A young secretary (Melanie Griffith in an Oscar-nominated performance) with dreams of moving up the corporate ladder thinks that her brains will help her achieve her goals & when she finds a job with a seemingly helpful & sympathetic boss who&s also a woman (played by Sigourney Weaver) it looks as if she&s on her way But it turns out the executive is slimy & duplicitous stealing the secretary&s clever ideas to further her own career Now the furious secretary&s determined to get revenge & her plan may not only propel her to the top of the heap but get her a husband too (Harrison Ford) Mike Nichols directed this workplace comedy with a light smart touch getting terrific performances from his excellent cast ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Working Girl (Dir Mike Nichols) (1988) Tess Mc Gill (Melanie Griffith) is a frustrated secretary struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday Mc Gill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford) to work on a big deal The situation is complicated after the return of her boss Nine To Five (Dir Colin Higgins) (1980) At & Consolidated& the office manager (Tomlin) the vice president&s secretary (Parton) & the newest employee (Fonda) become great friends as they share their resentment about their egotistical sexist boss (Dabney Coleman) When they inadvertently get a chance to take revenge they institute a host of popular office procedures in his absence
- even as their scheme spins wildly out of control! Full of witty social commentary this delightful comedy marks Dolly Parton&s first film debut & features the Oscar-nominated hit song she wrote & performed Actors Harrison Ford Sigourney Weaver Melanie Griffith Alec Baldwin Joan Cusack Philip Bosco Nora Dunn Oliver Platt Kevin Spacey David Duchovny Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Dabney Coleman & Sterling Hayden Director Mike Nichols & Colin Higgins Certificate 15 years & over Year 1988 ; 1980 Screen Widescreen Languages English
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A new generation of cloud-based collaboration & productivity tools promise to help companies work together more effectively while driving down costs But wide-ranging choices & enormous hype make it difficult to choose the best solutions for your company In Working in the Cloud Jason R Rich demystifies your options introduces each top collaboration tool reviews their pros & cons & offers tips for using them more successfully Rich covers all these tools Box Cisco Web Ex Docu Sign Dropbox Dropbox Paper Evernote Google Docs Google Drive Microsoft Exchange Share Point Microsoft Office 365 Salesforcecom Skype for Business Slack & Trello Throughout he offers practical guidance on adjusting workflows & processes to make the most of these tools You'll learn how to enforce security in the cloud manage small group collaborations customize your tools to your organization's unique needs & achieve real-time collaboration with employees partners & customers across virtually all devices PCs Macs tablets & smartphones If you're ready to take full advantage of the cloud but don't know how get Working in the Cloud it's all you'll need to know ...

Much recent research indicates that effective formative assessment is a key factor in raising pupils' standards of achievement Recognised by the QCA Assessment for Learning is a key idea underpinning the Key Stage 3 Strategy work on assessment This key title in the area of assessment for learning is vital reading for all teachers to ensure that pupils' education & attainment is maximised Benefits Concise & easy to follow Provides research findings & examples Helps you to raise levels of achievement in your school Enables you to ensure pupils are sufficiently involved in their own assessment & have a good understanding of what they are trying to achieve ...

Dr Tracy Alloway has been awarded the prestigious Joseph Lister Award from the British Science Association ' The authors have written a guide for practitioners that is both highly practical & yet based upon sound theoretical principles This book achieves a successful yet often elusive link between theory research & practice & deserves to have a high readership I will have no hesitation in recommending it to a range of readers'
- Jane Mott Support for Learning' This book fulfils its aim to explain working memory & the limits it places on children's classroom learning For teachers it gives a very clear guide & fills a gap in understanding that can only lead to more child-centred approaches to teaching & learning'
- Lynn Ambler Support for Learning'A clear & accessible account of current theory & research which is then applied to children's learning in the classroom The range of strategiesare well grounded in theory derived from research & sit within a coherent conceptual model'
- The Psychologist ' An easy to read yet informative book that explains the concepts clearly & offers practitioners ways to support those with poor working memory in the classroom'
- SNIPThe topic of working memory nowadays tends to dominate discussions with teachers & parents & both groups can helpfully be directed to this easy-to-read but serious text (it) is likely to prove a turning-point in the management & facilitation of hard-to-teach children In a situation muddied by ever-multiplying syndromes & disorders this book delivers a clarifying & reassuring isolation of the major cognitive characteristic that cuts across all the boundaries & leaves the class teacher & SENCO empowered I think very highly of the book & shall be recommending it steadily'
- Martin Turner Child Center for Evaluation & Teaching Kuwait Susan Gathercole is winner of the British Psychological Society's President's Award for 2007A good working memory is crucial to becoming a successful learner yet there is very little material available in an easy-to-use format that explains the concept & offers practitioners ways to support children with poor working memory in the classroom This book provides a coherent overview of the role played by working memory in learning during the school years & uses theory to inform good practice Topics covered include- the link between working memory skills & key areas of learning (such as literacy & numeracy)- the relationship between working memory & children with developmental disorders
- assessment of children for working memory deficits
- strategies for supporting working memory in under-performing children This accessible guide will help SENCOs teachers teaching assistants speech & language therapists & educational psychologists to understand & address working memory in their setting






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- 95680 Approx Measurements 17cm x 85cm This beautifully made & painted Owl Figurine will make the
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A novelty gift for the golf enthusiast or collector of owls Measures approx 16 cm tall X 8 cm X 8cm New & boxed ...

Measurements 165cm x 8cm This beautifully made & painted Owl Figurine will make the perfect Gift for a New or Retiring Teacher Gift Box included ...

Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks Dr Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist While her husband & their toddler held down the home front Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation-performing autopsies investigating death scenes counseling grieving relatives Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple including a firsthand account of the events of September 11 the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack & the disastrous crash of American Airlines Flight 587 An unvarnished portrait of the daily life of medical examiners-complete with grisly anecdotes chilling crime scenes & a welcome dose of gallows humor-Working Stiffoffers a glimpse into the daily life of one of America's most arduous professions & the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living & the dead The body never lies-and through the murders accidents & suicides that land on her table Dr Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on television to reveal the secret story of the real morgue " Haunting & illuminatingthe stories from her average workdaystransfix the reader with their demonstration that medical science can diagnose & console long after the heartbeat stops" (The New York Times) ...

Many social workers are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients These positions are demanding & require a specific set of skills The new edition of this successful book provides an accessible & practical guide for managing difficult & sensitive relationships & communicating with reluctant clients The author directly links theory to real-life by adopting a jargon-free & accessible guide to working in partnership with involuntary clients Written in a lively & engaging style the book is relevant across the curriculum & richly illustrated with case examples drawn from a variety of service-user groups such as work with people with addictions young people who refuse to go to school & mental health patients who refuse treatment as well as examples from criminal justice & child protection The author's integrated & systematic approach promotes prosocial values; emphasizes clarifying roles; & deals with issues of authority & goal-setting Fully revised & updated throughout to reflect contemporary research & practice the book

Includes:: increased emphasis on risk assessment cognitive behavioural approaches including manualised intervention programs & reflective practice The result is an invaluable practical guide for social work & social care students & professionals to working with both clients & their families

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