This third edition of Beginning Drama 4-11 is fully updated and revised in light of the renewed Framework for Teaching Literacy, and provides an introduction for early years and primary school teachers who are new to drama and for student teachers who wish to specialise in the teaching of drama.It offers step-by-step guidance to help teachers and children grow in confidence in their use of drama, and shows clearly how drama can contribute to work in English, and learning a...

This practical book gives you all the ideas you need to make drama a regular and integral part of your school’s curriculum, offering detailed suggestions of drama work for ages 7 to 11. The teaching units are arranged around four strands: drama for literacy; drama and the whole curriculum; drama film, media, and ICT; and drama for performance. The authors provide a wealth of practical activities throughout. Each unit includes:explicit links to the Renewed Framew...

This practical book gives you all the ideas you need to make drama a regular and integral part of your school’s curriculum, offering detailed suggestions of drama work for ages four to seven. The teaching units are arranged around four strands: drama for literacy; drama and the whole curriculum; drama film, media, and ICT; and drama for performance. The authors provide a wealth of practical activities throughout. Each unit includes:explicit links to the Renewed ...

Enhancing Personal, Social and Health Education offers an accessible and thought-provoking approach to developing effective practice in PSHE. The book uses case study examples to offer insights and reflections that will support practitioners developing work in their own schools.The authors begin by examining the national PSHE framework and guidelines, outlining the essential ingredients of effective practice. Subsequent chapters provide case study examples of PSHE practice...

'This book is clear, approachable, and true. The elegant simplicity of its good guidance is the product of years of practical experience in the classroom. I wholeheartedly commend it to primary school teachers everywhere.'Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare CompanyShakespeare’s plays are widely regarded as the greatest inheritance in English literature and recent years have seen a growing interest in introducing them to children in their primar...

Teachers in English schools have now had ten years of prescriptive national literacy strategies and it is time for a new approach. This book encourages children from their early years to think of themselves as writers who have something to write and know how to write it.Creating Writers in the Primary Classroom offers an exciting and refreshing approach to teaching writing in the primary school with very practical suggestions to help build a community of writers in your sc...

As a leader in Business or Education or as a Speaker, Trainer or Facilitator, sharing your stories allows you to show your humanity and is both a rapport and bridge-builder. Storytelling is the magic ingredient in effective Communication; it has been used for centuries and is one of the most powerful ways to get your message across. The art of storytelling today is all but lost and the opportunity to make a real difference lies between these pages.

Written by one of the country's leading experts on the short story, Write Short Stories - And Get Them Published is ideal if you want to write creatively in a genre that is increasingly attracting attention from publishers, and which offers plenty of competition and festival opportunities for you to showcase your work.It will help unlock your imagination and creativity, and to discover stories you didn't know you had. It will help you to observe the world around you more sharply, a...

When art and design students are asked for statements to accompany their work, reflective journals, or critiques, reviews and essays, they often freeze up because they have to put their thoughts in writing. Although these students are comfortable expressing themselves visually, they lack confidence working with words. Inspiring Writing in Art and Design is a practical aid for those students who are disheartened or overwhelmed by having to write. Pat Francis provides short writing ...

Creative Writing: the Quick Matrix is for writers teaching creative writing to adults. Can be adapted by any teacher for many levels of creative writing, and by writers' circles and individual writers.The 86 exercises and 18 mini-lectures selected from the original paperback are arranged in five sections in easy to use ebook format. Nurture and Running the Course include planning, pacing, supporting the group (and the tutor) plus guidelines for non-destructive workshopping. Stimulu...

"One of the best, most practical guides for learning this ancient divination technique that’s ever hit the market. THIS BOOK IS A MUST!" - Craig BrowningIn his new book, ‘Speed Learning ~ Palm Readings In Your Own Words’, Julian Moore teaches the basics of palmistry using proven techniques which mean that you could be reading palms in less than 48 hours! This ebook and ten accompanying FLASH CARDS can get you up to speed quicker than you e...

In this eBook, the reader is taken through a powerful interactive process for creating compelling goals. Damian Hamill identifies and elaborates upon Seven Secrets, the NLP criteria that make the difference between achievable, ecological outcomes and those goals that are destined for failure.The eBook is structured in such a way that allows the reader to shape his or her own outcome as the process unfolds, developing a personal goal that is expressed in a way that maximizes the lik...