it provides an understanding of whatcoachingisandwhyisitsoeffective,thecoachandthecoachingprocesslooksatthemicrodimensionof coaching and considers what happens during

a coaching session.This is the‘how todo it’ part.Whole School Implicationsconsiders the macro dimension – the implications and possibilities for youandyourschool.Makecoachingworkwell inyourschoolswiththisexcellentresource.

AlsoAvailable:CoachinginSchoolsDVDContainsdemonstrationsofcoachingsessions.MikeHughesDVD£9.9919265

TheFive-MinuteCoachImprovePerformance-RapidlyLynneCooperandMarietteCastellinoPaperback200pages£14.99516929

The Five-Minute Coach offers a simple, but veryeffective,stepbystepguidetocoachquicklyandeffortlessly with amazing results. Short, punchyand easy to read, the user can swiftly learn thisinnovativetoolforimprovingperformance.Designed for leaders, managers and supervisorsin any setting, this groundbreaking approach tocoachingonthejob willimprovejobperformance

andsatisfactionforthemanagerandteammemberalike.

“A‘must read’ for leaders at all levels across all sectors.Theway the topic ishandledhasreallymademere-lookatthewayIcoachmembersofmyteam.”

DouglasWaddell,OperationsDirector,HandPickedHotelsLimited

ThePerfectTeacherCoachJackieBeereandTerriBroughtonHardback192pages£9.99516961

ThePerfectTeacherCoachpresentsasimpleandpracticalguidetomakingcoachingworkwellinyourschoolinordertodeliver consistently high standards.This is evermore importantwithOfsted increasing thenumberof lessonobservations and‘evaluationofteachingandlearning’providingakeyperformanceindicator,alongsidestudentoutcomes.

“Realsources,scenarios,andsolutionsmaketheidealcoachingculturelookachievable-whateveryourstartingpoint.”PhilLoveday,HeadTeacher,BridgnorthEndowedSchool

“Thisbookputsintoclearlanguagethenuancesandcentralessenceofeffectivecoachingwithinaschoolcontext.”ElizabethBarratt,TeachingCoach,TheNottinghamEmmanuelSchool

“Amustforanyheadteacherlookingtousecoachingtoenhancetheirschoolimprovementjourney.”ElizaHollis,ExecutiveHeadTeacher,StokeBruerne,TiffieldandWhittleburyPrimarySchools

“ThereferencestoOfstedandCPDgiveanedgeofauthorityandmakeThePerfectTeacherCoachanessentialtoolforabusyteacher.”ElanorWestbury,SENCoandEnglishTeacher,King’sLynnAcademy

ICTPerfectICTEveryLessonMarkAndersoneditedbyJackieBeereHardback148pages£9.99518426

Technology is at the heart of learning for all of us and every teacher needs to be using social media, mobiletechnologiesandtransformationaldigitallearningopportunitiesasanintegralpartoftheirrangeofstrategiesforhelpingstudentsmakethemaximumprogress.

In this book in the ‘Perfect’ series, Mark Anderson, the ICT Evangelist, takes the technology-related elements of all the recent subject reports from Ofsted and using them, offers clear and practical strategies that are proven to be successful in classrooms, as well as offering up ideas for how they can be turned into a daily reality for all teachers..

ThekeysubjectistheuseofICT,howevermanyothersubjectsarecovered,i.e.thebookisapplicabletoallsubjectareasacrossallkeystageareasandreaderswilllearnabouthowICTcanbeusedineverylessonacrossbothPrimaryandSecondaryphases.

FreakedOutTheBewilderedTeacher’sGuidetoDigitalLearningSimonPridhamPaperback200(est)pages£12.99518428dueSeptember

Whenyouareateacherandnewtechnologyisallyourpupilsandcolleaguesaretalkingaboutitcanfeelliketheloneliest,hardestplaceintheworldtobe,butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.NooneknowsthisbetterthanauthorSimonPridham,whofacedwiththisproblemin2010setaboutimprovinghisskillsetasaheadteacherandalsodevelopingamobiledeviceprogrammeinhisschool.Drawingonhisownexperience,aswellasother teachersandcolleagueshehasworkedwith,Simonopenlydiscusseswhythis is soimportantineducationandwhattodowhenthattabletdeviceishandedtoyoufortheveryfirsttimebyyourheadteacherorcolleague.SimonwillalsotakeyouonajourneywhichwillhighlighthowempoweredyoufeelwhenyoureachtheothersideoftheDigitalBridge.FreakedOut,ispackedfullofinformationandusefultipsaswellasessentialsmallsteps,videotutorialsandthestoryofSimon’sjourneytotakinghisschooltooneoftheleadtechschoolsintheUK.ThebookcoverseverythingfromanxietiesaroundtakingthatfirststeptoempoweringyourpupilstobecomeDigitalLeaderssothatthisisadigitaljourneyyoualltaketogether.Inamongthehelpfulchecklists,expertadviceandpracticaltips,FreakedOutinstillsconfidence,givescleardirectionandastepbystepguideonhowyoubecomeaneffectivetwenty-firstcenturyfacilitatoroflearninginmoderneducation.Inspire,engageandenthusebyreadingFreakedOuttoday.

