Jarlath O™Brien has written a piece focusing on the importance of school leaders maintaining a healthy perspective on their ownership of ˜their™ school.

Dr Jill Berry˜s article discusses how aspiring school heads should widen their field of vision to boost their interview chances.

John Tomsett offers his insight on how new headmasters can tackle the handling of the school budget with more confidence.

Ian Gilbert and Andy Gilbert˜s much anticipated title Gilbert Filbert and his Big MAD Box is now in stock and available to buy!

And that™s not the only good news¦

As part of their latest giveaways, Toppsta are offering you the chance to win a free copy to review (and to keep!).

Click here to enter the competition and here to take a closer look at the book.

More pupils™ work has been added to the growing collection of written work produced by school children who are following the passages and exercises related to the texts included in Bob Cox˜s Opening Doors books for ages 6-9 and 10-13.

The books put the focus on pupils producing quality writing “ developing their literacy skills and a love of reading in the process “ and all the evidence gathered on the featured pages seem to indicate that Bob™s strategies and stimulus texts are working!

The collection features written work produced by children, aged between 6 and 13, from various schools who are following the passages and exercises related to the texts included in these books on a dedicated web page on our site where you can view and/or download the works in pdf form and see which unit of the book they came from.

Click here to visit the 10-13 page and here to visit the 6-9 page.

You can also take closer look at the series, and peruse some of the books™ sample pages, by following this link.

‹David Hodgson, author of popular titles The Buzz and The Little Book of Charisma, has written an article for The Guardian in which he outlines some potential alternative career paths for teachers who may be looking beyond their current job in search of new opportunities.

Click here to read David™s article and here to see his forthcoming title What Else Can a Teacher Do?. David has plenty of advice for teachers in helping to make that career change, and provides case studies of teachers who have already successfully done so. Whether you™re assessing where you are in teaching, actively planning your escape route or just contemplating job alternatives there are plenty of options here.

Dr Jill Berry, author of the recently published title Making the Leap, has written an article on the Innovate My School website in which she shares an extract from her book in order to guide and advise those teachers who may be considering moving into headship or are already transitioning into the role.

Click here to read the article and here to take a look inside the book's sample pages.

Jarlath O™Brien, author of the recently published title Don™t Send Him in Tomorrow, has been interviewed on Surrey Hills Community Radio's 'The SEND Show' where he outlines the content of his book and discusses the broader issues around SEND provision in British schools.

Click here to listen to the interview and here to take a closer look at his book, which shines a light on the marginalised, disenfranchised and forgotten children of today™s schools.