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05/07/2024

We are delighted for author Sarah Lathan and her book Creating a Trauma Informed Classroom for reaching number 2 in a Best Sellers chart on Amazon and being number 1 in the Secondary Schools, Primary Education, and Educational Strategies and Policies categories! 🎉

You can get a copy of Sarah's book for yourself here: https://buff.ly/4f1EJkm

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03/07/2024

Pete Feldon, author of The Social Worker’s Guide to The Care Act 2014, discusses his intention of writing the 2nd edition of the text that helps social workers better understand how to achieve best practice when applying the Care Act 2014.

Get your copy here: https://buff.ly/45S1KC2

26/06/2024

Happy publication day to Neil Thompson and his book Managing Stress!

This is a new edition of the acclaimed text by the author that takes a holistic look at stress, offering clear and practical guidance on how to manage pressure, how to prevent stress, what to do if stress arises and how to deal with the aftermath of stress.

Self-care is crucial in demanding professions with heavy caseloads, ethical dilemmas, and the risk of burnout. Discover effective stress reduction techniques in our accessible and informative guide:

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24/06/2024

We're thrilled to be bringing out Managing Stress by Neil Thompson this week as the reviews are already pouring in 🎉

Stay tuned for the publication date of this brilliant manual that takes a holistic look at stress, offering clear and practical guidance on how to manage pressure, how to prevent stress, what to do if stress arises and how to deal with the aftermath of stress.

14/06/2024

Discover you can make a meaningful impact for neurodivergent students at primary and secondary level, helping them thrive in their learning environment with Karen Watson's book Good Autism Practice for Teachers: https://buff.ly/457itkq

07/06/2024

May blog post! 📝

Anxiety for children and young people in the UK has been very prevalent over the past few years. Lillian Surgeson, the author of Effective Teaching for Anxious Learners - seen, safe and supported explores this in this month's blog post and the importance of teachers understanding anxious learners.

Tips include how to deal with panic attacks, the importance of learner well-being in education, and Lillian's own experience of being an anxious learner.

You can read it here:

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03/06/2024

Our range of coaching titles are tailored for those working and mentoring with young people, teachers who want to integrate coaching culture in their schools, or those who want to expand their coaching skills in their job or profession.

Take a look at our coaching and mentoring titles here: https://buff.ly/3V7xiin

17/05/2024

This week is with this year’s theme being Movement 🏃‍♀️

We can all benefit from taking better care of our minds, especially those in high-demand professions. Our collection of texts surrounding mental health has a plethora of tips and tricks including ways to practice mindfulness through movement to help yourself and others around you 🧘‍♀️

Grab your copy https://buff.ly/4dLEY22 🔗

06/05/2024

Happy Publication Day to authors Andrew Armitage and Harriet Harper and their new text Learning and Teaching Practical Skills - As Seen on TV! 📺🏫

Did you know some of your favourite television shows could inspire some valuable and transferrable teaching skills?

Discover how this new text combines the unique and unlikely duo of popular TV shows and pedagogy to help post-16 teachers, educators and trainers support their students' skills development.

Grab your copy here! https://buff.ly/44sAQjB

Learning and Teaching Practical Skills - As seen on TV; This innovative book uses examples from popular TV shows to help teachers support the development of students' practical skills.

25/04/2024

My gorgeous daughter Imo will be running the half marathon later this year raising money for prostate cancer research. All support happily received ❤️

Help Imogen Walker raise money to support Prostate Cancer Research

18/03/2024

Happy Publication day to Julia Petty, Sheila Roberts and Lisa Whiting. Their new book, A Guide to Neonatal Care: Handbook for health professionals is out today!

This book will better equip those working in the neonatal field with the knowledge and skills they need to care for neonates in their first year of life. Neonatal care is a speciality that often requires health professionals new to the field to acquire a discipline-specific set of skills. Care practices covered include working out drug dosages, fluid rates and calculations, looking up normal blood ranges and understanding the mode of ventilation a neonate is receiving, to name just a few. Overall, this book will empower neonatal carers as they improve their skills and achieve the best results for those in their care.

We are very pleased and proud to see it out in the world. Do search it out at your local bookshop. There are more details below.

https://buff.ly/49T760G

12/03/2024

A short recommendation for you this morning.

Edurio has included Neil Renton's recent book, New School Leader, What Now? in their latest round up of the Top 10 Education Leadership Books for School Leaders. You can read what they have to say on their blog by clicking on the link below.

The book is of course available now from your favourite retailer.

Searching for the best education leadership books? Discover the top picks for 2024, covering school improvement, leadership tips, and more.

