Collins Primary Focus: Handwriting Workbook 4 is aimed at children in Year 4. It focuses on developing fluency studying handwriting styles & purposes. It encourages the development of a personal style & introduces more spelling rules & patterns. The same content is also available as photocopiable resource sheets. * Handwriting skills are developed & consolidated as the course progresses * Handwriting activities are based on high-frequency words so that spelling is a key part of the learning process * Workbooks are ideal for homework or independent work in the classroom * Teaching notes provide support for teachers teaching assistants & parents ...

Collins Primary Focus: Handwriting Workbook 5 is aimed at children in Year 5. It encourages the development of personal styles for best writing & speed & looks at how to vary style & letter size for labels notices & captions. The same content is also available as photocopiable resource sheets. * Handwriting skills are developed & consolidated as the course progresses * Handwriting activities are based on high-frequency words so that spelling is a key part of the learning process * Workbooks are ideal for homework or independent work in the classroom * Teaching notes provide support for teachers teaching assistants & parents ...

Collins Primary Focus: Handwriting Workbook 6 is aimed at children in Year 6. It focuses on speed presentation & layout encouraging further development of a personal style through calligraphy & modern stylistic activities. The same content is also available as photocopiable resource sheets. * Handwriting skills are developed & consolidated as the course progresses * Handwriting activities are based on high-frequency words so that spelling is a key part of the learning process * Workbooks are ideal for homework or independent work in the classroom * Teaching notes provide support for teachers teaching assistants & parents ...

Collins Primary Focus: Handwriting provides a complete handwriting course from Foundation Stage upwards aligned to the current literacy framework. The nine workbooks include: a wide variety of activity sheets for practice & development; self-assessment material; detailed notes on the teaching of handwriting. * Handwriting skills are developed & consolidated as the course progresses * Handwriting activities are based on high-frequency words so that spelling is a key part of the learning process * Workbooks are ideal for homework or independent work in the classroom * Teaching notes provide support for teachers teaching assistants & parents ...

This fascinating fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse & of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham one of Britain's best-known experts on the subject this A-Z cornucopia covers everything from the 1725 publication
- an account of several work-houses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse locations throughout the British Isles useful websites & archive repository details maps plans original workhouse publications & an extensive bibliography it will delight family historians & general readers alike. Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel & is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you've ever wanted to know the answer to then this is the book for you.
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This is the reissue of a classic baby board book to celebrate Helen Oxenbury's great contribution to children's books. Babies have lots of work to do
- eating using the potty having a bath & sleeping. Helen Oxenbury's gorgeous illustrations capture the happenings of a baby's day with true insight into what matters most. No one draws babies like Helen Oxenbury. Her warm affectionate depictions have been loved & cherished by children & adults around the world for over 30 years. In 1981 this groundbreaking little book was one of the most innovative board books ever published & is now considered a classic of the genre. It is a classic by one of the world's most distinguished & celebrated children's book illustrators. It is an ideal way to start a lifelong love of books. It is the perfect baby gift. Other books in this classic baby board book series are: Dressing" " Playing" & " Friends"."
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' The book represents a 'gentle revolution'. The gentleness comes from its lack of stridency & from its inclusiveness & the radical quality is that person-centred therapy in particular & all therapeutic work in general cannot be the same again'
- Therapy Today 'this is a great most important & for the English-language readership ground-breaking book. The subject of the book is of enormous interest & importance within & beyond the person-centered & experiential orientations in the whole field of psychotherapy & counselling both in its practice & its theoretical development. This great book had to be written. It presents an existential phenomenological dialogical approach at its best & highlights the power of encounter relationship. This book does not only portray the state of the art of person-centered & experiential psychotherapies. Since many modalities develop in this direction
- it is foundational for the realm of psychotherapy & counselling as such. The book is of enormous international interest; not only the international perspective on literature & development in the field but also the cross-links of different views contribute to the development of psychotherapy & counselling & will be fruitful for interdisciplinary dialogue. This book stands as a landmark. It will be very influential to theory & practice. If you don't read it you will not be able to join in further discussion & theory & practice developments'
- Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies ' Mick Cooper & Dave Mearns have managed to literally write with relational depth. This reader experienced them as human beings from their introductions in the preface. Their authenticity their transparency & their humility evident from the first few words mirrored the encounter at relational depth" this book is dedicated to. By the end of chapter 6 the reader can imagine every trainee in the future with a well-worn coffee & tear-stained copy of this book in their satchel. This is quite simply a very good book'
- Eisteach 'a bold heart-felt & daring discourse on the issue of communication in the therapeutic encounter. Somebody needed to write a book such as this. Hopefully it will encourage us to examine more closely & conduct more research upon what happens between therapists & their clients'
- Psychology & Psychotherapy 'I found this book really refreshing & more relevant to my practice as a counsellor than any other book on the subject which I have ever read. It felt very erudite honest & "real" truly representative & reflective of what it's like to attempt to work as a person-centred counsellor & also found it stimulating / enlightening. My experience reading it was one of being accompanied & understood as a practitioner there were a lot of "yes that's how it is" moments as well as "that's how it should / could be" times too & I also felt both guided & inspired like receiving good supervision in book form. In addition I found the writing style very accessible warm & engaging'
- Person-Centred Counsellor Staffordshire University ' It does not happen very often that a scientific publication is an exiting read but in this case that was indeed my experience. It touched me as a reader in its written genuineness & I appreciate the fact that the views expressed in this book seem to be firmly grounded in scientific research rather than the research being used as a simple way of demonstration or proving a point. The cooperation between the authors has apparently been so thorough that throughout the various chapters only small differences in style can be noticed'- Tijdschrift Clientgerichte Psychotherapie 'I believe this book will have a durable & intense impact on the perception & discussion of person-centred theory. It is a brilliant exposition of where person-centred theory is at. The new developments are integrated into the fabric of person-centredness in ways that "





