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Review of the Month
Contemporary Issues in the Early Years
Fifth Edition
Gillian Pugh & Bernadette Duffy
‘The information is concise, up-to-date and accessible’ - Early Years Update
Our selection of new and forthcoming titles
- Play and Learning in the Early Years
From Research to Practice
Pat Broadhead, Justine Howard & Elizabeth Wood
‘Designed to help practitioners at all stages of their professional development…the best thing about the book is the enthusiasm each author brings to sharing their research interests with readers’ - Angela Anning, Emeritus Professor, University of Leeds and Visiting Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University -
PB Price: £20.99 
- Secondary Science 11 to 16
A Practical Guide
Gren Ireson, Ruth Richards, Mark Crowley & John Twidle
This book addresses and explains the science behind the experiments, and emphasises the need to engage the learner through minds-on activities by providing ideas for exciting, practical work. -
PB Price: £21.99
- Successful Teaching 14-19
Theory, Practice and Reflection
Warren Kidd & Gerry Czerniawski
‘[This book] offers a comprehensive introduction to the intricacies of teaching. It covers not only the skills and habits needed by contemporary teachers, but also the theoretical and reflective context within which they operate’ - Tony Lawson, Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
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PB Price: £22.99
- Using Talk to Support Writing
Ros Fisher, Susan Jones, Shirley Larkin & Debra Myhill
By discussing both theoretical and practical issues around using talk in the classroom, this book presents a new and innovative approach to the teaching of early writing. -
PB Price: £20.99
- The SAGE Handbook of Philosophy of Education
Richard Bailey, Robin Barrow, David Carr & Christine McCarthy
‘[This book] is wide ranging in its scope and coverage of the field and offers perhaps the best single point of reference for anyone wanting to see what the subject has to offer to an understanding of education as a field of practice, policy and enquiry’ - David Bridges, Professor Emeritus, University of East Anglia, Professorial Fellow, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education -
HB Price: £90.00
New Titles
- Understanding Creativity in Early Childhood
Meaning-Making and Children’s Drawing
Susan Wright
‘This will be an important ‘seminal’ text for many years in the early childhood field. Wright’s work is based on her extensive research and work with young children, and her passion for this aspect of children’s learning and development is evident throughout the text’ - Dr Catherine Meehan, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University -
PB Price: £19.99
- Learning and Teaching at M-Level
A Guide for Student Teachers
Hazel Bryan, Chris Carpenter & Simon Hoult
‘This book is invaluable in seeing classrooms and teaching as complex in nature, with the thinking, questioning professional teacher at the heart of the learning taking place. I will buy this for my students - and strongly urge others in ITE and CPD to do so!’ - Jo Westbrook, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Sussex, UK -
PB Price: £19.99
- Language & Literacy in the Early Years 0-7
Fourth Edition
Marian R Whitehead
This Fourth Edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latest developments in the field. The book provides comprehensive coverage of issues in language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to eight years. -
PB Price: £21.99
- Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Early Years
Peter Baldock
This book considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilise their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching. -
PB Price: £19.99
- Assessment for Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Jonathan Glazzard, Denise Chadwick, Anne Webster & Julie Percival
Demystifying the process of assessment for learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), this book explains in straightforward language how to put principles into practice. Looking at models of assessment, the book draws heavily on examples of real assessments from practice, and the relevant theory is explained in context. -
PB Price: £19.99
Featured Titles
- The ADHD Toolkit
Linda Wheeler
‘The ADHD Toolkit offers an extremely well researched guide to understanding and supporting students with ADHD in schools. This book will help the reader to understand the difference between the child who is disaffected, defiant and oppositional, and the child whose core difficulties reside in chronic problems of self-regulation and concentration (i.e. ADHD)’ - Dr. Paul Cooper, Professor of Education, University of Leicester PB Price: £24.99
- Mathematics Through Play in the Early Years
