Les Walton

Education: The Rock and Roll Years (eBook, PDF)

A northern perspective on a lifetime of learning, teaching and leading

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A very personal and funny retrospective from Les Walton on a life in education over the last three-quarters of a century. From learner, to teacher to leader and government adviser, he takes us on his journey, delivering key messages for all those involved in education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040373354
• Artikelnr.: 73524200

Autorenporträt

Les Walton has a unique record of being a successful leader, innovator and government advisor within the education sector, reflecting his unwavering commitment to improving teaching, learning and life chances for all pupils.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Importance of Humour 2. Thoughts from the Womb 3. Born in the UK 4.
Being a Geordie 5. Red Ellen 6. Proggy Mat Memories 7. Chalk and Tawse in
the Infant School 8. Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam 9. The Playground 10. Cup
Finals and Good Conduct 11. Sorting the Intelligent 12. A Weekly Morning of
Madness 13. When Pathways Divide 14. I Don't Believe in Fairies 15.
Childhood Bereavement 16. Extra-curricular Antics 17. Me and Maurice
Chevalier 18. Teenagers 19. Youth Voice 20. College 21. The Sheep 22.
Dublin the Importance of History 23. The Tale of the Pot 24. The Staffroom
25. The Thunderous Whisper in the Dinner Hall 26. Kahlil Kilbran - 1960s
and Custody Battles 27. The Durham Dispute 28. Perls of Wisdom 29. Another
Brick in the Wall 30. The Pastoral Head 31. Caretakers 32. Nutty Slack and
TV 33. ROSLA: The Raising of the School Leaving Age 34. Party Games and the
Disco 35. The Warnock Report 36. School Assemblies and NAPCE 37. Religion
and Education 38. Technical and Vocational Education 39. Corporal
Punishment 40. Vision and the Lead Pipe 41. Leave some Room for the Dance
42. Our Children are Priceless 43. The OFSTED Phenomenon 44. The Morning
after a Terrible Night 45. Star Singer 46. Deming the Quality Guru 47.
Deming meets Elsie 48. The Specialist Schools Movement 49. Transforming our
School 50. Crossing the Great Divide 51. Playing the Percentages 52. School
Development Planning 53. The Death of the Director 54. A Near-Death
Experience 55. The Bradford Battleground 56. A Fresh Start 57. Further
Education 58. Future-proofing our Schools 59. Developing a Regional Voice:
Schools NorthEast 60. Young People's Learning Agency 61. Cancer Care and
Capability 62. Putting the 'Fun' into Funding 63. Northern Education 64.
Rebalancing the System 65. The Art of Leaving