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PLTS/EmotionalIntelligence

The Primary Learner’s Toolkit

Jackie Beere edited by Ian Gilbert Ages 4-11 large format paperback + CD-ROM 224 pages £29.99 516028Implementing a creative curriculum through cross-curricular projects, developing social and emotional intelligence, creating independent, confident �and �lifelong �learners.

The Learner’s Toolkit

Jackie Beere edited by Ian GilbertAges 9-16 large format paperback + CD-ROM 224 pages £29.99 22581Developing emotional intelligence, instilling values for life, creating independent learners and supporting the SEAL framework for secondary schools.

The Learner’s Toolkit Student Workbook

1: The Habits of Emotional IntelligencePaperback 88 pages £3.99 23009

The Learner’s Toolkit Student

Workbook 2: Lessons in Learning to Learn – Values for Success in LifePaperback 88 pages £3.99 23010

The Competency Curriculum Toolkit

Jackie Beere and Helen BoyleAges 11-14 large format paperback + CD-ROM 208 pages £29.99 23490This book explores the concept of a competency-based curriculum for KS3 and provides a range of resources for implementing creative learning in schools.

The Competency Curriculum Toolkit Workbook

Jackie Beere and Helen BoyleAges 12-18 paperback 88 pages £3.99 516027An outstanding companion to The Competency Curriculum Toolkit ISBN: 978-184590126-4 – the workbook is designed for students to keep personal records of their work towards developing their personal learning and thinking skills.

Maths/Literacy

ThePerfect(Ofsted)MathsLessonIanLoyndeditedbyJackieBeere

Hardback128(est)pages£9.99518762dueJulyThe Perfect (Ofsted) Maths Lessonrecognises that teaching is hard andthat, although no teacher is perfect, theirlessonscanbe.Drawingonhisexperienceasasecondarymathsteacherandassistanthead teacher IanLoyndprovidespracticalideas and common-sense methods thatcanhelpeveryteachertobeoutstanding,anduncovers the essential strategies thathelpteachersappeartowalkonwater.

ThePerfect(Ofsted)EnglishLessonDavidDidaueditedbyJackieBeere


The Perfect (Ofsted) English Lessonis designed to help bring out the bestin all English departments during thatall-important Ofsted visit. Packed full ofideas, strategies and simple yet effectiveinnovations,thisbookisanessentialpartofthetoolkitofeveryEnglishdepartment–andnotjustfortheinspectioneither!

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TheSecretofLiteracyMakingtheImplicit,ExplicitDavidDidauPaperback200(est)pages£12.99518764

Literacy?That’ssomeoneelse’sjob,isn’tit?

This is a book for all teachers onhow tomake explicit to students those thingswe cando implicitly. In theTeachers’Standardsitstatesthatallteachersmustdemonstrateanunderstandingof,andtakeresponsibilityfor,promotinghighstandardsofliteracy,articulacy,andthecorrectuseofstandardEnglish,whatevertheteacher’sspecialistsubject.InTheSecretofLiteracy,DavidDidau inspires teachers toembracethechallengeof improvingstudents’ lifechances throughimprovingtheirliteracy.

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Maths/Literacy

TheLiteracyToolkitImprovingStudents’Speaking,Listening,ReadingandWritingSkillsAmandaSara

Ages7-16largeformatpaperbackwithCD-ROM224pages£24.9923489The Literacy Toolkit is a journey intounderstanding literacy in our society, itsimpact upon our schools and the practicaland creative strategieswe can use to ensureevery pupil’s literacy skills progress rapidlyin all subjects. It embraces what we knowaboutliteracylearningandhowwecanmovethingsforwardcreativelyintheclassroomand

beyond for KS3 and KS4, so that students, learners and teacherswill have apositiveimpactuponlearning.Italsoembracesthenotionthatliteracyneedstobeaddressedbyallforallstudentstosucceed.Itlooksatthekeyissuesandalternativewaystoaddresstheminacreativeandfun,butpurposefulmanner.

PrimaryMathsAnyoneCanFeed

SkittlestoSharks...NickTiley-NunneditedbyPhilBeadlePaperback176(est)pages£12.99518735dueOctoberPrimarymaths isstereotypically lovedbyafewhairyoddballs, toleratedbymost saneprimary practitioners, loathed by many.Withtherightapproach,however;therightmindsetandsenseoftheimpossiblebeingachievable, maths can be moulded into

thediamond in the roughof theprimarycurriculum.EnterNickTiley-Nunn:Britain’smostimaginative,mostexcitingprimarymathsspecialist.Overyearsofpracticehehasgenerated ideasabout the teachingofmaths that are sodistinct,sofaroutandsoutterlybrilliantthatanyprimaryteacherstrugglingto grasp the nettle of teaching long divisionwill emerge from communingwithhisideasnotjustwithsomeclichédsensethat‘mathscanbefun’,butthatitcanbebrilliant,life-enhancingandtrulyhilarious.Thisbookpresentsideasforprimarymathsteachingsowildlycreativeandsofullofthejoyoflifethatanyclassroomofkidswillbegratefulyoureadit.