11/03/2024

Next week we are going to publish a new book by Julia Petty, Lisa Whiting and Sheila Roberts, A Guide to Neonatal Care.

This is a key text for all those involved in the care of neonates, including nurses, midwives and nursing students, providing a single source of valuable, accessible and fully up-to-date information about neonatal care. It will better equip those working in the neonatal field with the knowledge and skills they need to care for neonates in their first year of life.

We are publishing A Guide to Neonatal Care on 18th March 2024 but you can order it now from your usual supplier.

07/03/2024

This video by Lilian Surgeson on our YouTube channel explores the relationship between anxiety and common classroom problems such as unhelpful behaviour, work avoidance and learning loss.

This video by Lilian Surgeson explores the relationship between anxiety and common classroom problems such as unhelpful behaviour, work avoidance and learnin...

07/03/2024

Adrian Copping has recorded a short video for our YouTube channel. In it he explains how his new book provides a framework for teachers to develop, through their planning, a cognitive pedagogy of writing that develops writing quality and achievement.

Adrian Copping explains how his new book provides a framework for teachers to develop, through their planning, a cognitive pedagogy of writing that develops ...

19/02/2024

Happy Publication Day to Lilian Surgeson! We're publishing her new book, Effective Teaching for Anxious Learners today.

Learners with anxiety have the right to be seen, feel safe at school and have their needs supported. Lilian's book provides teachers with a toolkit to cultivate a professional mindset that recognises behaviour as communication and that anxious pupils have the capacity to learn.

You can read more about this excellent book on our website and then order it from your favourite supplier.

https://criticalpublishing.com/effective-teaching-for-anxious-learners

12/02/2024

Next week, we will be releasing the latest publication by Lilian Surgeson titled "Effective Teaching for Anxious Learners". This book delves into the correlation between anxiety and common issues encountered in the classroom, such as uncooperative behavior, avoidance of work, and a decline in learning. It emphasizes the belief that teachers should provide support rather than attempting to "fix" learners with anxiety and other mental health concerns by implementing effective pedagogical strategies.

Lilian Surgeson is currently employed as a classroom teacher at an online alternative educational institution catering to students who are unable to physically attend school, primarily due to anxiety. In this setting, she teaches students who communicate through text chat, and many of them have thrived outside of the traditional classroom environment. Having gained over seven years of experience working with challenging and vulnerable learners in mainstream schools, Lilian has successfully improved the academic performance of previously disruptive students.

The publication will be available for purchase on February 19th 2024. You can already place your order wherever quality educational books are sold.

For more information and to order, please visit: [link]

05/02/2024

Happy Publication Day to Kirsty Stokes! We're publishing her new book, TEACHER Coaching today. Packed with research on coaching, happiness and mindset, it focuses on simple lessons for teachers who have limited coaching knowledge as well as information for more experienced teacher-coaches.

You can read more about it on our website and then order it from your favourite bookshop.

Congratulations, Kirsty!

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/teacher-coaching

29/01/2024

We're very happy to announce the publication next week of TEACHER Coaching by Kirsty Stokes.

Coaching is becoming an increasingly hot topic in education, with ideas and principles from sport and business coaching producing successful outcomes for teachers and trainees. This book looks at how coaching works within a school setting and how it can be applied in practice. It discusses a new TEACHER coaching model to develop a coaching culture that improves both teaching and learning, resulting in increased staff happiness and ultimately better support and outcomes for pupils.

We're publishing TEACHER Coaching on 5th February 2024 and it's available to order now from your favourite bookseller. Read more about it on our website.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/teacher-coaching

10/01/2024

Professor Emeritus Pete Boyd of the University of Cumbria has kindly reviewed Thinking for Primary Writing by Adrian Copping. He wrote, "The book is a useful, research-informed, practical guide for teachers and schools determined to develop children as effective and confident writers."

We published the book this week. You can find out more about it on our website, and order it now from your favourite bookseller.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/thinking-for-primary-writing

09/01/2024

Prof David Waugh of Durham University has kindly reviewed Thinking for Primary Writing by Adrian Copping. He calls it, "an excellent addition to texts on children's writing." We published the book yesterday and you can read more about Adrian's book on our website.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/thinking-for-primary-writing

08/01/2024

Happy Publication Day to Richard Carr and Colin Davies! Their new book, Major and Serious Crime Investigations is out today.

The latest in our Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice, this text explores the concept of major and serious crime investigations as it takes the reader through the fundamental elements of investigative theory and practice that are relevant to this area of criminality.

