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Are You Dropping the Baton? Dave Harris

Are You Dropping the Baton? By Dave Harris

Are You Dropping the Baton? by Dave Harris


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Tackles transition head on, provides countless examples of how primary and secondary schools can work together more effectively to ensure students enjoy a smooth and effective move from primary to secondary school.

Are You Dropping the Baton? Summary

Are You Dropping the Baton?: How Schools can Work Together to get Transition Right by Dave Harris

Foreword by Gervase Phinn. It advocates several different approaches to facilitating this from soft federations between schools to the all-through 3-18 solution. This practical, pragmatic text places young people at the centre of their learning and provides complete guidance on all that is needed to arrange activities between schools. The wide range of activities catered for includes: - Short term 'one off' activities for primary and secondary pupils to carry out together - Longer projects that allow primary and secondary pupils to develop working relationships - Activities which place the pupil in the role of educator for others - Projects which are ideal for collaboration between teachers with very different experiences and skills - Development tasks for leaders of schools who are keen to develop closer relationships with each other - Guidance on different routes of collaboration Dave Harris found that working with unfamiliar age groups challenged his truths of education and reminded him why he first joined the teaching profession. The more you work with other phases of education the more clearly you view the differences and the more you understand why so many pupils suffer at transition between schools. Are You Dropping The Baton? gives teachers practical help to remove the boundaries to progress and help rekindle their passion for teaching.

Are You Dropping the Baton? Reviews

Transition is one of the weak points in educational continuity. To anyone considering federation as a way of overcoming this problem, this book offers a rationale and plenty of practical ideas. -- John Dunford Assoc. of School and College Leaders

About Dave Harris

Dave Harris worked for over 20 years in school leadership, including 12 as a school principal across both primary and secondary phases. During this time he developed a reputation for innovative thinking and practice. Since retiring from working in schools he now puts his ideas into practice as Managing Director of Independent Thinking Ltd.John West-Burnham is an independent writer, teacher, and consultant in education leadership. John is the author, co-author, or editor of 27 books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Leadership Dialogues and he has worked in 27 countries. He is a director of three academy trusts, a trustee of two educational charities, and is an honorary professor in the Institute of Education, University of Worcester. Since establishing Independent Thinking 25 years ago, Ian Gilbert has made a name for himself across the world as a highly original writer, editor, speaker, practitioner and thinker and is someone who the IB World magazine has referred to as one of the world's leading educational visionaries.The author of several books, and the editor of many more, Ian is known by thousands of teachers and young people across the world for his award-winning Thunks books. Thunks grew out of Ian's work with Philosophy for Children (P4C), and are beguiling yet deceptively powerful little philosophical questions that he has created to make children's - as well as their teachers' - brains hurt.Ian's growing collection of bestselling books has a more serious side too, without ever losing sight of his trademark wit and straight-talking style. The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools, born from personal family experience, is finding a home in schools across the world, and The Working Class - a massive collaborative effort he instigated and edited - is making a genuine difference to the lives of young people from some of the poorest backgrounds.A unique writer and editor, there is no other voice like Ian Gilbert's in education today. Professor Gervase Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now a freelance lecturer, broadcaster, writer, and a consultant for the Open University. He is President of The School Library Association.

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GOR004509100
9781845900816
1845900812
Are You Dropping the Baton?: How Schools can Work Together to get Transition Right by Dave Harris
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Crown House Publishing
20080208
192
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