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3 reviews

• Alistair Downs

  This book covers a really wide range of topics, from school inspection and investment, to critical thinking, risk taking and creativity. I found it a very easy read and as each section is only a few pages long (and covers very different topics) it is possible to pick it up and put it down without requiring hours at a time.
  
  I liked the questions at the end of each section which could potentially be used for CPD within schools and education settings.

• John

  One of the best books on education I've ever read! definitely recommending this in my school

• Simon Sharron

  If you’re looking for an eye-opening present for a family member or friend who is a teacher or even a school leader, look no further. Wrap up a copy of Nicola Walsh's small but colossally insightful book "A BROAD VIEW OF EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES".
  
  The book is an erudite whirlwind dance around the core elements of what makes better teachers and what makes schools more effective. The author's rich experience of teaching, headship, and inspecting schools all over the world has helped her boil down the complexity of school improvement into bite-sized chunks that can be easily digested. Whether it is the gift of evolution through inspection and the necessity of accountability, or why the best school leaders need to be good listeners, and humble learners themselves, the advice given by the book is steeped in recent research accessible in short bibliographies at the end of each concise chapter. The excited or
  
  just curious reader can then pursue their own interest to explore in more detail the knowledge banks of some of the most eminent thinkers in education.
  
  Nicola Walsh applauds the reflective practitioner and the self-analyzing school. A particular strength of the book is the points for reflection that follow each topic segment. This could be a practical guide on what to look for in a peer observation of a colleague's lesson. It could be a deeper question to ponder alone or with a fellow professional: "The more mistakes you make, the more you learn.’ How can that statement impact your behaviors as a teacher?"
  
  A school or organization of many schools would have an easy win by adopting "A BROAD VIEW OF EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES" as essential reading that accompanies its teachers' handbook. As the author insists, wise investments in education can reap an infinite chain reaction of rewards. To make a better teacher cannot only be transformative for that person, but it can improve the lives of countless children.

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