You can read more about it on our website. The link is below.

Congratulations to Richard and Colin! We're pleased and proud to see your book out in the world.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/major-and-serious-crime-investigations

08/01/2024

Happy Publication Day to Adrian Copping! His new book, Thinking for Primary Writing, is out today!

Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book provides a deeper understanding of how children experience the writing process in primary school. The framework termed 'think for writing' purports that training children in creative writing and providing creative thinking opportunities can develop their writing and improve their confidence in writing.

You can order your copy of Thinking for Primary Writing from your favourite bookseller.

Congratulations, Adrian!

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/thinking-for-primary-writing

05/01/2024

Happy Publication Day to Patricia Cartney and Jane Bottomley! Their new book, Studying for your Master's Degree in Social Work is out today. This is an essential guide for all students studying for a Master's degree in social work, whether they have come directly from their undergraduate studies or after a period of employment.

You can read more about the book on our website and order via there or through your retailer of choice.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/masters-degree-in-social-work

04/01/2024

Next week we are going to publish Thinking for Primary Writing by Adrian Copping of the University of Cumbria.

Drawing on the author's personal experience, his book provides a deeper understanding of how children experience the writing process in primary school. The framework termed 'think for writing' purports that training children in creative writing and providing creative thinking opportunities can develop their writing and improve their confidence in writing.

Megan Stephenson of Leeds Trinity University kindly reviewed it for us. She wrote, "Thinking for primary writing is a thought-provoking and practical guide that successfully bridges the gap between theory and application in the realm of children’s writing. It is crafted resource, achieved as a culmination of high-quality research. This book will inspire educators and parents with the tools they need to cultivate creative thinking and enhance the writing skills and writing attainment of our future pupils.

"This book is a must-read for anyone committed to fostering a love for writing and imagination in children."

You can read her full review on our blog. The link is below.

We publish Thinking for Primary Writing on 8th January 2024, but you can order it now wherever you find inspirational books.

https://thecriticalblog.wordpress.com/2023/12/22/thinking-for-primary-writing-by-adrian-copping/

03/12/2023

Today is the UN's International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The following is taken from the UN's website.

"Given the multiple crises we are facing today, the world is not on track to reach numerous Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030. Preliminary findings from the forthcoming UN Disability and Development Report 2023 indicate that the world is even more off-track in meeting several SDGs for persons with disabilities.

"Our efforts to rescue the SDGs for, with, and by persons with disabilities, need to be intensified and accelerated, given that persons with disabilities have historically been marginalized and have often been among those left furthest behind.

"A fundamental shift in commitment, solidarity, financing and action is critical. Encouragingly, with the adoption of the Political Declaration of the recent SDG Summit, world leaders have recommitted themselves to achieving sustainable development and shared prosperity for all, by focusing on policies and actions that target the poorest and most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities."

Our author, Richard Keagan-Bull is an advocate for people with disabilities. His book, Don't Put Us Away is a unique account of growing up with intellectual disabilities. Today of all days, it's worth reading his words.

https://www.criticalpublishing.com/dont-put-us-away

10/11/2023

We are thrilled to announce An Ambitious Secondary School Curriculum by Jonathan Glazzard and Michael Green as Highly Commended in the Curriculum Improvement category of the Teach Secondary Awards 2023. The judge said the book is, "A great challenge and support of any teacher’s pedagogy within any subject or career stage."

Self Worth in Children and Young People by Rachel Burr was a finalist in the Health and Wellbeing category of the same awards.

At the same time, Teaching Primary Foundation Subjects by James Coleman was a finalist in the Foundation category of the Teach Primary Awards 2023. It's part of our Essential Guides for Early Careers Teachers.

Congratulations to Jonathan, Michael, Rachel and James on their achievements, and thanks to the judges of the Teach Secondary and Teach Primary Awards for their consideration and time.

07/11/2023

Christopher Robertson of the SENCo Forum Advisory Group has reviewed Developing Your Expertise as a SENCo edited by Helen Knowler, Hazel Richards and Stephanie Brewster which we published on 3rd October 2023. Our thanks to him for his time and attention. You can read his review on our blog via the link below.

Christopher Roberston of the SENCo Forum Advisory Group has reviewed Developing Your Expertise as a SENCo edited by Helen Knowler, Hazel Richards and Stephanie Brewster which we published on 3rd Oc…

06/11/2023

18/10/2023

What a year it has been for Richard Keagan-Bull... - https://mailchi.mp/criticalpublishing/what-a-year-it-has-been-for-richard-keagan-bull