Tales from the head's room : life in a London primary school / Mike Kent ; foreword by Gerard Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Mike, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kent, M. (Mike)--Anecdotes.

Kent, M.

School principals--England--London--Anecdotes.

School principals.

Elementary schools--England--London--Anecdotes.

Elementary schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

When Mike Kent started teaching over half a century ago there was no national curriculum, no testing and schools were inspected, briefly, once in a blue moon. Mike has watched primary education spiral through enormous changes over the decades. Some changes have been worthwhile. Many have not. But if he is unhappy with a new initiative, or irritated by an incomprehensible directive from the men in suits, he'll do what he does best... pick up his pen and share it with his readers in a witty, whimsical way. This collection of articles from Mike Kent's popular weekly column in the TES covers a whole

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The School Year; September; October; November; December; January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4411-4506-0

1-283-12319-3

9786613123190

1-4411-9960-8

OCLC:

727649518