Nothing strikes such fear into the heart of the over-worked under-valued teacher as the prospect of inspection. Perhaps it is because we feel it often involves being measured against & boxed into a de-humanizing four-point scale. Few of us glow with pride when we are awarded the dubious title of SATISFACTORY; even more frustrating sometimes can be arriving second at the finishing line with a 'didn't-quite-make-it' GOOD. So how do we ensure that the much coveted OUTSTANDING box gets ticked? & why do an elite few keep it such a privileged fellowship? Pimp Your Lesson! reveals in detail the secrets to impressing the pants off your observer whether it be your Head of Department Headteacher Mentor or
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- Ofsted! This new edition contains guidance on addressing & incorporating current government initiatives & strategies & lots of additional innovative ideas to enhance your lessons. Updated in line with the latest Ofsted criteria this edition will help you to meet the outstanding mark both in observed lessons & your daily teaching.

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Routledge Performance Practitioners" is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to & the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- & twenty-first-century performance. This book is the first English language overview of Pina Bauschs work & methods combining: an historical & artistic context for Bauschs work; her own words on her work including a newly published interview; a detailed account of her groundbreaking work " Kontakthof" both as performed by Tanztheater Wuppertal & by ladies & gentlemen over 65; & practical exercises derived from Bauschs working method for both dance & theatre artists & students. As a first step towards critical understanding & as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research " Routledge Performance Practitioners" are unbeatable value for todays student. Royd Climenhaga currently teaches at Eugene Lang College/ The New School University in New York City. He writes on intersections bewteen dance & theater & develops & produces new physical performance works as Co-Artistic director of Human Company." ...

Deplorably readable Observer Everyone knew about the kind of films they showed at the Calliope Club
- once the Residents Association
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In a small town on the Italian coast a mysterious woman washes ashore. She is crippled mute & clutches a bundle to her chest
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In the village of Wreay near Carlisle stands the strangest & most magical church in Victorian Engl&. This vivid original book tells the story of its builder Sarah Losh strong-willed & passionate & unusual in every way. Born into an old Cumbrian family heiress to an industrial fortune Sarah combined a zest for progress with a love of the past. In the church her masterpiece she let her imagination flower
- there are carvings of ammonites scarabs & poppies; an arrow pierces the wall as if shot from a bow; a tortoise-gargoyle launches itself into the air. & everywhere there are pinecones her signature in stone. The church is a dramatic rendering of the power of myth & the great natural cycles of life & death & rebirth. Sarah's story is also that of her radical family
- friends of Wordsworth & Coleridge; of the love between sisters & the life of a village; of the struggle of the weavers the coming of the railways the findings of geology & the fate of a young northern soldier in the Afghan war. Above all though it is about the joy of making & the skill of local unsung craftsmen.

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In the not too distant future Rorie & Elsies parents have disappeared. Just like that. & with only their cruel uncle to look after them the girls are swept off to his miserable boarding school. But the sisters are determined to escape their uncles grip
- & discover the truth behind their parents disappearance...A wild & futuristic fashion adventure!
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Catch a rare inside glimpse of one of the worlds most revered guitarists David Gilmour & his iconic Black Stratocaster. Written by Davids personal guitar technician & the bands chief backline tech since 1974
- the only man to know Pink Floyds equipment better than the band
- this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs recently come to light that further chart the Black Strats illustrious history. Amending & elaborating on the previous edition it also continues the story where the last one left off with all the latest live appearances information & photographs
- including David testing the Fender Black Strat replica models; performances with David Bowie Jeff Beck & others; & much more.


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The Pink Hearts fold-away bag by Emma Bridgewater is bag that folds up into a handy zip around case. A practical addition for any handbag. Emma was the eldest daughter born into a large family in Oxford. Her father started grew & eventually sold a publishing business which gave Emma an insight into entrepreneurial life. Emma graduated from University in London with a degree in English Literature & her first & only job was working for small fashion business Muir & Osborne. Here she became involved in every aspect of the business which gave her the taste for doing something herself. Emma married Matthew Rice the son of two designers in 1987 & since then he & Emma have worked collaboratively on the Emma Bridgewater designs. They currently live in Oxford with their four children. ...

A seventeen-year-old London girl flies to Los Angeles for the funeral of her mother Lily from whom she had been separated in her childhood. After stealing a suitcase of letters clothes & photographs from her mums bedroom at the top of a hotel on Venice Beach the girl spends her summer travelling around Los Angeles returning love letters & photographs to the men who had known her mother. As she discovers more about Lilys past & tries to re-enact her life she comes to question the foundations of her own personality. ...

Meet the girlfriends! Polly Keri Frizz & Lily. Theyre the Gang of Four & theyre going to stick together for ever & ever! Their bond of friendship is severely tested though when they discover that they are all going off to different schools in the autumn. & poor Frizz is going to be left with their arch enemy Jessamy James a show-off who wears pink knickers which they all know isnt cool! ...