Reviews: Staff

8 reviews found for "Staff"

Book review : The Bristol guide : professional responsibilities and statutory frameworks for teachers and others in schools: This is a book review of The Bristol guide : professional responsibilities and statutory frameworks for teachers and others in schools produced by the University of Bristol, Graduate School of Education and edited by Malcolm Lewis. It was reviewed by Emese Hall of the University of Exeter on behalf of ESCalate. Divided into 20 sections, topics covered in the guide include Health and Safety, Child Protection, The Management of Personal Data, and...
Book review : A toolkit for the effective teaching assistant: This is a book review of A toolkit for the effective teaching assistant by Maureen Parker et al., published by Sage in 2009, ISBN 1847879438. It was reviewed by Keith Savage of Stockport College on behalf of ESCalate. The book is really intended for the practitioner preparing for or training for a new role as a TA or HLTA (on NVQ or Foundation Degree programmes perhaps). As such, practitioners/students/candidates will need to pick and choose from...
Book review : Primary school teacher deployment : a comparative study: This is a book review of Primary school teacher deployment : a comparative study edited by Fatimah Kelleher and published by the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2008, ISBN 9780850928839. It was reviewed by Mark Jenkins of the University of Winchester, on behalf of ESCalate. By considering the teacher deployment strategies of four Commonwealth countries the book examines UNESCO’s ideal of Universal Primary Education at both an administrative and...
Book review: Ethical educational leadership in turbulent times: (re) solving moral dilemmas: This is a book review of Ethical educational leadership in turbulent times: (re) solving moral dilemmas edited by Joan Poliner Shapiro and Steven Jay Gross, published by Routledge in 2007, ISBN 9780805856002. It was reviewed by Stephen Parker of the University of Worcester on behalf of ESCalate. This book describes leadership in terms of its moral purpose and effects, proposing a theoretical framework – the Multiple Ethical Paradigm – within...
Book review: Becoming a professional tutor in the lifelong learning sector: This is a book review of Becoming a professional tutor in the lifelong learning sector by Jonathan Tummons, published by Learning Matters in 2010, ISBN 9781844453030. It was reviewed by Lynn Boyle of the University of Dundee on behalf of ESCalate. The book begins with clear explanations of what the reader can expect and will gain from either reading the book all the way through or simply dipping in to each themed chapter. The intention of the...
Book review : Motivating your team : coaching for performance: This is a book review of Motivating your team: coaching for performance by Peter R. Taylor, published by Paul Chapman in 2006, ISBN 1412921600. It was reviewed by Linda Jones of Learn2 Associates on behalf of ESCalate. The book has been written by an experienced leadership-practitioner and is consultant’s account of coaching for performance as a successful transformational tool. The central argument is that effective leaders create the conditions...
Book review : Leadership : professional communities of leadership practice in post-compulsory education: This is a book review of Leadership : professional communities of leadership practice in post-compulsory education by Jill Jameson, published by ESCalate in 2008, ISBN 9781905788828. It was reviewed by Deborah Lee of Nottingham Trent University. This title is part of the ESCalate Discussions in Education series and explores professional communities of leadership practice in post-compulsory education. Sections of this pamphlet are titled: what is...
Book review : Making teaching work : teaching smarter in post-compulsory education: This is a book review of Making teaching work : teaching smarter in post-compulsory education, by Phil Race and Ruth Pickford, published by Sage in 2007, ISBN 9781412936071. It was reviewed by Kit Leighton-Kelly of the University of Bristol, on behalf of ESCalate. The book is a practical guide to managing challenges in further and higher education including: widening participation, greater student numbers, extensive social diversity, student...