If the scrawl of red pen & a note from teacher to see me after class are familiar memories from your school days then you are not alone. In School Fail" readers will find a fantastic selection of the side-splitting bloopers mistakes & misunderstandings that kids have boldly come out with in their school work: from the innocent mispronunciations of younger children to the facetious inventive or just downright stupid remarks of older students who should know better. For example: Q
- Name the four seasons. A
- Salt pepper mustard & vinegar; John Milton wrote " Paradise Lost". Then his wife died & he wrote " Paradise Regained"; The earth is surrounded by the moon the sun Mars & Penis. Ridiculously funny & endlessly entertaining " School Fail" celebrates the unique
- & usually entirely unintentional
- humour of students everywhere guaranteed to have readers of any age howling in disbelief."



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This is a new edition of this cookbook containing mouth-watering recipes from Rosemary Shragers popular School for Cooks" watched by 1.4 million viewers. Rosemary Shrager star of ITVs series " School For Cooks" shows you how to cook restaurant standard cuisine in your own kitchen. Using fresh local ingredients & drawing on the expertise she provides at the acclaimed Castle Cook School Swinton Park Rosemary reveals how to make dishes that dazzle. Starters main courses & desserts are yours for the making; from venison en croute to rhubarb bavarois. Follow Rosemarys expert tips & know-how & youll soon be cooking like a professional." ...

Sheridans most famous play The School for Scandal" has been called the best existing English comedy of intrigue. A favourite with audiences & critics alike since its premiere in 1777 this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety & charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans Cecil Parker & Harry Andrews: some of the finest actors of their generation." ...

Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs especially spiders. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water. Which is why this may be the scariest summer of their lives. Worse than detention or summer school. Worse even than the dentist. The foursome must face their phobias head-on at the exclusive & elusive School of Fear. The school is unusual to say the least. But terrifying would be a more accurate description. The curriculum is simple: Conquer your fears in six weeks or find out just how frightening failing can be. ...

This is a world of magic adventure & cute puppy antics from the bestselling author of The Magic Kitten" series. Freya & her family have moved to be nearer her grandma & Freya is really missing her friends. Even new neighbour Isaac & his naughty puppy Teddy cant cheer her up. But when Old English sheepdog puppy Storm arrives Freyas world becomes filled with magical fun!" ...

One of the most widely used texts for 14-16 year old students of Spanish this course offers solid grounding in the language In print for over 30 years this classic Spanish course has been an effective & enjoyable tool for thousands of students through its motivating & non-patronising approach. The book contains a great variety of exercises
- the content is broken down into 45 well structured lessons each focussing on specific grammar & vocabulary with follow up exercises to consolidate learning. Key vocabulary & verbs are also covered in the appendices.
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A fresh new edition of this highly acclaimed & strong selling dictionary. This book allows students to use phonic attack to find both regular & irregular spellings. Students can look up a word as it sounds
- if they are correct they will find it in black if they are wrong they will find it in red with the correct spelling in black alongside. Designed for use from Key Stages 1 to 3 the School Spelling Dictionary is ideal for improving spelling & writing.
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Everyone's favourite world-famous fashion icon HELLO KITTY is starring in her very own fiction series! Come join Hello Kitty & her friends in a brand new series all about fun & friendship! Hello Kitty & her friends are going on a school trip to the adventure park but Fifi isn't as excited as everyone else! Will she tell her friends what she's scared of before it's too late? Each book in the series will be a collectible adventure with a fun lesson about how to be a great friend. ...

School Wars tells the story of the struggle for Britains education system. Established during the 1960s & based on the progressive ideal of good schools for all the comprehensive system has over the past decades come under sustained attack from successive governments. From the poorest comprehensives to the most well-resourced independent schools School Wars takes a forensic look at the inequalities of our current system the damaging impact of spending cuts the rise of free schools" & the growth of the private sector in education. Melissa Benn explores too the dangerous example of US education reform where privatization punitive accountability & the rise of charter schools have intensified social economic & ethnic divisions. The policies of successive British governments have been muddled & confused but one thing is clear: that the relentless application of market principles signals a fundamental shift from the ideal f quality education as a public good to education as market-controlled commodity. Benn ends by outlining some key principles for restoring strong educational values within a fair non-selective public education system." ...

As the new school year begins Jack Sheffield prepares for an even more eventful year than usual. A new teacher is appointed & before long tongues start to wag. Meanwhile five-year old Madona Fazackerly makes her mark in an unexpected way life changes dramatically for Ruby the caretaker & in the village Coffee Shop Dorothy Humpleby plans a dirty weekend. It's 1983
- the era of the new CD player Microsoft Word the Mc Donalds Mc Nugget cabbage patch dolls the threat of a miners' strike & a final farewell to the halfpenny piece. Jack has to manage a year of triumph & tragedy.
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