Rosie Watch - Editorial Expert

Having read this book, it is clear the author is passionate about her subject. The book is so well researched, informative, and detailed. It tackles four main topics. • Challenging racism • Diversifying the curriculum • Using appropriate tutor, teaching time and PSHE • Interpreting the equality act This book is full of sensitive issues and many topics that over the years have been skirted around, pushed under the carpet, or avoided. It is however sometimes difficult to grasp the extent and breadth of racism when you are a white woman working and living in the rural ... View Full Review

I was not too sure what to expect when picking up this book but having read the introduction and hearing the author speak on Woman’s Hour Radio 4, I was keen to start. It is an incredibly readable book. Not what I was expecting, a book to inspire teachers, but a book packed with the most fascinating, and often quite harrowing stories of her pupils at Alperton Community School.  She talks about the children in such an insightful way, telling the reader not just about their time in the classroom, but about their background and their families and ... View Full Review

Having reviewed and enjoyed Creative Writing Skills last year, I was excited at the thought of another book by Lexi Rees. Wicked Writing Skills, as with its predecessor, is a book packed with original ideas for busy teachers. It is clear and concise, and it is easy to dip in and out of the extremely creative chapters. As an English teacher, I am a firm believer in mixed ability classes and lessons that can be differentiated happily and successfully. This book achieves this so well as the ideas are varied, clearly laid out and interesting, with enough stimulus to appeal ... View Full Review