High Performers
Secrets of Successful Schools
Published on 7. March 2011
224 pages
978-1-84590-720-4 (ISBN)
Description
Alistair Smith - trainer, author and consultant, and described as the UK's leading trainer in modern learning methods - has identified and visited the top performing schools to find out what makes them successful. This timely book is aimed at decision makers in schools and gives sound, evidence-based guidance on how to embark on the learning journey and where to head once the journey has begun. For classroom practitioners there is also a great deal of practical guidance. It focuses on: Core Purpose; Outcomes; Independent Learning; Classroom Learning; Curriculum; Professional Development; The school as a Community; and Parents and Carers. This is not intended to be a book of tips. Rather, it is a sound 'how to' guide based on the findings of a detailed study of the best of the best schools and how they have achieved their success.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carmarthen
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,13 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84590-720-4 (9781845907204)
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03/2011
Crown House Publishing
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Person
Alistair Smith is an internationally known consultant, author and trainer. He has spoken to tens of thousands of teachers across the world and has written a number of books including: The Brain's Behind It: New Knowledge about the Brain and Learning, Help Your Child to Succeed: The Essential Guide for Parents and Accelerated Learning: A User's Guide. He is the designated learning consultant to the Football Association. He is also the author of Learning to Learn in Practice (ISBN 9781845902872).
Content
- Cover
- Praise for High Performers
- Title Page
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: The concept of high performers
- Summary of findings
- One: : The high wire - leaders inspiring
- 1. Core purpose
- 2. The first 10 steps
- 3. Academic and autonomous?
- 4. Staying the course
- 5. Saying no to peripherals
- 6. Exacting self-scrutiny
- Two: : The trapeze - teachers performing
- 7. Build from the BASICS
- 8. Relentless optimism
- 9. Fundamentals first
- 10. Repertoire of strategies
- 11. Stretched through challenge
- 12. Beyond outstanding
- Three: : The human pyramid - managers supporting
- 13. The middle leader role
- 14. Delivering: own what you do
- 15. Teaching: build from learning
- 16. Buffering: soften the hierarchy
- 17. Supporting: track performance
- 18. Challenging: ask the right questions
- 19. Scanning: stay ahead of the game
- Appendices
- The 10 x 10 project
- The journey to outstanding and beyond
- Leader recommendations
- Teacher recommendations
- Middle leader recommendations
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- About the author
- A, B, C
- Index
- D, E, F
- G, H, I
- J, K, L
- M, N, O
- P, Q, R
- S, T, U
- V, W, X
- Copyright
