Rondo Award Nominated! The anthology that celebrates the strange, the obscure, and the way-out returns for its second issue.Space Monsters is the quarterly anthology for monster kids who never grew up. From horror hosts to cryptid conspiracies, from kaiju to cult cinema, this is where the groovie ghoulies gather.In this Rondo Award-nominated issue:Special Editorial — Monroeville Mall: From Black Frida...

The magazine that started it all. Back for a new generation.Space Monsters Magazine is the quarterly anthology that celebrates the strange, the obscure, and the way-out. From horror host icons to cryptid conspiracies, from indie horror to the golden age of monster movies—this is the magazine for monster kids who never grew up.In this inaugural issue:Cinema Macabre with Dennis Daniel — The Shiver o...

Recording Skills in Safeguarding Adults is the comprehensive guide to keeping accurate, effective and complete records in safeguarding adults work.This book explains why good record-keeping is essential: it covers crucial skills in recording, including how to write effectively; evidential requirements when writing statements and reports for court; and minute-taking. The book includes best practice points, exercises and examples of good recording. Each chapter also features informat...

Full-cast productions of five plays by the celebrated Russian author, plus a reading of one of his most famous short stories'stellar performances from some of the best actors of their generation' - Entertainment FocusAlexei Maximovich Peshkov, known under his pseudonym Maxim Gorky, was one of Russia's greatest Soviet writers and the founder of the ‘socialist realism’ literary movement. Nominated for the Nobel Prize five times, his best-known works ...

This book is a guide to the PTLLS Award (which has been replaced with the Award in Education and Training) and is a comprehensive introduction to teaching in a variety of settings. This includes further education, adult and community learning, work-based learning, the forces and offender learning and skills. It is easy to read with plenty of practical activities and examples throughout and the content is fully linked to the Teacher Training Standards.Please note: This book has since...

How our school system is failing 21st-century kids and what needs to be done about it"I am amazed at how much the world has changed today from when I was a student. the problem is that schools have not changed as rapidly as the world we live in..."Just a generation ago, school was a simple affair: students learned from set texts, graduated and got a job. Now, when almost every child has access to vast networks of information through computers, phones and social media, there is no lo...

This is an essential text for all learners taking the Award in Education and Training, no matter which awarding organisation they are registered with. It′s readable, relevant, easy to understand and gives key advice on approaching and completing written and practical assessments. It helps both in-service and pre-service learners to fully understand the requirements of the Award, and how to evidence their achievement towards the standards.This book will:help learners w...

So you've finished your teacher training and found yourself a job... the hard bit is over, right? But, hold on, how do you actually survive your FIRST YEAR in teaching?!The NQT year is notoriously difficult and hard work. Challenges include meeting your new colleagues and making the right first impression, preparing and planning your lessons, managing the mountain of marking and most scary of all... being in charge of a whole class by yourself for the first time!

This book is adapted from a training course from a successful UK based training company. This short book of just over 5400 words provides you with key insights into how to design and deliver successful presentations. It will enable you to develop the following presentation skills:- How to instantly captivate your audience.- How to design content that engages your audience's interest.- How to structure your presentation.- How to create a long-lasting impression....

The PTLLS qualification has since been replaced with the Award in Education and Training (with a text book of the same name). However, the text in this book will help you to:*make the most of your taught sessions and self study time by examining effective note taking, group activities, research and resource evaluation;*succeed in your practical sessions;*prepare for assignments and use academic writing and referencing.Please note: The qualifications and standard...

Studying and Learning at University provides a concise and accessible introduction to the essential study skills for first-time undergraduates.Alan Pritchard focuses on the skills that every student will need to master to achieve success in their academic career. Practical, straight-forward advice is provided on subjects such as how to:approach learninguse active reading techniquesuse computers and the internet to support academic ...

This book gives social workers practical guidance on how to write analytically.