How Not to Teach : Diary of an Urban Primary Teacher.

Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The heirs of M'Choakumchild -- 2 Some history - how did it ever come to this? -- 3 Drowning not waving - teaching in an 'economically challenged area' -- Autumn -- 4 Snake oil - the the training day -- 5 'A local school for local people' - managing a class -- 6 Not the Caine Mutiny - the headteacher leaves -- 7 Guided reading - a boring LEA training session -- 8 The stretch limo and Prince Charles's former aide - stars for a day -- 9 The one-armed bandit - in praise of supply teachers -- 10 Brian - a pupil I'll never forget -- 11 A normal afternoon - why inclusion isn't working -- 12 The Teaching Awards -- 13 The ICT lesson from hell - the barbarians at the gate -- 14 Christmas lights -- Spring -- 15 Reasons to be cheerful - songs to lighten the mood -- 16 This is your flight attendant - classroom assistants as teachers -- 17 Help! I'm a primary ICT co-ordinator - get me out of here! -- 18 Literacy planning - another disastrous training event -- 19 How Miss Perfect lost her smile - Briony can't quite handle my class -- 20 'I'm Bobby Charlton' - PE -- 21 Luminous green snot - why teachers take sick leave -- 22 The play script - a lesson that went wrong -- 23 The winding road from Ballysomething - our trip to Ireland -- 24 Nothing sacks faster - the Woodhead years as advertising slogans -- 25 Hello! - ICT awards -- 26 Ten things that are wrong with the Literacy Hour -- 27 The file of files - why paperwork is destroying teaching -- 28 The leadership cult -- Summer -- 29 Stressbusters - an unusual staff meeting -- 30 'A quiet rural location' - what the adverts really mean -- 31 A consultant calls - someone else who can't hack my class -- 32 Let them eat marrow - school dinners -- 33 Looking down the barrel of a shotgun - our school gets inspected -- 34 The Heart of Darkness - the problem with SATs.

35 The icing on the cake - the TES News Day -- 36 Bill's new frock - I get to dress up -- 37 'Are we nearly there yet?' - the school trip -- 38 Moving on - the interview that didn't succeed -- 39 Recharging the batteries - the end of term -- Conclusion -- 40 The road to Hull.

 If you thought reading Gervaise Phinn was like drinking a warm cup of tea this book will knock you over with the force of a vodka slammer. Mr Read survives the nightmare of planning, Ofsted and an incompetent head ... He also takes the class to Ireland, the House of Commons and wins a film award. We guarantee Christmas Lights, The School Trip and Stressbusters will make you laugh out loud. A searing indictment of our joyless, exam ridden primary curriculum... 'it will take a bareknuckle fight to save its soul.' Down-to-earth and outrageously funny, this guide will prove essential reading for all teachers everywhere.

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