New and Recent Publications |
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Schools and Communities
John West-Burnham, Maggie Farrar, George Otero
‘With the extended school agenda and the need to crack the cycle of disadvantage, this book is timely, illuminating and persuasive.’
Professor Tim Brighouse
This book is rooted in the principle that every child and young person has a fundamental entitlement to equal educational opportunities and stresses the importance of cooperation and collaboration between schools and the community.
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Peer Support Works
Netta Cartwright
A highly practical resource that will enable teachers and practitioners to
establish and sustain peer support programmes in learning environments. |
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Brave Tales: Developing Literacy through Storytelling
Will Coleman
‘This is a book to savour and enjoy, written by a master-teacher and storyteller,
rooted in a true understanding of children, language and teaching.’
From the foreword by Sue Palmer, Author and Literacy Consultant |
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Success in the Creative Classroom
Steve Bowkett, Trisha Lee, Tim Harding, Roy Leighton
“…provides a depth that s then consistently developed into ideas that can be readily applied to current teaching. Sections on peers teaching each other, narrative learning and questioning all have the potential to inspire.”
Huw Thomas, Times Educational Supplement
This innovative, engaging and practical book uses a variety of forms of
creative expression, and shows how these can be used for teaching
children today. Each chapter opens with a story written in or featuring
a different genre, which is then underpinned by research and theory and
expanded into resources for activities supported by classroom scenarios.
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The Practical Guide to Independent Learning Skills
Tom Haward
This pocket-sized book of very practical resources in the Practical Guides series is for students of all ages
who need to organize their own learning and contend with homework, coursework and hone their independent learning. |
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Pocket PAL - Emotional Intelligence
Stephen Bowkett
This unique and practical introduction to Emotional Intelligence explores what is meant by the concept and includes sections on: how to link mind and body for learning, developing the senses, seeing from different perspectives, viewpoints and dealing with feelings. |
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Pocket PAL - Multiple Intelligences
Mike Fleetham
Practical teaching strategies to encourage awareness and use of multiple intelligences
in the classroom at both primary and secondary level. |
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Pocket PAL - Raising Boys’ Achievement
Gary Wilson
Based on sound research and experience by leading author Gary Wilson, this Pocket PAL provides an introduction to why boys underachieve along with a practical toolkit of proven strategies to help raise boys' attainment across all age boundaries. |
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Pocket PAL - Building Learning in Mathematics
Stephanie Prestage, Els De Geest, Anne Watson
This handy-sized book introduces ground breaking new concept in the deep learning of mathematics that will enable low attaining students to recover their self-esteem and develop their mathematical capabilities.
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