No Excuses: Turning around one of Britain's toughest schools - Couverture rigide

Colwell, Alison

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1785907387 ISBN 13 : 9781785907388

Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

“Anyone who cares about education – and especially those in charge of it – should read this brilliant book.” – Iain Dale

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An unputdownable true account of how a tenacious head teacher led one of the most challenging schools in the country to excellence.

No Excuses charts an extraordinary principal’s journey in diary form from the moment she took over at a failing secondary school in a deprived area of the country, where less than a quarter of children attained five or more A*–C GCSEs, and how she set about the gruelling task of transforming its reputation using her zero-tolerance, tough-love approach.

Armed only with a wicked sense of humour, fearless energy and a powerful vision, Alison Colwell put in place a stringent set of rules, including a strict uniform policy and a complete ban on mobile phones, provoking resistance and hostility from some parents, the wider community and on social media.

This is the darkly funny, moving story of how, together, teachers and their – often troubled – pupils rebuilt a school and community, with an inspirational head at the helm.

Charming, touching and full of brilliant leadership advice, this is the diary of the woman the Daily Mail labelled Britain’s strictest head teacher.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alison Colwell, originally styled ‘The Secret Head Teacher’ until the Sunday Times blew her cover in an interview in 2020, has spent several decades in teaching. She has held senior leadership positions across a number of schools, including Ebbsfleet Academy in Swanscombe. Under her leadership, Ebbsfleet succeeded in turning around its reputation, resulting in an Ofsted report judging the school ‘good’. Alison now lives and works in Mallorca.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Biteback Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785907387
• ISBN 13: 9781785907388
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible