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Achieve! A complete English course for CSEC English A examinations: 2nd Edition
by Paulette FerariaEnsure complete coverage of the new CSEC English syllabus with focused exam-practice and SBA guidance.- Test understanding with Paper 2 practice focusing on summary writing skills, expository writing, narrative discourse and persuasive discourse, plus practice Paper 1 items throughout.- Help students prepare for SBA with annotated examples and rubrics.- Develop comprehension skills with a genre-based approach.- Support students of all abilities with an in incremental approach that builds writing skills through practice exercises.
Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Practice Papers Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Marie Lallaway Madeleine BarnesAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this essential book is packed with full length tests papers, providing realistic practice to develop and perfect exam technique for the 2019 SATs and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in book:- Builds children's ability to concentrate in a test situation - Familiarises children with the style and format of the SATs with exposure to all the question types that could be set- Identifies strengths and weaknesses to help guide revision and improve results- Saves teacher and parent preparation time with ready-made practice papers- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right For best results use alongside Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Question WorkbookThe Expected Standard Year 6
Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Question Workbook The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Madeleine Barnes Marie LallawayAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help children gain familiarity with the style of questions which will appear in the 2019 tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the expected standard- Builds exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Provides clear explanations, top tips and digestible content - making it perfect for use in school or at home- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Question Workbook The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Marie Lallaway Madeleine BarnesAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation, with the only fully updated revision series.Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help more able children gain familiarity with the style of the more demanding areas of the 2019 national tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the higher score- Increases exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Clearly shows children what examiners are looking for when marking extended questions- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 and Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Marie Lallaway Madeleine BarnesAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle SATs questions (even the tricky ones) with confidence to get their best result. This book covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Teaches children how to tackle SATs questions ...and get them right!- Focuses revision for the greatest impact on final marks- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right - Provides full guidance by topic, and includes important facts, keywords, SATs terminology, tips and example practice questions - Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise,making it perfect for use in school or at homeFor best results use alongside Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Question WorkbookThe Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Practice Papers
Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Marie Lallaway Madeleine BarnesAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle the more demanding SATs questions with confidence to get their best result. For use with more able children, this book covers everything that could be tested and provides additional challenge while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Focuses revision on the key information children need to reach the higher score- Shows children how to get full marks on extended questions- Teaches children how to answer test questions thoughtfully and appropriately- Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise,making it perfect for use in school or at homeFor best results use alongside Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Question WorkbookThe Higher Score and Achieve Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation SATs Practice Papers
Achieve KS1 Maths Revision & Practice Questions (Achieve KS1 SATs Revision)
by Catherine CaseyA 64-page workbook with age appropriate revision guidance and practice questions. Covers everything Year 2 children need to master the Key Stage 1 National Tests
Achieve Mathematics SATs Practice Papers Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Steph King Trevor Dixon Solvemaths LtdAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in mathematics, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this essential book is packed with full length tests papers, providing realistic practice to develop and perfect exam technique for the 2019 SATs and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in book:- Builds children's ability to concentrate in a test situation - Familiarises children with the style and format of the SATs with exposure to all the question types that could be set- Identifies strengths and weaknesses to help guide revision and improve results- Saves teacher and parent preparation time with ready-made practice papers- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right For best results use alongside Achieve Mathematics SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Mathematics SATs Question Workbook The Expected Standard Year 6
