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Schooling the Estate Kids.
Schooling the Estate Kids chronicles the trajectory of one Kent secondary school which was twice dubbed 'the worst school in England' in the national press. Serving a high poverty neighbourhood, The Ramsgate School was challenged by national targets, low levels of attainment of the school...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer,
2012.
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| Colección: | Studies in professional life and work.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Schooling the Estate Kids; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GLOSSARY; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: AN ESTATE OF MIND; WHERE ARE WE?; THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; POVERTY IN THE UK; CHAPTER 3: I LIVE ON THE NEWINGTON ESTATE; A COMMUNITY; THREE FAMILIES: PAT'S, MILLIE'S AND GINA'S; Pat's Family
- Getting by and Coming Through with no Complaints; Millie's Family
- Head Down, Battle on; Gina's Family
- Struggling On; FAMILY LIFE ON THE ESTATE; CHAPTER 4: THE ECOLOGY OF A SCHOOL IN CHALLENGINGCIRCUMSTANCES; AN ESTATE SCHOOL; A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
- PERIOD ONE: SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF THE CONYNGHAMSCHOOL
- THE DECENT, RESPECTED SECONDARY MODERN FROM 1963-1992Mr S
- Headteacher 1; Mr D
- Headteacher 2; PERIOD TWO: THE CONYNGHAM SCHOOL
- EXPOSURE, COMPARISON, MARKETS AND DOWNWARD PRESSURES 1993-1999; Mr B
- Headteacher 3; ENDNOTE; CHAPTER 5: THE WORST SCHOOL IN ENGLAND -WHOSE FAULT?; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF THE PERIOD; Mr K
- Headteacher 3; Mrs G
- Headteacher 4; Mr N
- Headteacher 5; ENDNOTE; CHAPTER 6: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND BLOOD ONTHE TRACKS; INTRODUCTION; THE DIAGNOSIS; THE TEAM AND THE PLAN; THE TREATMENT.
- Inspectors and monitoringstaff competence and threats of dismissal; exit from the ramsgate schoo; endnote; chapter 7: the academy
- vision, principles, structures and ethos of a new beginning; the phoenix syndrome; the building; the academy plan and the national picture; the transition to being an academy; the inspiration; the values of the marlowe academy; the newington pheonix; chapter 8: the marlowe academy
- action, reactionand impact; a new culture and another new beginning; the first year; the atmosphere and relationships; assemblies, cohesion and learning; staff and staffing.
- Lessons and learningspecial educational needs; results; how the academy was officially judged; reflecting on six years as the marlowe academy; chapter 9: school improvement measures
- academicresearch, practical interventions, failing, succeeding; introduction; the forces that drive a school down; poverty, inequality and low levels of achievement; national educational market policies; blame the teachers; improving schools in challenging circumstances; collective response; a successful model for improving a schoolin challenging circumstances.
- Chapter 10: a school to serve: young people andparents with views, hopes and aspirationsintroduction; aspirations of young people; relationships; pressure; discipline; homework and the extended day; students with attitude; the capabilities and hopes of parents; the capacity of parents; engagement with parents; interventions with families; closing the attainment gap(s) with families; the national context for engaging, supporting and interveningwith children and families in challenging circumstances; parents and families are the key; chapter 11: making a working class school work; introduction.