BRAND NEW QUESTIONS! 11+ Practice Papers prepare children for the secondary school selection tests. This pack focuses on the Multiple-choice Verbal Reasoning test & mirrors the real tests in both format & level. / Contains practice tests for focused preparation / Identifies areas of weakness & strength /
Includes: detailed parental notes
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Gardners seminal 1993 account of the practical applications of Multiple Intelligences theory is now completely updated & expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field. Howard Gardners brilliant conception of individual competence has changed the face of education in the twenty-three years since the publication of his classic work Frames of Mind". Since then thousands of educators parents & researchers have explored the practical implications & applications of Multiple Intelligences theory
- the powerful notion that there are separate human capacities ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in self-understanding. The first decade of research on MI theory & practice was reported in the 1993 edition of " Multiple Intelligences". This new edition covers all developments since then & stands as the most thorough & up-to-date account of MI available anywhere. Completely revised throughout it features new material on global application & on MI in the workplace an assessment of MI practice in the current conservative educational climate new evidence about brain functioning & much more."
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Elizabeth Wiseman spent 17 years at Oracle working as a vice president alongside incredibly intelligent executives affording her an inside perch from which she could observe how they used their individual capabilities in very different ways. Some leaders needed to be the smartest person in the room so they frequently overshadowed colleagues killed ideas & destroyed energy. Others used their intelligence to amplify the creativity & capabilities of the people around them
- to help make everyone a genius. Witnessing this fascinating pattern Wiseman & Greg Mc Keown launched a research project that involved interviews with more than 100 executives & their employees to uncover the differences between these two distinctive styles of leadership
- what they call the Diminishers & the Multipliers. Using insightful real-life examples Multipliers" defines & contrasts each style & lays out five key disciplines that can help managers avoid the Diminisher trap & become Multipliers: Create the Work Climate
- Be The Teacher not The Tyrant; Set Direction
- Be The Challenger not The Director; Manage Talent
- Be The Talent Scout not The Empire Builder; Make Decisions
- Be The Debate Maker not The Decision Maker; & Deliver Results
- Be The Teacher not The Micromanager. By applying these disciplines current & aspiring managers will learn how to think & operate like Multipliers & in doing so create genius everywhere make employees smarter & more capable & drive their teams to extraordinary performance."






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This book is bursting with quizzes games & rhymes to help Key Stage 1 pupils practise & develop their numeracy skills in a playful & stimulating way. * Quizzes games & rhymes to make step-by-step learning playful & stimulating * Parents tips to enable you to steer your child successfully through the new & challenging concepts * Further activities provide a wealth of cheerful inexpensive ideas for incorporating learning skills into everyday life. ...

Do you support a child or adult with sensory perceptual issues or cognitive impairment? For people with challenging sensory & cognitive conditions everyday life can become so unpredictable & chaotic that over time lack of engagement can often lead to a state of learned helplessness. In this insightful text Paul Pagliano shows how learned helplessness can be transformed into learned optimism through multisensory stimulation & explains how a programme of support can be designed & modulated to match the persons needs interests & abilities. Full of practical easy to use multisensory assessment tools & intervention strategies this book will help: foster a feeling of ease with the environment the child or adult experience pleasure & happiness kick-start their desire to explore encourage enhanced learning social well-being & quality of life. The author offers an abundance of exciting multisensory stimulation ideas that can be applied to communication play leisure & recreation therapy & education. Practical resources also show how to monitor & review applications to ensure they are being used in the most effective & enjoyable ways possible. Informed by an astute up-to-date comprehensive overview of research & theory The Multisensory Handbook will appeal to primary professionals from a wide range of disciplines including education health & social care. ...

This delicately decorated card has the message &8216; To Mum & Dad on Your Anniversary&8217; in gold lettering above an illustration of a bunch of hearts with ribbon embellishments. Greeting inside reads &8216; With love to you both on your special day&8217; & the card

Includes:: a gold envelope for posting. Approximate dimensions: 11.5 x 22.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.

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A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mum & dad back together. His parents have come undone & he wants to mend their marriage stick their smiles back on & make them better. This story is brilliantly told with a powerful message that even though his parents may be broken their love for him is not. ...

This bright & colourful birthday card for your Mum has in large colourful pink orange & red text on the front ‘ Mum have a really great Birthday!! printed on a white background. Greeting inside reads ‘ Happy Birthday’. Comes complete with a pink envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 22.5 x 10.5cm ...

How to you save a curdled custard? How do you keep mice out of the home? How do you stop moths eating your woollens? How do you get chewing gum out of a five-year-olds hair? Or get rid of his veruccas? & cure hiccoughs in a trice? The answers to all these every day dilemmas & many many more are at hand in this nifty little encyclopaedia of essential things every mum needs to know. ...

Laura Swan was dreading the school sports day Mums race
- but whoever would have thought it could be quite so life-changing? Laugh-out-loud
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