Achieve Mathematics SATs Question Workbook The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Steph King Solvemaths LtdAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in mathematics, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help children gain familiarity with the style of questions which will appear in the 2019 tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the expected standard- Builds exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Provides clear explanations, top tips and digestible content -making it perfect for use in school or at home- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Mathematics SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Mathematics SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Mathematics SATs Question Workbook The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Steph King Solvemaths LtdAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in mathematics, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help more able children gain familiarity with the style of the more demanding areas of the 2019 national tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the higher score- Increases exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Clearly shows children what examiners are looking for when marking extended questions- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Mathematics SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 and Achieve Mathematics SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Mathematics SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Trevor Dixon Solvemaths LtdAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in mathematics, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle SATs questions (even the tricky ones) with confidence to get their best result. This book covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Teaches children how to tackle SATs questions ...and get them right!- Focuses revision for the greatest impact on final marks- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right - Provides full guidance by topic, and includes important facts, keywords, SATs terminology, tips and example practice questions - Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise, making it perfect for use in school or at home For best results use alongside Achieve Mathematics SATs Question Workbook The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Mathematics SATs Practice Papers
Achieve Mathematics SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Trevor Dixon Solvemaths LtdAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in mathematics, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle the more demanding SATs questions with confidence to get their best result. For use with more able children, this book covers everything that could be tested and provides additional challenge while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Focuses revision on the key information children need to reach the higher score- Shows children how to get full marks on extended questions- Teaches children how to answer test questions thoughtfully and appropriately- Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise,making it perfect for use in school or at homeFor best results use alongside Achieve Mathematics SATs Question Workbook The Higher Score and Achieve Mathematics SATs Practice Papers
Achieve Reading SATs Practice Papers Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Laura Collinson Shareen WilkinsonAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this essential book is packed with full length tests papers, providing realistic practice to develop and perfect exam technique for the 2019 SATs and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in book:- Builds children's ability to concentrate in a test situation - Familiarises children with the style and format of the SATs with exposure to all the question types that could be set- Identifies strengths and weaknesses to help guide revision and improve results- Saves teacher and parent preparation time with ready-made practice papers- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right For best results use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Reading SATs Question WorkbookThe Expected Standard Year 6
Achieve Reading SATs Question Workbook The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Laura Collinson Shareen WilkinsonAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help children gain familiarity with the style of questions which will appear in the 2020 tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the expected standard- Builds exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Provides clear explanations, top tips and digestible content -making it perfect for use in school or at home- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Reading SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Reading SATs Question Workbook The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Laura Collinson Shareen WilkinsonAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help more able children gain familiarity with the style of the more demanding areas of the 2019 national tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the higher score- Increases exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Clearly shows children what examiners are looking for when marking extended questions- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 and Achieve Reading SATs Practice Papers Year 6
Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Laura Collinson Shareen WilkinsonAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle SATs questions (even the tricky ones) with confidence to get their best result. This book covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Teaches children how to tackle SATs questions ...and get them right!- Focuses revision for the greatest impact on final marks- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right - Provides full guidance by topic, and includes important facts, keywords, SATs terminology, tips and example practice questions - Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise,making it perfect for use in school or at homeFor best results use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Question WorkbookThe Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Reading Practice Papers
Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Higher Score Year 6 (Achieve Key Stage 2 SATs Revision)
by Laura Collinson Shareen WilkinsonAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Higher Score in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle the more demanding SATs questions with confidence to get their best result. For use with more able children, this book covers everything that could be tested and provides additional challenge while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. Children are guided step-by-step through all question types and easy-to-digest content is presented in a simple to follow format. Clear explanations and lots of practice make it the perfect revision range for use in school and at home. This revision book:- Focuses revision on the key information children need to reach the higher score- Shows children how to get full marks on extended questions- Teaches children how to answer test questions thoughtfully and appropriately- Offers digestible content and lots of opportunities to practise,making it perfect for use in school or at homeFor best results use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Question WorkbookThe Higher Score and Achieve Reading SATs Practice Papers
