From September 1998 governing bodies were required to set school targets for developing curriculum, personal environment etc. This comprehensive guide offers an explanation of how we can measure schools and evaluate performance. more »

Product Info This edited collection brings together the latest thinking on appraisal in schools, from both the UK and overseas, and places it directly in the context of school management. more »

Product Info How to use Accreditation of Prior Learning - this book considers the various needs of the community and shows how APL can make a real contribution to equaltiy of opportunity. more »

A hands-on guide to the tools and techniques required to work effectively with colleagues in mainstream schools, when defining goals, allocating responsibility and formulating strategies. more » more »

Features case studies which show how teachers have put design and technology into practice. The authors explore problem solving activities, the National Curriculum and areas of difficulty such as electricity and the use of technical lego. more »

As computers become more widely used in schools, it is clear that they have the potential not just to support the achievement of conventional goals, but also to redefine what we mean by reading, writing and discussion. The contributors to Language, Classroom and Computers - all with experience of teaching ... more »

This book celebrates good practice in the area of early years and special needs by bringing together authors who are either practitioners or researchers from a range of settings including nurseries, schools and special provision units. more »

A practical guide to a `real reading' approach to beginning reading, this valuable book explores issues such as choice of books and parental involvement in reading. It contains advice for teachers wishing to make better use of stories. more »

This book offers a fascinating yet disturbing account of the significance of racism in the lives of young children and shows how they make sense of experiences with their understanding of race, gender and sexuality. more »

Written by practising teachers, Challenge of English in the National Curriculum examines the role of past and present policy, while also answering key questions on the practical day to day issues of concern to teachers of English. more »

Community education is now a worldwide phenomenon, though its form varies widely depending on the social and historical context of each country and the needs of its people. This book examines the range of community education now being undertaken. more »

This book focuses on theoretical and methodological issues, though with a clear series of links to practices in assessment, especially state and national approaches to classroom based assessment in the USA, UK and Australia. more »