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OpeningDoorstoFamousPoetryandProse

IdeasandResourcesForAccessingLiteraryHeritageWorksBobCoxPaperback200(est)pages£19.99518759dueAugust

Opening Doors provides 20 unitsofworkwhichincludespoetryandprosefromourliteraryheritage.Eachunitof work has exciting stimulusmaterial with creative suggestions for ways inwhich thematerial canbeused foroutstanding learningpossibilities.Visualsandinnovativeideastohelppupilsaccessthemeaningandwonderofthetextwhichwilladdtotheappeal.Pupilsareencouraged,throughouttheunitsofwork,toengagewithlanguage,inventquestionsandwritewithflairandaccuracy,bringingliteraturefromthepastaliveforthemandopeningdoorstofurtherreadingandexploration.Also included is an introduction to the concepts used in the book andsuggestions about a range of methods and pathways which can lead tolanguage development and literary appreciation. Although the units are alldifferentandhavea rangeofpoetryandprose for teachers touse,eachunitwillhavesomecommonsectionstogiveacoherentandambitiousapproach.OpeningDoorsbothinformsandexcites,itgivesfreshresourcesandsuggestsnewwaysofgoingonthejourneytooutstandingliteracyachievement.For7-11yearolds.

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MrsJRulesASelf-helpMathsBook:WarningMayMakeMathsSeemEasyEmmaJonasPaperback80pages£5.00518849Aself-helpmathsbookwithstepbystepinstructionson

howtodoalmosteverythingfromequivalentfractionstorotationalsymmetry.

MrsJRocksASelf-helpEnglishBook:WarningMayMakeEnglishSeemEasyEmmaJonasPaperback80pages£5.00518850Aself-helpEnglishbookwithalmosteverythingfrompunctuationandpartsofspeechtosimilesandspellingrules.

MrsJ@HomeASelf-helpBookForParents:WarningMayMakeTeachingYourChildEasyEmmaJonasPaperback40pages£5.00518851Aself-helpbookshowingparentshowtoteachtheirchildrenthroughplayinggames.

ManglishBringingMathsandEnglishTogetherAcrosstheCurriculum

byLisaJaneAshesPaperback200pages(est)£16.99518604dueMarch

Education is the business of developingminds for the future, but unlike mostbusinesses we often find that schoolsfail to co-ordinate learning across alldepartments and therefore fall short ofproducingafullyroundedendproduct.

Lisa’s mission is to transform thinking around curriculum and educationto ensure that the disparity from one subject to another does not lead toa disparity in young people’s understanding and readiness for the future.Learning, Lisa believes shouldbe co-ordinated across departments and sheshows theworldhow it’sdone inhernewbook,Manglish,bringingEnglishandMathstogether.

The book shows how Maths and English departments look at a creativeapproach to improving literacy andnumeracy across thewhole school andprovidespracticalideasandstrategiestoimproveboth.

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MrsJ’sBrilliantTablesGameWarningMayMakeTablesLearningEasyEmmaJonasCardGame£5.00518898Aself-helpcardgametoteachtablesbylearningthequestionandtheanswertogether.Thisgamemaybeplayedalonewithoutparentalinvolvement.

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Storytelling/AssemblyStories

MagicofModernMetaphorWalkingwiththeStarsDavidHodgsoneditedbyNickOwenPaperback208pages£16.99516025

Acollectionof stories for teachers, trainers,parentsand thinkers sharingancientwisdomthroughamodern relationshipbetweengrandsonandgrandad.Therecollectionschartthegrowthofthechildfromteenagertoadultundertheguidanceofhisgrandad.Thegrandadprovidesanswerstothequestionsheisaskedwithstories,challenges,gamesandquestions.Questionssuchas‘HowcanIbemorepopular?’,‘WhatshouldIdowhenIleaveschool?’,‘WhyisAuntyJoanmiserableallthetime?’areansweredpartlythroughthegrandadsextensivecontactwithstarssuchasBruceForsyth,AllanBennetandevenAntandDec.Warm,funnyandinspiringstoriestobereadindividuallyorasawholestorybyadultsorchildren.

