Complete Classroom

<p>Based on the acclaimed series 'The Issue' in the <em>Times Educational Supplement</em> this book brings together Steven Hastings' vast experience and offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and concerns facing modern schools. Everything from tackling truancy to teaching children to write from teenage suicide to pets in the classroom this easy-to-digest guide cuts through the jargon to offer professional advice expert opinion and practical ideas for better teaching.</p><p>Divided into three themed sections the book proves a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the main issues affecting contemporary schools:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>the healthy classroom including dealing with junk food and bereavement</li> <p> </p> <li>the thinking classroom from emotional intelligence to personalized learning</li> <p> </p> <li>the well-rounded classroom covering everything from going green to pupil power. </li> </ul><p>Both informative and practical the book provides a coherent synthesis of the current key topics in teaching illustrates each topic with firsthand case studies provides follow-up resources and shows how each topic inter-relates.</p><p>Whether you’re an NQT or an experienced classroom teacher a governor or a school manager this is the essential guide to life in schools today.</p>