Closing the Reading Gap
By: Alex Quigley
4.25
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Our pupils’ success will be defined by their ability to read fluently and skilfully. But despite un…
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1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)
By: David Almond
3.81
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more
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"There's no end to evolution."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
2. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more
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- nonfiction
"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
3. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
By: Daniel T. Willingham
4.04
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. W… read more
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- nonfiction
- teaching
- education
4. How the World Works
By: Noam Chomsky , David Barsamian , Arthur Naiman
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive." B… read more
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- nonfiction
5. A Kestrel for a Knave
By: Barry Hines
3.60
Format: 253 pages,
With prose that is every bit as raw, intense and bitingly honest as the world it depicts, Barry Hin… read more
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6. The Secret of Literacy: Making the implicit, explicit
By: David Didau
3.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
Literacy? That's someone else's job, isn't it? This is a book for all teachers on how to make expli… read more
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- education
- teaching
7. Once (Once, #1)
By: Morris Gleitzman
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Onceby Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanag… read more
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8. Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
By: Jo Boaler
5.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to successMathematical Mindsets p… read more
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9. A Realm Divided: England in 1215
By: Dan Jones
3.93
Format: 300 pages,
1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history … read more
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10. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
By: Anita Loos
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
If any American fictional character of the twentieth century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lor… read more
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11. The Road to Wigan Pier
By: George Orwell , Richard Hoggart
3.92
Format: 215 pages, Paperback
In the 1930s, commissioned by a left-wing book club, Orwell went to the industrial areas of norther… read more
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- nonfiction
"I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt."-George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
"...there is always a temptation to think that industrialism is harmless so long as it is clean and orderly."-George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
"According to Chesterton, tea-drinking’ is ‘pagan’, while beer-drinking is ‘Christian’, and coffee is ‘the puritan’s opium’."-George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
"It is only when you meet someone of a different culture from yourself that you begin to realise what your own beliefs really are."-George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
12. When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour
By: Paul Dix
4.31
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
You can buy in the best behaviour tracking software, introduce 24/7 detentions or scream 'NO EXCUSE… read more
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- nonfiction
- teaching
- education
13. Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.04
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the … read more
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- nonfiction
14. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
By: Alan Partridge
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more
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15. Tsunami Girl
By: Julian Sedgwick
4.02
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Tsunami Girl is a powerful coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Yuki Hara Jones who gets caught up in… read more
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16. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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- nonfiction
"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
17. Fair Rosaline
By: Natasha Solomons
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capule… read more
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18. That Peckham Boy
By: Kenny Imafidon
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Poverty Safari and Skint Estate , That Peckham Boy is a reallife manifesto calling… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Rosenshine's Principles in Action
By: Tom Sherrington
4.28
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Bridging research and classroom practice, Barack Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction are widely … read more
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- teaching
- education
20. Running the Room: The Teacher's Guide to Behaviour
By: Tom Bennett
4.27
Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition
Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, s… read more
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- teaching
- education
21. I Heard What You Said
By: Jeffrey Boakye
4.41
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Before Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which means he has spent a lifet… read more
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- nonfiction
- education
22. Femlandia
By: Christina Dalcher
3.47
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women… read more
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"Curiosity is what we need if we want to know what's real, terrifying or not."-Christina Dalcher, Femlandia
"Choice is such a tricky concept, maybe a little like freedom. Freedom is fine, until you add another word at the end of it all. You're free to do what you want... but. Sure, go ahead... unless. Some …"-Christina Dalcher, Femlandia
"Women are shamed for this kind of curiosity, cursed for its devastating, world-ruining effects. Much more than men, I think, as I feel the cool metal of the doorknob in my fist. Where are the Bible s…"-Christina Dalcher, Femlandia
23. How to Fail
By: Elizabeth Day
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by her hugely popular podcast, How To Fail is Elizabeth Day’s brilliantly funny, painfully… read more
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"Like many young women, I mistakenly thought that the best way of feeling better about myself was to get other people to like me and to attempt to survive on the fumes of their approbation"-Elizabeth Day, How to Fail
"It's almost as if - in being childfree yourself - you become everybody else's child: someone who needs taking care of, who needs guiding in the right direction, who doesn't quite understand, but bles…"-Elizabeth Day, How to Fail
"Life crises have a way of doing that: they strip you of your old certainties and throw you into chaos. The only way to survive is to surrender to the process. When you emerge, blinking, into the ligh…"-Elizabeth Day, How to Fail
"For so long, we woman have turned our anger inwards, redirecting it towards ourselves and allowing it to manifest as shame. We have told ourselves, instead, that we are sad or hormonal or stressed, b…"-Elizabeth Day, How to Fail
24. The Crossing
By: Manjeet Mann
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The trailblazing new novel from the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel. Praise for Run… read more
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25. Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning
By: Pooja K. Agarwal
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Unleash powerful teaching and the science of learning in your classroom Powerful Unleash the Scien… read more
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- nonfiction
- teaching
- education
"When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into students’ heads. What if, instead, we focus on getting information out of students’ heads?"-Pooja K. Agarwal, Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning
26. Closing the Reading Gap
By: Alex Quigley
4.25
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Our pupils’ success will be defined by their ability to read fluently and skilfully. But despite un… read more
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27. Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories
By: E.D. Hirsch Jr.
4.19
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
In Why Knowledge Matters , E. D. Hirsch, Jr., presents evidence from cognitive science, sociology, … read more
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- teaching
- education
28. People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain
By: Hashi Mohamed
4.34
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
A New Statesman Book of the YearAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BOOK OF THE WEEK'Hashi Mohamed powerfully… read more
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- nonfiction
"The situation is hardly improved by the closures of youth facilities and libraries – since 2010, a staggering 478 libraries have closed in England, Scotland and Wales. It’s unsurprising, therefore, t…"-Hashi Mohamed, People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain
29. How to teach English literature: Overcoming cultural poverty
By: Jennifer Webb
4.60
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A practical guide to pedagogy in the English classroom, supporting the teaching abstract, classic a… read more
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- teaching
- education
30. Frostquake: The Frozen Winter of 1962 and how Britain Emerged a Different Country
By: Juliet Nicolson
3.44
Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition
On Boxing Day 1962, when Juliet Nicolson was eight years old, the snow began to fall. It did not st… read more
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31. The Metacognition Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teachers and School Leaders
By: Jennifer Webb
4.36
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Metacognition is one of the most highly effective but under-used teaching strategies in all of educ… read more
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