21stCenturySchoolAssemblyandClassroomActivitiesWillRyanPaperback200pages(est)£24.99516966dueMarchGrowingupinthetwenty-firstcenturycanseemtobeverycomplexastherearemanythingsthatseriouslyworryyoungpeople: issuessuchasglobalwarming,depletednatural resources

andhowwecanalllivetogetherharmoniouslyinrapidlychangingcommunities.Thegenerationofchildrencurrentlypassing throughour schoolswill have to resolve these issues for us.Thiswill be achievedpartlythroughtheskillsandintelligencetheygatherandpartlythroughthedevelopmentofaspiritualintelligencethatwillenablethemtobecomegoodcitizensanddotherightthingsattherighttime–whichisthefocusofthisuniquebook.Italsorecognisesthepressuresschoolleadersandteachersareunder.Thematerialsforeachthemearepresentedinthreeways:•Help!Ihaveonlytenminutestoplanagoodassembly• Ihavelotsofextratimetoplanorcollectresourcesorinvolvethechildren•Ofstedarecoming!Iwanttoplantheassemblyofallassemblies.

Thebookisaimedatkeystagestwoandthree,ages7–14.WillRyanhasworkedinschoolsinRotherham,SouthYorkshireforoverthirtyyearsasateacher,headteacherandLocalAuthorityAdviser.AsaheadteacherheledaschoolthatprizeditselfongenuinepupilcreativityandwasdescribedbyOfstedas‘outstanding’.HeisaspeakerandAssociateofIndependentThinking.

PhotographsbyJaneHewitt.

AMoononWaterActivities,Games&StoriesforDevelopingChildren’sSpiritualIntelligenceRoyLeighton,TrishaLee,TimHarding,SteveBowkettPaperback+CD-ROM+audioCD200pages516023£24.99

‘Spiritualintelligence’istheinnateabilitythatallchildrenhavetofindgreaterwonderandpurposeintheirlives,throughthelivesthattheyarealreadyleading.Naturalcuriosity,asenseofplayfulnessandfun,theurgetoquestion–thesearetheresourcesthatallchildrenpossessandcanusetoexploremoredeeplywhotheyareandwhattheirexistencecanmeantothem.AMoonOnWaterisintendedasaworkbookofpracticalideasandactivitiesforuseinschoolsthatcanbeappliedinarangeofcontextsacrossthecurriculum;asabasisforphilosophicalenquiry,forexploringfeelingsandenhancingemotionalresourcefulness,foraddingthedimensionofvaluestothesubjectsandknowledgethatchildrenstudy.Inshortthebookseekstoshowchildrenhowtoconnect‘whotheyarewithwhattheydo,withwhytheyarehere’.

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WouldYouBelieveit?50AssemblyStoriesRodBrockwayAges4-11Largeformatspiralbound100pages£19.5023307Originalshortstoriesforprimaryschoolchildren,allinspired by true events.This fascinating collectionofstories,eachaccompaniedbya‘thought for theday’,isanidealresourceforassemblies.Thematerialmay also be used for group reading activities anddiscussion and for use in delivering moral socialeducation.

AssemblyLinesIanMacDonaldAges4-11Largeformatspiralbound80pages£19.50516189Amissing football boot, time travellers in AncientEgypt,aweatherforecastfromNoah’sArk!Allfeatureinthislivelyandthoughtprovokingassemblybookfor schools. Twenty-five stories for everyday use,scriptsandideasforclassassembliesandcompleteservices for festivals and special occasions.All youcouldpossiblyneedforassembliesandcelebrationsinonebook.


Storytelling/AssemblyStories

InspirationalLivesStephanieBaudetAges7-11largeformatspiralbound150pages£19.5019697Inspirational Lives gives a brief biography of thelives of fifty great people from a wide range ofbackgrounds. Most have faced adversity throughcourageandstrength.Somehaveworkedselflesslyto improve the living/working conditions ofothers.A fewhave strived to succeed in seeminglyimpossibletasks.

MoreActiveAssembliesforSEALJennyMosleyandRossGroganPaperback112pages£20.95516146JennyandRossprovide36moreexcitingassembliesthatdelivertheseventhemesidentifiedintheSEALguidance.Likethefirstbook,eachassemblyrequiresonly minimum resources that are readily availableineveryschooland,whereappropriate,scriptsandsuggestedwordingareprovided.

ActiveAssemblies3VickiJohnsonPaperback108pages£20.952000033ActiveAssembliesbyVickiJohnsonisanothergem!.Itcontains36triedandtestedassembliesthatfocuson a number of hugely important themes; how tovalue ourselves and others, how we can be goodandkindfriendstothewholecommunity,howtobebrave,howtostrivetobeabetterpersonandhowtore-buildbridgesonthedaysitallgoeswrong.

TotheMoonAMulticulturalAssemblyBookTimHughes

Largeformatspiralbound200pages£19.5019303Suitableforthewholeprimaryagerange,thestoriesinthisassemblybookarewritteninthestyleoffolktalesfromaroundtheworld.Theyarewrittenwithamulticulturalschoolpopulationinmindanddrawoncelebrations fromavarietyofcultures.Manyof thestoriesarewrittenfromachild’sperspective,theaimbeingtodemonstratethatchildrenarethesamethe

worldover.Eachstoryconcludeswithashortprayerandthought.