Achieve Unstoppable Success in Any Economy: The 7 Divine Mantras to Maximize Your Leadership Potential
by Payal NanjianiHow can we increase the number of exceptional leaders in our organizations? Why is it that, despite having the best minds and hands at work, organizations aren’t seeing a significant increase in their financial numbers? How can the maximum number of people continuously generate fabulous results for themselves and for their organizations? These are some of the most pressing questions currently in organizations and form the basis for Achieving Unstoppable Success in Any Economy. This book presents the seven divine mantras for business leaders, corporate heads, entrepreneurs, and professionals to maximize leadership potential. With masterful insight and brilliant simplicity, Payal Nanjiani has distilled some of the most powerful leadership and success wisdom available for both professional and personal leadership into seven practical lessons that leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs can immediately apply to send morale and productivity soaring in these challenging and uncertain business times. Known for her coaching and consulting work with many of the world’s leading CEOs and organizations, Payal helps business professionals understand the significance of the I-Power in leadership. It highlights with certainty that for anyone to achieve unstoppable success in their job and business, and for any organization to be successful, it’s the leader who must be unstoppable first. This book serves as a wake-up call—it’s time individuals and organizations change the way they approach the human side of business, of leadership, and of success. Our society and the world at large cannot continue to withstand the increasing shortage of exceptional leaders and the widening gap between the successful few and the unsuccessful many. The challenge must be addressed in new ways to develop exceptional leaders who can deal with the immense complexities and business challenges of today. This book serves as a guide to an organic growth of people who lead and succeed regardless of the economy. The book is designed to help you become a highly inner-self-directed individual and take your leadership and business to new levels. It offers seven divine mantras that will enable you and your colleagues to move through hardship and achieve unstoppable success regardless of the economy. You will discover how to strategically direct your inner leader to leverage your potential. Ultimately, this deeply inspiring book reveals a remarkable step-by-step system that will restore trust, commitment, and spirit within your organization while transforming the way you think, act, and behave in the process. For more than 21 years, Payal Nanjiani has been sharing with Fortune 500 companies and many of the most successful entrepreneurs her success formulas that has made her one of the most sought-after leadership advisors in the world. Now, for the first time, through this book Payal makes her proprietary process available to you, so that you can deliver your best while helping your organization break through to a new level of success regardless of the economy. "In a world where burn out is becoming more common, it is imperative for leaders to constantly undergo self-reflection and assess their inner well-being and take stock of their emotions and encourage their team to do so as well. Emotional pain, if not tackled, could take a toll on innovation and productivity leading to a trickle-down negative effect. This book by Payal Nanjiani helps leaders undergo that much-needed self-reflection and solve the critical problem of productivity." Senthil Radhakrishnan, Administrative Chief and Clinical Neurosurgical PA at Duke "Payal gives practical tips to show that a positive attitude and small incremental changes can give you the ability to stand out and lead with or without authority. A must-read for a natural leader at any level!" Michelle Proctor, Principal Business Operations Officer </
Achievement and Inclusion in Schools
by Lani Florian Kristine Black-Hawkins Martyn RouseThoroughly updated to reflect the challenges of diversity in today’s schools, this new edition of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools shows how high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but also essential if all students are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education. Each chapter has been fully revised to reflect an understanding of inclusion as being concerned with the learning and participation of everyone in a changing education policy context. Based on new case study research, this edition sets out to answer the following questions: Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all students, while safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable? How can schools ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for everyone? How might research into these matters be carried out? With new case studies in this second edition that reflect the devolution of education policy in the four countries of the UK, this book addresses concerns about how schools can respond to differences between learners without marginalising some of them. It offers guidance to practitioners as well as those undertaking research on this important topic.
The Achievement Gap in Reading: Complex Causes, Persistent Issues, Possible Solutions
by Rosalind Horowitz S. Jay SamuelsIn this volume prominent scholars, experts in their respective fields and highly skilled in the research they conduct, address educational and reading research from varied perspectives and address what it will take to close the achievement gap—with specific attention to reading. The achievement gap is redefined as a level at which all groups can compete economically in our society and have the literacy tools and habits needed for a good life. Bringing valuable theoretical frameworks and in-depth analytical approaches to interpretation of data, the contributors examine factors that contribute to student achievement inside the school but which are also heavily influenced by out-of-school factors—such as poverty and economics, ethnicity and culture, family and community stratifications, and approaches to measurement of achievement. These out-of-school factors present possibilities for new policies and practice. The overarching theme is that achievement gaps in reading are complex and that multiple perspectives are necessary to address the problem. The breadth and depth of perspectives and content in this volume and its conceptualization of the achievement gap are a significant contribution to the field.
Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child The Best Education Possible
by Hugh B. Price"Inspiring stories, practical tips and expert advice." --Ebony"Inspiring stories and practical tips urge parents and caregivers to unlock their children's potential." --Library Journal "A much-needed resource that will enable parents to become partners in their children's academic success. Read it and tell others to read it." --Marian Wright Edelman, Founder, Children's Defense FundThere's a crisis in our classrooms. In school districts across the country, children of color earn sub-par test scores, and are frequently relegated to less challenging classes. Low achievement will doom our children to a future far beneath their capabilities--unless we do something about it. In this updated edition of Achievement Matters, Hugh B. Price, the former President of the National Urban League, shows you how to help your child succeed, and make America's public schools accountable. A vital resource for parents and caregivers, here are practical tips for improving children's literacy and achievement levels while instilling a lifelong enthusiasm for education. Price explains how to make sure your child isn't missing out on essential courses, recommends proven techniques for cutting through bureaucracy to create an environment conducive to learning, and shares insightful personal stories. From using the latest technology to providing after-school and summer programs to give our youth direction and keep them away from drugs and violence, this book offers real tools for making a powerful, positive impact and guiding your child to the brightest possible future. "A noteworthy effort to improve parental involvement, student motivation, and institutional accountability." --Kweisi Mfume, former President and CEO, NAACP66,870 Words
Achievement Now!: How to Assure No Child Is Left Behind
by Donald FielderThis research-based book provides details on how educators can dramatically increase student achievement. It offers numerous experience-based ideas and strategies which can be applied to any school or district.This book will help you:- establish a results-oriented focus on the curriculum- increase time-on-task and academic rigor for ALL students- provide a supportive accountability system for all staff members- identify and eliminate educational practices that lower student achievement- introduce an achievement audit process that will increase student performance in any school or district
Achieving Coherence in District Improvement: Managing the Relationship Between the Central Office and Schools
by Allen S. Grossman Geoff Marietta Karen L. Mapp Monica C. Higgins Susan Moore JohnsonAchieving Coherence in District Improvement focuses on a problem of practice faced by educational leaders across the nation: how to effectively manage the relationship between the central office and schools. The book is based on a study of five large urban districts that have demonstrated improvement in student achievement. The authors—all members of Harvard University’s Public Education Leadership Project (PELP)—argue that there is no “one best way” to structure the central office-school relationship. Instead, they say, what matters is whether district leaders effectively select and implement their strategy by achieving coherence among key elements and actors—the district’s environment, resources, systems, structures, stakeholders, and culture. The authors examine the five districts’ approaches in detail and point to a number of important findings. First, they emphasize that a clear, shared understanding of decision rights in key areas—academic programming, budgeting, and staffing—is essential to developing an effective central office-school relationship. Second, they stress the importance of building mutually supportive and trusting relationships between district leaders and principals. Third, they highlight the ways that culture and the external environment influence the relationship between the central office and schools. Each chapter also provides relevant “Lessons for Practice”—actionable takeaways—that educational leaders from any district can use successfully to improve the central office-school relationship.
Achieving Coherence in District Improvement: Managing the Relationship Between the Central Office and Schools
by Susan Moore Johnson Geoff Marietta Monica C. Higgins Karen L. Mapp Allen S. GrossmanAchieving Coherence in District Improvement focuses on a problem of practice faced by educational leaders across the nation: how to effectively manage the relationship between the central office and schools. The book is based on a study of five large urban districts that have demonstrated improvement in student achievement. The authors—all members of Harvard University&’s Public Education Leadership Project (PELP)—argue that there is no &“one best way&” to structure the central office-school relationship. Instead, they say, what matters is whether district leaders effectively select and implement their strategy by achieving coherence among key elements and actors—the district&’s environment, resources, systems, structures, stakeholders, and culture. The authors examine the five districts&’ approaches in detail and point to a number of important findings. First, they emphasize that a clear, shared understanding of decision rights in key areas—academic programming, budgeting, and staffing—is essential to developing an effective central office-school relationship. Second, they stress the importance of building mutually supportive and trusting relationships between district leaders and principals. Third, they highlight the ways that culture and the external environment influence the relationship between the central office and schools. Each chapter also provides relevant &“Lessons for Practice&”—actionable takeaways—that educational leaders from any district can use successfully to improve the central office-school relationship.
Achieving Competence, Success and Excellence in Teaching
by Mark Brundrett Peter SilcockMeasuring the ability to teach is central to government policies to raise standards in schools. 'Successful teaching' is now measured through basic technical and personal skills in the context of the National Curriculum. Teachers are labelled successes or failures based on graded OFSTED inspections.This thought-provoking book explains how different levels or qualities of teaching can be identified and achieved. It outlines the criteria for competent, successful and excellent educational practice, whilst suggesting ways of achieving the highest possible measure of excellence.Uniquely, the authors separate the classical teaching approaches, teacher and pupil centred, from the more contemporary, partnership approaches. They look at a variety of models of successful and quality teaching and illustrate their virtues and limitations. The book also highlights ways in which inspection and appraisal strategies can be revised to meet criteria acceptable to both teachers and the groups to whom they are accountable.