Leading the Learning School
Raising Standards of Achievements by Improving the Quality of Learning and Teaching
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-85539-362-2 (ISBN)
Description
This work takes the principles of how to enhance learning one step further. It applies these principles to staff, to staff development, and finally to management and leadership. It seeks out and applies a coherence of approach to the whole learning community. Furthermore, it explains how the American Critical Skills Programme incorporates all the key principles of learning in a comprehensive, practical and outstandingly effective teaching programme, which can also be used to promote staff and organizational development.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 297 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85539-362-2 (9781855393622)
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Persons
Colin Weatherley is a former secondary headteacher in West Lothian and Edinburgh. In 1998 he discovered CSP in an American INSET video series. Network Educational Press were so impressed with the videos and other CSP materials that they negotiated the exclusive rights to promote CSP in the UK and asked Colin to take on the role of UK Critical Skills Manager. Tim Brighouse is Commissioner for London Schools and visiting professor at the Institute of Education at London University. He is a sought after speaker, author and has broadcast on UK radio and television.
Content
Foreword by Professor Tim Brighouse; Introduction; Section 1: Learning; Chapter 1: Key Principles of Learning; Section 2: Teaching; Chapter 2: Key Principles of Teaching; Chapter 3: The Critical Skills Programme; Section 3: Staff Development; Chapter 4: Promoting Effective Teaching; Section 4: Organizational Development; Chapter 5: Creating a Collaborative School Culture; Chapter 6: Developing Planning for Learning Schools; Appendix 1: A Selection of Learning Materials from the Critical Skills; Programme; Appendix 2: Two Worked Examples of Whole Brian Development; Planning; References; Recommended Reading; Useful Addresses; Copyright Acknowledgements; Index.