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Although it can be a daunting prospect the idea of working for yourself is gaining popularity. This revised edition of a best-selling guide addresses the common pitfalls & answers every question an entrepreneur might have about self-employment. Fully updated to include new 2009 Budget changes it deals with the full range of issues that need to be considered including: business planning raising finance tax & legal issues keeping accounts & planning for growth. Including useful contact addresses & websites Working for Yourself" is essential reading for anyone looking to take the plunge & go it alone." ...

Working in group care (ie residential & day services) is a challenging & complex task demanding great skill patience knowledge & understanding. This book explains how the best practice can be achieved through the focused & engaged work of individuals & teams who are well supported & managed. Detailed attention is paid to the value of everyday practice & it's underlying principles. The book brings together theory practice & research findings from across the whole field of group care for all user-groups
- including health education & probation settings as well as social work & social care. The first edition was warmly welcomed as 'well organised & accessible...and a valuable addition to the literature' (British Journal of Social Work"). This second edition is updated & expanded including substantial new material on the concept of 'opportunity led work'. The book will be an essential text for all those involved in residential & day care practice whether as practitioners students managers or trainers. It argues strongly for seeing group care as valuable & skilled work & for a holistic understanding of good practice."
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Looking to pursue a career in law? Which law qualification or legal training scheme do you choose? Perhaps youve already decided which is the right training scheme for you or perhaps youre still unsure whether to opt for a solicitors training contract a barristers pupillage or even a work-based learning scheme. With a large number of options it can be daunting to know where to start. Fortunately Working in Law gives an overview of all the different aspects of legal practice & the different roles in the law profession so you can decide which most interests you
- from solicitor & barrister to specialist areas such as patent attorney & notary. Once youve identified the law career path for you Working in Law explains in detail how to get a training position & succeed as a law trainee pupil or paralegal including information on managing your law studies & identifying career focussed extra-curricular law opportunities. Working in Law discusses all the available entry routes leading towards your chosen law career giving statistics on success rates numbers of applicants & crucially what qualifications & personal qualities youll need to succeed in that particular law career. Using Working in Law youll learn who are the providers of entry qualifications in law as well as what the different professional law associations offer & the sectors in which they specialise. Crucially Working in Law contains information for applicants of all backgrounds
- whether youre a law graduate considering non-graduate entry via the ILEX route contemplating a career change or applying from overseas. If youre looking for a practical guide to qualifying in law
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- & want to take your first steps to starting a successful legal career Working in Law is the book for you. The Working In series provides you with insider advice to competitive career paths so you have a head start in your dream career.



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