Ted Wragg Guide to Education |
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Author:
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ISBN: | 978-0-7506-2431-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Ted Wragg's hilarious column in the Times Education Supplement is the most widely read by teachers and educationalists in Britain, and his name is universally known in common rooms. This book brings together some of his best-loved columns over the past fifteen years giving a historical overview of some of the worst excesses of conservative education policy as well as tackling the day-to-day frustrations of life in the classroom. The first part of the book features the columns dealing...
More DescriptionTed Wragg's hilarious column in the Times Education Supplement is the most widely read by teachers and educationalists in Britain, and his name is universally known in common rooms. This book brings together some of his best-loved columns over the past fifteen years giving a historical overview of some of the worst excesses of conservative education policy as well as tackling the day-to-day frustrations of life in the classroom. The first part of the book features the columns dealing with some of the political issues which have affected teachers over the past fifteen years, from Sir Keith Joseph to Gillian Shephard, such as the Local Management of Schools, OFSTED and Performance-related pay. The articles in the second part chronical life in the classroom and the day-to-day running of schools including the National Curriculum, coping with HMI visits, dealing with parents, speech day, opting out, and sex education. Endorsed by the Times Educational Supplement Features some of Ted Wragg's best-loved columns from the TES