AssemblyChestDavidWebbSpiralbound101pages£19.5018514AssemblyChest isa treasuryoffiftyoriginal storiesfor primary school assembly. Each story has anidentified theme, an introduction, a closing prayerandsuggestions for follow-upactivities.Thestoriesare lively, thought-provoking and often humorous.AssemblyChestprovidesidealsupportforcollectiveworship and is a valuable resource for deliveringmoralandsocialeducationintheclassroom.

AndthisMorning’sStoryis….ChrisBlatchfordLargeformatspiralbound100pages£19.5019036Fifty original assembly stories that have all beentriedandtestedonthemostcriticalaudienceintheworld - primary school pupils! Themes are variedandrangefromstoriesaboutyoungpeopleinvolvedinfootball,toeventsinthedailylivesofchildreninschool. Other stories are based on characters thatuse their intelligences to overcome problems andoutwitthosewithtoohighanopinionofthemselves.

Consequences50AssemblyStoriesforPrimarySchoolsRodBrockwayLargeformatspiralbound100pages£19.5018599Adelightfulcollectionofthoughtprovokingstories.This valuable resource for assemblies addresses acomprehensiverangeofissueswithgreatsensitivity.Topicsinclude:bullying,culturalunderstanding,theenvironment,safetyandpersonalresponsibility,etc.

Let’sThink…PhilosophicalStoriesToStimulateThinkingAssemblyStoriesforPrimarySchoolsStephanieBaudet&PaulCleghornLargeformatspiralbound189pages£19.5017740Quite simply this is a bookwith fifty storieswhichcanbeusedinassemblyoraspartofaphilosophicaldiscussion. They cover ten separate themes suchas knowledge,wisdom and happiness and includetitles suchas‘TheBellof Justice’and‘TheLionandThe Mouse’. Following each story is a thought for

thedayandaseriesofquestionstodevelopdiscussionandthinkingskills.Anexcellentassemblyresource.

ActiveAssembliesforEveryWeekforSEALJennyMosleyandRossGroganPaperback72pages£20.9523385Acollectionofassembliesforeveryweekoftheschoolyear,groupedintothemestoreflecttheDSCFguidancetoschoolsfordeliveringSEAL. The book includes articles collected from a popular, long-running series in Child Education magazine alongside brand newassemblytopicstohelpteachersdelivertheSEALcurriculum.Eachassemblyisbrokendownintostageswiththeemphasisongivingimpacttowhole-schoolteacherassemblies.Alltheplanscanbeusedinmulti-faithschoolsandcoverawiderangeoftopicsrelevanttocitizenshipissuesandlivingandworkingtogetherasacommunity.


SpecialNeeds

TheLittleBookoftheAutismSpectrumDrSamanthaToddHardback224pages£9.99518412

This teachers guidewill allow anyonewho lives orworkswith childrenwith challenging behaviour, behaviour problems,learning difficulties or on the autism spectrum to see the world as they do, and develop strategies for managing andunderstandingautismeffectively.

Thisbookpeersthroughthe‘AutismLens’,allowingustobetterunderstandautismandeffectchangeintermsofthewaywedealwithautismasasocietyandineducation.Itdeliversevidence-basedsupportandstrategiesthatenableustodevelopyoungpeople’sabilitiestointeractwiththesocialworld,removingmuchoftheanxietythatoftenaccompaniesit.Anessentialreadforanyoneworkingwithchildrenandyoungpeopleontheautisticspectrumanditwillalsoprovetobeausefulparents’guidetotheirchild’smentalhealthandemotionalwell-being.

TakealookthroughanAutismLens:

‘Mymumtoldmetogotomygrandma’shouseroundthecorner.Iwenttomygrandma’sfrontdoorandthenturnedbackandwalkedhome.Mymumsaid“whatareyoudoing?Youaresupposedtobewithgrandma.”Shedidn’ttellmethatthough...’

“Thisbookisamust-readforparents,professionalsandyoungpeoplewithaninterestinautism.Itisawelcomeadditiontotheexistingliteratureonautismprovidingaclear,conciseandveryreadableoverviewofmanyofthekeyaspectstoaidthereaderinabroadunderstandingofautism.”

DrPaulWallis,DirectorofPsychologicalServices,CAMHSDirectorate,CentralManchesterUniversityHospitalsNHSFoundationTrust

ThePerfectSENCONataliePackereditedbyJackieBeereHardback152pages£9.99518427

ThePerfectSENCOisanessentialguideforthosewithresponsibilityforensuringhighqualityprovisionfor,andprogressof,pupilswithSpecialEducationalNeeds(SEN).

