Based on the acclaimed series 'The Issue' in the Times Educational Supplement this book brings together Steven Hastings' vast experience and offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and concerns facing modern schools. Everything from tackling truancy to teaching children to write from teenage suicide to pets in the classroom this easy-to-digest guide cuts through the jargon to offer professional advice expert opinion and practical ideas for better teaching. Divided into three themed sections the book proves a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the main issues affecting contemporary schools: the healthy classroom including dealing with junk food and bereavement the thinking classroom from emotional intelligence to personalized learning the well-rounded classroom covering everything from going green to pupil power. Both informative and practical the book provides a coherent synthesis of the current key topics in teaching illustrates each topic with firsthand case studies provides follow-up resources and shows how each topic inter-relates. Whether youâre an NQT or an experienced classroom teacher a governor or a school manager this is the essential guide to life in schools today. . Language: English