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  • Reforming or Re-inventing Schools?

    Key Issues in School and System Reform

    by John MacBeath, Maurice Galton, John Bangs ...
    What has changed and what will change in the next decade? Reforming or Re-inventing Schools? revisits some of the key issues in school and system reform, with a reflection on developments in the English education system and internationally. It offers an insightful review and critique of education principles and their relationship to school practice, exploring some of the myths as well as examining ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The estate we're in

    by John MacBeath ...
    In a small private estate in the north of Scotland an eleven year old girl disappears. No one notices because all the residents are enjoying the annual croquet party and an excess of alcohol. To the frustration of the police, the eleven residents are unable to agree on the sequence of events or potential suspects. That the missing girl is an identical twin confuses testimonies as well as the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Self-Evaluation in the Global Classroom

    Edited by John MacBeath, Hidenori Sugimine ...
    Self-evaluation is going global. This book describes what happened when teams of school students from across the world embarked on the trip of a lifetime to explore the school lives of their international contemporaries.The students involved in The Learning School project used a variety of tools to evaluate the learning, motivation and self-evaluation abilities of school students in the UK, Sweden ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Schools on the Edge

    Responding to Challenging Circumstances

    by Sue Swaffield, John MacBeath, Jane Cullen, David Frost, Susan Steward, John M Gray ...
    ′An ideal text for challenging the thinking of those studying for NPQH… The conclusion by the authors suggests nine major points to consider if improvement for schools in extremely challenging circumstances is to happen and be sustained. These ′nine lesson for policy makers′ are very frank and pertinent points, let′s hope at least some of our policy makers read them!′ - ESCalate′Rarely does a book ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Effective School Leadership

    Responding to Change

    Edited by John MacBeath ...
    `This is a zippy read arising out of the international project "effective leadership in a time of change", which grapples with the nature and practice of leadership (as opposed to management or administration) in schools′ - Times Educational SupplementWho really runs the school - head teachers or governors? What do pupils think of their leaders and should they have a bigger role in school ... Read more

    $94.49 USD

  • Reinventing Schools, Reforming Teaching

    From Political Visions to Classroom Reality

    by John Bangs, Maurice Galton, John Macbeath ...
    What lessons can we learn from the relationship between policy-makers and schools over the life of the ‘New’ Labour and its predecessor Conservative government? What happened to ‘Education, Education, Education’ as it travelled from political vision to classroom practice? What are the lasting legacies of 13 years of a reforming Labour government? And what are the key messages for a coalition ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Teachers Under Pressure

    by John MacBeath, Maurice J Galton ...
    `This is a well written and thoroughly researched book on an issue of vital importance. It places the experiences of individual teachers under pressure into the larger UK and worldwide context. Policy makers need to wake up to its messages′ - Sara Bubb, Institute of Education, University of LondonWhat is it really like to be a teacher in today′s demanding classrooms?Maurice Galton and John ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

  • A Common Wealth of Learning

    Millennium Development Goals Revisited

    Edited by John MacBeath, Mike Younger ...
    A Common Wealth of Learning takes a look at the millennium development goals that were set out at the start of the century. Utilising a far reaching set of case studies from a large percentage of commonwealth countries, this book looks at what the colonial legacy has left us with; and what we can do to progress. Chapters discuss;Partnerships for Leadership and LearningQuality Education and the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Learning How to Learn

    Tools for Schools

    Edited by Mary James, Paul Black, Patrick Carmichael, Colin Conner, Peter Dudley, Alison Fox, David Frost, Leslie Honour, John MacBeath, Bethan Marshall, Robert McCormick, David Pedder, Richard Procter, Sue Swaffield, DYLAN WILIAM ...
    Series series Improving Practice (TLRP)
    Learning how to learn is an essential preparation for lifelong learning. This book offers a set of in-service resources to help teachers develop new classroom practices informed by sound research. It builds on previous work associated with ‘formative assessment’ or ‘assessment for learning’. However, it adds an important new dimension by taking account of the conditions within schools that are ... Read more

    Was $48.99 USD Now $41.99 USD

  • Connecting Leadership and Learning

    Principles for Practice

    Edited by John MacBeath, Neil Dempster ...
    Leading schools is becoming almost daily a more complex and demanding job. Connecting Leadership and Learning reassesses the purpose of schools, the nature of learning and the qualities of leadership that make schools authentic places of learning.Starting with a review of what we can claim to know – and not know – about learning, leadership and their inter-relationship, this book explores what it ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Strengthening the Connections between Leadership and Learning

    Challenges to Policy, School and Classroom Practice

    by John MacBeath, Neil Dempster, David Frost, Greer Johnson, Sue Swaffield ...
    Examining a decade of research and practice, this book makes the case for a radical reappraisal of leadership, learning, and their interrelationship in educational policy. Discussing whether policy direction is progressively constraining the professionalism and initiative of teachers and school leaders, it challenges conventional understanding and argues the case for thinking differently about the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Schools Must Speak for Themselves

    The Case for School Self-Evaluation

    by John MacBeath ...
    This best-selling book illustrates how schools can tell their own story. It draws on ground-breaking work with the National Union of Teachers to demonstrate a practical approach to identifying what makes a good school and the part that pupils, parents and teachers can play in school improvement. Its usefulness for and use by, classroom teachers to evaluate their practice will prove to be its ... Read more

    $59.99 USD