Over recent years the jobof the SENCOhasbecomemore strategic andwill now includeprovisionmapping,working inpartnershipwithparents,supportingothercolleagues,commissioningservices,demonstratingpupilprogressandensuringvalueformoney.Inessence,itisarolewhichcontributessignificantlytowhole-schoolimprovement.

The Perfect SENCO provides guidance for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) and other senior leaders onworkinginastrategicwaytosupportimprovement.ItwillbeofusenotonlyforpotentialornewlyappointedSENCOs,butalsoforthosewhoaremoreexperiencedandwishtokeeptheirday-to-daypracticeuptodate.

Includingkeyinformationandpracticaltips,ThePerfectSENCOisausefulpointofreferenceforbusyseniorleaders.Thebookcanbeusedtoencouragereflectionofcurrentpolicyandpractice,tosupportculturalorsystemicchangeandtoconsiderwaysofcoordinatingSENprovisiontosuccessfullyraisetheachievementofpupilswithSpecialEducationalNeeds.

Thebookmakesreferencetothenationalchangesoccurringasaresultof‘Supportandaspiration:Anewapproachtospecialeducationalneeds’SENGreenPaperandtheresultingnewSENCodeofPractice.ItsupportsSENCOs,InclusionManagersandCoordinators,SENGovernorstogetherwithSeniorLeaderstostartconsideringtheimplicationsofthechanges.

“ThePerfectSENCOoffersallofusineducation,notjustSENCOs,afantastic,highlyreadableguidethatensuresthattheneedsofourmostvulnerablepupilsandstudentsarefundamentaltoallschools’philosophy,strategy,planningandpractice.Most importantly,thebookprovidesclearroutesthatdetermineeffectiveoutcomesforchildrenandyoungpeople.”

JaneFriswell,SENDConsultant,EducationDevelopmentOfficer,NASEN(NationalAssociationofSpecialEducationalNeeds)

“Natalie’swealthofexperienceofspecialeducationalneedsstrategy,coupledwithherhugedesireforequalityforallchildren,givesaclearinsightintohowtodevelopaneducationalphilosophywhilstenablingopportunitiesforanyteachertobeconfidentinbecomingThePerfectSENCO.”

ChrisWheatley,ExecutiveHead,TheCotgraveCandlebyLaneSchool,C.E.O.FlyingHighTrust

TheLittleBookofDyslexiaBothSidesoftheClassroomJoeBeecheditedbyIanGilbertHardback176pages£9.99516958

Abookforteachers,carers,parentsoranyoneinvolvedinSpecialEducationalNeeds(SEN),thatsharesJoeBeech’sstorybut,moreimportantly,isfullofpracticalideasthatcanbeusedbystudentswithdyslexiaandbyteachersteachingchildrenwithdyslexiaanddyspraxiaintheclassroom.TheLittleBookofDyslexiareferencesbothpersonalexperienceandcurrentappliedresearchandfindingsinordertohighlightissuesfacedbypeoplewithdyslexia.Itlooksatanumberofstrategiesandlessonideaswhichcanbeusedbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroomtohelpstudentswithdyslexiaandspecificlearningdifficulties.Italsolistsvariousresourceswhichcanbeusedalongsidethesestrategiestocreateasuccessfullearningenvironmentforthosewithdyslexia.Thebookprogressesthroughthevariouschallengesthatarefacedatdifferentageranges,andsupportneeded,startingwiththeyoungest inearlyyears, includingsomeof theearlysignsyoumayseewithdyslexia,movingupthroughprimaryandsecondaryschoolandfinallyontohighereducationanduniversityandbeingastudentteacher.

JoewonanOutstandingAchievementAwardgivenbytheBritishDyslexiaAssociationinOctober2013forhiswork.

“Thisisamust-readforanyonewhohasmetdyslexia–intheirownapproachtolearningorinachildorchildrentheyknow.”RogerPask,EducationLeadershipandManagementConsultant,FacilitatorandCoach

“Thisbookwillappealtotraineeteachers,newlyqualifiedteachersandpractitionersacrossallphasesofeducation.Itwillalsoprovetobeapracticalguideforallparentsonhowtocopewithachildwhohasdyslexia.”

DebbieCoslett,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,TheHayesbrookSchoolAcademyTrust


GamesandActivities

DirtyTeachingABeginner’sGuidetoLearningOutdoorsJulietRobertsonPaperback200(est)pages£16.99518431dueFebruary

JulietRobertsonofferstipsandtrickstohelpanyteacherdevelopvarietyintheirteaching.Oneofthekeystoahappyandcreativeclassroomisgettingoutofitandthisbookwillgiveyoutheconfidencetodoit.Itcontainsawealthofideasfromcheatsheetstoactivities thatallow teachersandparents toencourageoutdoor learningand improve studentparticipation.There isnoneed forexpensivetoolsorcomplicatedtechnologies;allyouneedisyourcoatandapassionforlearning–oh,andyou’dbetterbringthekidstoo!