Second Edition
Kate Tucker
By showing how to introduce mathematical concepts through play-based activities, this book helps practitioners teach mathematics to young children in creative ways. It offers the reader clear advice and lots of exciting ideas to use in any early years setting. PB Price: £19.99
- The Succession Challenge
Building and Sustaining Leadership Capacity Through Succession Management
Dean Fink
This book looks at the roots of the ‘succession challenge’ internationally and more specifically through the eyes of present and potential leaders to suggest how enlightened approaches to succession management can ensure a steady supply of high quality educational leaders. -
PB Price: £22.99
- The Manual for the Early Years SENCO
Second Edition
Collette Drifte
Written with both new and experienced practitioners in mind and packed with practical advice, suggestions, case studies and useful photocopiable materials, this new edition of a much-loved book will help all SENCOs succeed in what is often a very demanding role. PB Price: £21.99
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Become a Write Dance Trainer - dates for 2010
Featured Titles
- Write Dance
Second Edition
Ragnhild Oussoren
This book and audio CD introduces the nine themes of the Write Dance approach at the appropriate developmental level for children aged 4-8. The programme supports the Be Healthy, Enjoy and Achieve outcome of the Every Child Matters agenda. PB Price: £27.99
- Write Dance in the Early Years
A Pre-Writing Programme for Children 3 to 5 CD ROM - Second Edition
Ragnhild Oussoren
‘Write dance is a unique programme with links across the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Not only does it help to develop the prerequisite physical skills and co-ordination for writing, it also encourages creativity, self expression and confidence’ - Chris Dukes, Early Years Area Senco PB Price: £27.99
- The Support Group Method Training Pack
Effective Anti-Bullying Intervention CD ROM
Barbara Maines & George Robinson
This new book and cd-rom provides a comprehensive training course which follows the structure of the hundreds of training days that Barbara and George have run around the world since 1991. The programme includes features such as clarification of the terms ‘bully’ and ‘victim’; the steps of the support group method; and what makes it work, including the voices of young people. PB Price: £49.99
- Raising Self-Esteem in Primary Schools
A Whole School Training Programme
Margaret Collins
‘[This book] has practical suggestions for individual and group work with children and contains printable and downloadable resources for all members of the school community to help make your school a happier and more effective learning setting’ - Headteacher Update PB Price: £29.99
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| Teacher Resources | Professional Development | Leadership | Bestsellers |
Featured Titles
- Failure Is Not an Option®
Six Principles for Making Student Success the Only Option Second Edition
Alan M. Blankstein
‘Educational books that engage both head and heart are rare. Failure Is Not an Option is such an exception. It is an authentic and powerful call to action, written in an accessible and utterly compelling way’- Alma Harris, Professor, University of London PB Price: £20.99
- Motion Leadership
The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy
Michael Fullan
Renowned change consultant Michael Fullan provides key insights on motion leadership, or how to ‘move’ individuals, institutions, and whole systems forward. Focused on making change less complex and more powerful, this brief, easy-to-read book offers examples from his global experience. PB Price: £12.99
- Cyber Kids, Cyber Bullying, Cyber Balance
Barbara C. Trolley & Constance Hanel
‘An easily understood introduction to today’s wired culture and the potential hazards associated with online activities, most notably cyber bullying. The authors offer recommendations for prevention and intervention in a clear, programmatic way and the stories provide meaning in a way that descriptions cannot’ - Robin Kowalski, Professor of Psychology, Clemson University PB Price: £16.99
- The Fourth Way
The Inspiring Future for Educational Change
Andy Hargreaves & Dennis Shirley
‘Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, always one or two steps ahead of the field, have done it again. An extremely balanced and insightful treatment of the first three ways of change, in which the authors clearly display the strengths and limitations of each model....The Fourth Way is itself a powerful ‘catalyst for coherence’ in a field that badly needs guidance. Read the book and rethink your approach to educational reform’ - Michael Fullan, Educational Consultant , Author, The Challenge of School Change PB Price: £13.99
