FE Lecturer's Guide to Diversity and Inclusion

FE Lecturer's Guide to Diversity and Inclusion
Author: Anne-Marie Wright
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 144111744X

This is an invaluable guide to making sense of the myriad of issues surrounding diversity and inclusion in FE. The authors, all experts in their field, provide readers with helpful hints and practical strategies for teaching a wide variety of students, including: - refugees - those with Special Educational Needs (in particular, dyslexia and ASD) - those for whom English is a second language - young learners (14-16) - those with behavioral difficulties. This should prove essential reading for lecturers everywhere.

Ultimate FE Lecturer's Handbook

Ultimate FE Lecturer's Handbook
Author: Ros Clow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2006-12-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441153209

This invaluable handbook is designed for more experienced teachers in FE who have mastered the basics and are ready to re-visit their professional skills in the classroom. Written by two experienced teacher trainers with over 35 years of experience of FE between them, this practical guide is divided into three key areas: teaching and learning, working with learners and managing the learning process. Ros Clow and Trevor Dawn tackle key issues such as gaining learner interest, using role play, working with the individual learner, managing disruptive behavior, juggling a busy workload, lesson preparation and team-teaching.

Guide to Financial Management in FE

Guide to Financial Management in FE
Author: Julian Gravatt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2007-06-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441141960

Money, targets and budgets overshadow life and work in colleges. The systems for funding colleges are notoriously complicated and too few people understand how they work. Too few know how and where colleges spend their money. This book demystifies college finance and provides insights that will be valuable for governors, managers, lecturers and anyone who works in the sector.

Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders

Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders
Author: David Collins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2006-10-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441178031

"A Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders is a distillation of the key skills and attitudes that you will need to possess if you are to survive and indeed thrive in such a situation. It highlights examples of good, bad and questionable practice from college leaders and managers of all ages. It is a handbook of practical advice and tried and tested approaches to the many problems and challenges that you are likely to face." David Collins CBE This is the definitive survival guide to leading and managing a FE College for College Leaders and Senior Managers. The tremendously experienced and successful College Principal, David Collins, covers every aspect of running a College, from shaping the organization and communicating a vision to planning and marketing the program right through to dealing with people and improving quality. Accessibly and engagingly written, and packed with real-life examples, this book will prove essential reading for ambitious senior staff in the FE sector.

Getting the Buggers Motivated in FE

Getting the Buggers Motivated in FE
Author: Susan Wallace
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441189610

This is a survival guide to beating bad behaviour and motivating students in FE. Susan Wallace provides readers with helpful hints and strategies for preventing lower level disruption to coping when things get really tough. Informative and engaging, this practical guide will prove essential reading for everyone in FE.

How to Manage Stress in FE

How to Manage Stress in FE
Author: Elizabeth Hartney
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0826485510

In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Elizabeth Hartney provides readers with a basic understanding of stress, in the context of FE teaching, and its effects on personal and professional well-being. She suggests a wide range of strategies for managing stressors chat affect FE practitioners, from career planning to dealing with difficult people. A must-read for stressed-out practitioners in FE.

Everything You Need to Know about FE Policy

Everything You Need to Know about FE Policy
Author: Yvonne Hillier
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2006-12-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780826488077

Provides an overview of three key policy initiatives in FE - Success for All, Skills for Life and the qualifications framework. This book discusses the implications for implementing policy within particular institutions, and how change and working with staff can be managed to best achieve the intended aims of each policy.

A to Z for Every Manager in FE

A to Z for Every Manager in FE
Author: Susan Wallace
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441185313

This informative and humorous A to Z of management in FE includes over fifty entries, from key terms in management theory to exemplary figures in FE and current trends. Realistic and helpful, entries range from benchmarking and funding, right through to mergers, paperwork and quality. Whether you've just been newly appointed to an FE management role or are an experienced manager wanting a quick update, this book is for you.

Teaching the FE Curriculum

Teaching the FE Curriculum
Author: Mark Weyers
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006-12-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780826488046

This accessible and informative guide provides lecturers with a range of practical strategies to promote effective learning in the FE classroom. Mark Weyers introduces the learning theories that underlie these strategies, and considers how they can best be applied practically in the classroom, and what place they have within a standardized curriculum. He offers advice on planning interesting lessons and learning tasks that also meet exam board specifications. This book should prove essential reading for every lecturer in FE!

Middle Management in FE

Middle Management in FE
Author: Ann Briggs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2006-10-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441186158

This is a survival guide for middle managers in FE. Ann Briggs provides readers with helpful hints and strategies for dealing with the key issues associated with this role, such as managing people, liaising with other staff, being an effective leader as well as succeeding as a player-manager. Informative and engaging, this practical guide will prove essential readers for all managers in FE.