TheLittleBookofAweandWonderACabinetofCuriositiesDrMatthewMcFallHardback256pages£12.99516957

Bepreparedtoexperiencewonder,wonderingandwonderfullearning.Acelebrationoftheinspiring,theinformative,theweirdandthewonderful,TheLittleBookofAweandWonder:ACabinetofCuriositiesisadelightfulbookforallagesandatreatforthehead,handandheart.Findhereawealthofexhibitstomakeyougo‘wow’andhelpyouandyoursappreciatetheworldanew.Thingstofind,thingstostimulateyourcuriosity,thingstomake,thingstoexplore...

“…weaveswonderintoeverypage.LikeaVictoriancabinetofcuriosities,itoffersastimulatingmixofthepuzzling,thebizarreandthethought-provoking.”ProfessorMikeSharples,InstituteofEducationalTechnology,TheOpenUniversity

“TheLittleBookofAweandWonderwillpiqueyourcuriosity,encourageyourhumilityandarouseyouraweattheextraordinarycollectionofverbalandpictorialobservationswithinitscovers…aliterallyawesomebirthdaypresent.”

ProfessorAndrewBriggs,UniversityofOxford

FunLearningActivitiesforModernForeignLanguagesACompleteToolkitforEnsuringEngagement,ProgressandAchievementJakeHuntonPaperback230(est)pages£19.99518751dueMarch

Students in modern foreign languages often comment that languages are too hard and that they struggle learning a lot ofvocabulary. Fun Learning Activities forModern Foreign Languages combines several different existing philosophies includingthoseofLearningtoLearn,BuildingLearningPower,TheTeacherEffectivenessProgramme(TEEP)togetherwiththeauthor’sownphilosophyofbelievingthatmodernforeignlanguagescanbetaughttoengagestudentstolearn.

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V.I.PCardsSparkyTeachingBundleof20cards54x85mm£9.00518900These V.I.P cards are aimed at rewarding character.In particular, giving students credit for things likeco-operation,empathyandkindness.Forteacherswhowanttheirstudentstoknowthattheseattributesarevalued and that theymatter. Printed on 400gsm silkcoatedcardwithagloss-finishonthefront.Bulkdiscountsareavailable.

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TheWayofTheRevisionNinjaSparkyTeachingBundleof20cards54x85mm£9.00518899How can you be confident that the messages you give your students in school arerememberedwhenthey’reathomeandit’srevisiontime?‘TheWayOfTheRevisionNinja’isalight-heartedwayofensuringthatnoteveryhintortipyoupassonisforgotten.Thesecards contain eight tips for effective revision and comeaccompaniedbydownloadableclassroomresourcestobackuptheirmessages.Printedon400gsmsilkcoatedcard.

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NLPforTeachersHowtobeaHighlyEffectiveTeacherRichardChurchesandRogerTerry

Allageslargeformatpaperback240pages£24.9922556NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)allows us to uncover how people’s mindsare ‘programmed’. It is a powerful toolfor developing communication skills andsupporting personal and professionaldevelopment. This book covers a widerangeofpracticalapplicationsofNLPthatwill enhance your personal effectivenessandimproveyourclassroomdelivery.Invaluable for everyone working with

learners whether they are teachers, subject leaders, phase leaders, seniormanagers,learningsupportassistantsorLocalAuthorityadvisors.Learnhowto:• Adaptyourlanguagetoaltertheresponseyouget• Communicateinwaysyouneverthoughtpossiblebothinsideandoutside

theclassroom• Buildrapportandinfluenceothers• Keepmotivationontarget• Seeissuesfrommanydifferentperspectives• UseyournewknowledgetoplananddeliveranNLPtrainingday.

TheNLPToolkitActivitiesandStrategiesforTeachers,TrainersandSchoolLeaders

RogerTerryandRichardChurchesAllageslargeformatpaperback296pages£24.9923494TheNLPToolkitispackedwitheasytousetools and techniques. There are practicalworksheets on stagecraft for teachers,leadership, classroom activities, personaldevelopment and developing emotionalandsocialliteracywithchildren.Thisistheperfectcompaniontothehighlyacclaimed NLP for Teachers: How to be aHighlyEffectiveTeacherandwillbeusefulforboththeteacherwithexperienceofNLP

andthosewhoarenewtothesubject. Ithasbeenorganisedinanaccessiblewayandprovidesnumerouspracticalofftheshelf ideasandapproachesthataregroundedinteacherexperienceandpractice.NLPisoftendescribedas‘thetechnologyofemotionalintelligence’.TheNLPToolkitgivesyoupractical‘howto’waystodevelopyouownemotionalresilienceaswellaswaystoworkwithchildrenintheareaofemotionalandsocialskills.

