We don't need no education. 101 ways to transform a school - Softcover

Trevor Averre-Beeson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910563005 ISBN 13: 9781910563007

Publisher: PG Press, 2014

Synopsis

When it comes to failing schools, pretty much everyone has an opinion. Whether they advocate ditching the entire educational structure to try a new one, or parachuting in someone from a champion's league of superheads to sort out individual schools, or forcing more parental engagement, it seems there are solutions coming from all sides. Many ideas are dismissed as a political soundbite and those solutions that are implemented never seem to stay the course. Nothing every really changes and our children are the losers. The answer, though, is simple says Trevor Averre-Beeson. Trevor is the inspirational Head behind the turnaround of a large number of schools, including, most notably, Islington Green. The North London school was famed for two reasons: it was the school Tony Blair refused to let his son attend and its pupils provided the anthem-like chorus We Don t Need No Education to Pink Floyd s Another Brick in the Wall. When Trevor joined Islington Green in 2002 the school was under threat of closure, morale was at an all time low, exam grades were in free-fall and dozens of teachers had headed for the door. Over the subsequent five years Trevor followed his tried and tested philosophy to get the school back on its feet, often in the face of interference and opposition from all sides. In We Don t Need No Education, 101 Ways to Transform a School he tells the story of his time at Islington Green and sets out his no nonsense strategy for running a school successfully, however challenging the conditions. He explores concepts such as effective leadership, relations with all stakeholders from parent and the community, to teachers and pupils, and shows how to reward and motivate effectively. Successful strategies such as positive discipline, outstanding teacher programmes and achievement teams are explained. If you are involved in education, either as a provider, or on the receiving end, this book is stuffed full of lessons you can t afford to miss.

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About the Author:

Trevor Averre-Beeson is a British schoolteacher. He attended Sunbury Grammar School and obtained a BSc in economics at the University of Bradford and a DipEd at the University of Leeds. Within a few years of qualifying, Trevor attained a head of year position at The Boswells School, quickly progressing to become head of the school s sixth-form college in 1988. Trevor became the youngest secondary head teacher in the UK when he was appointed head of Mayfield School, Redbridge, London, aged just thirty-five. He held the post for seven years. He moved to Islington Green School in 2002. Islington Green had a troubled past. Nine months after Trevor joined the school, it passed its inspection, and the registered inspector described Trevor as visionary and transformational in communicating his effective vision to parents, teachers and students alike. In 2007, Trevor was named one of the top 100 up-and-coming most influential people in London in an Evening Standard poll and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Trevor co-founded Lilac Sky Schools in 2009 and is today CEO of Lilac Sky Schools and the Lilac Sky Academy Trust. Lilac Sky has worked with over 200 schools.

About this edition

• Publisher: PG Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1910563005
• ISBN 13: 9781910563007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288