PersonalityintheClassroomMotivatingandInspiringEveryTeacherandStudentDavidHodgson

Paperback272pages£24.99516971Brilliant teachers really understand themselvesand their students. By uncovering personalitytypes teachers can transform learning in theirclassroom. This practical book helps teachersimprovecommunication,developcreativity,buildpositive relationships and boost flexibility andorganisational skills to become the best teacher

theycanbe.Davidhasintroducedthismodeltohundredsofschools,primaryandsecondary,bothacrosstheUKandabroadtoinspirestudents,classroomteachersandleadershipteams.

TheLittleBookofInspirationalTeachingActivitiesBringingNLPintotheClassroom

DavidHodgsoneditedbyIanGilbertAges9-16hardback224pages£9.9923492A collectionofNLP-based activities developed touse with students to spice up lessons, learningand life in general. Short, easy to follow andengaging,theactivitiesaresplitintofoursectionscorrespondingtothesuitsofplayingcards:KnowYour Strengths; Believe in Yourself; Have a Plan;GoForIt.Theycanbeusedasoneoffactivitiesor

canbeputtogethertoformonehourlessonsorevenwholedayevents.TherearesuggestedcombinationsofactivitiestosuitdifferenttopicssuchasPSHE,successfulrevision/learningandSEAL.

CleanLanguageintheClassroomJulieMcCrackenPaperback216(est)pages£16.99518423dueMarch

Written by a real teacher, who puts her ideas to practice in a real classroom, with real children; this book provides acomprehensiveselectionofstep-by-stepinstructions,casestudies,cleanquestionsforSENandexamplesofhowtoeffectivelyintroduce Clean Language practicewithin the classroom. It aims to improve communication and inclusion to develop aproductivelearningenvironmentforstudentsandteachersalike.Itencourageschildren,teachersandparentstorespecttheothersandtheirneeds.Thisinnovativenewbookgivesteachersthetoolsonhowtoincludeeffectivecleanquestionsintheirlessonplanningbasedonamini-researchprojectundertakenbyJulieinherownclassroomwithherpupilstodiscoverthebenefitsofusingcleanlanguageintheclassroom.

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NeuroLinguisticProgramming(NLP)

TheBuzzAPracticalConfidenceBuilderforTeenagersDavidHodgson

Ages11-19paperback176pages £9.9921662It’s time to bring The Buzz into your classroom.Packedwithinteractiveactivities,practicaltipsandhumour, it has something for every student. TheBuzzblendsalltherichnessandenergyofNLPandpersonalitytypetheoryandispresentedinastyledesignedtoinspireandeducatebothteachersandstudentsalike.

The Buzz is an exciting collection of interactive techniques developed withteachers and students which informs and inspires young people to makepositivelifechoices.Contentsinclude:howtobecomethebestyou;personalityassessment; how to increase confidence, self-esteem, motivation and self-awareness;howtorelaxandreducestress;managingnegativebehaviour;studyskills;andrevisiontechniques.

AlsoavailableTheBuzzAudiobookAges13-19AudioCD£6.9922422

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ThePhilosophyFoundation:ProvocationsPhilosophyforSecondarySchoolDavidBircheditedbyPeterWorleyForewardbyA.C.Grayling

Hardback216(est)pages£14.99518727dueFebruaryThisbookisidealforteachers,whethertheyareP4Ctrainedorjustexperimentingwithphilosophy.Itwillhelpteacherstopresentideasandstimulatediscussionswhichbothaccommodateandengageadolescentappetites.Arehumanbeingsflawed?Ismurderanactofinsanityorjustplainthoughtlessness?Doweneedasoul?FromthefallofIcarustotheriseofCaesarthispracticalbookdrawsuponhistory,philosophyandliteraturetoprovokestudentstothink,questionandwonder.DividedintochaptersonTheWorld,Self,SocietyandOthers,thisresourceforsecondaryschooliswrittentogiveteachersthemeanstolistenratherthanteachandtoallowtheideasandthoughtsofstudentstoformthecentreofthelesson.Itraisesquestionsonthenatureofevil,beliefinGod,slavery,consumerism,utopia,thelimitsoffreedom,andawholelotmore.

PhilosophyforChildren

TheLittleBookofThunks®260QuestionstoMakeYourBraingoOuch!IanGilbertAllageshardback104pages£9.9922414

WinnerofTheAuthor’sLicensingandCollectingSocietyAwardforEducationalWritingbytheSocietyofAuthors.AThunkisabeguilingquestionabouteverydaythingsthatstopsyouinyourtracksandhelpsyoustarttolookattheworldinawholenew light.TheThunks in this book covermost areasof humanexistence including truth, justice, reality, beliefs, thenaturalworld, thehumancondition,art,beauty,existence,rightandwrong,goodandbad,lifeanddeath,war,religion,love,friendshipandwhetherMarmitetastesnice.

ThePhilosophyFoundation:ThoughtingsPuzzles,ProblemsandParadoxesinPoetrytoThinkWithPeterWorleyandAndrewDayHardback216pages£14.99518343

Thoughtingsisapoetrycollectionwithadifference.

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