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100 1  Atherton, Chris,|eauthor. 
245 10 What Every Parent Should Know About Education :|bHow 
       knowing the facts can help your child succeed. 
264  1 St Albans :|bCritical Publishing,|c2021. 
300    1 online resource (142 pages). 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    data file|2rda 
490 1  Practical Teaching 
500    Description based upon print version of record. 
500    How a student might use this strategy. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information
       -- Table of contents -- Meet the authors -- 1. Why should 
       I learn more about education? -- Parents and the education
       debate -- Question 1: How can parents help a child be 
       successful in school? -- Being knowledgeable about 
       education -- Collaborating with the school -- Question 2: 
       Do people who work in education agree on what good 
       education looks like? -- It is time to revisit what you 
       know about education -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 
       Bibliography -- 2. School choice -- Key information about 
       your choice of school 
505 8  What are some of the most common questions about school 
       choice? -- Question 1: What is 'school choice'? -- 
       Geographical location and school choice -- Question 2: 
       What are the similarities and differences between the 
       types of school available? -- Academies -- Question 3: Why
       and how do schools select pupils? -- Single-gender schools
       -- Private schools -- Question 4: How can Ofsted reports 
       help inform school-choice decisions? -- What is Ofsted? --
       Reading Ofsted reports -- The 'call' -- The inspection -- 
       Do Ofsted ratings reflect the quality of education my 
       child will receive? 
505 8  Question 5: Where can I find good sources of dependable 
       information about the schools I'm considering? -- 
       Triangulate multiple viewpoints -- Ask school leaders and 
       teachers about the things that really make a difference to
       students' learning -- Creating a supportive classroom 
       environment -- Classroom management -- Getting students to
       think hard -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 
       Bibliography -- 3. Learning -- Key information -- What do 
       you need to know about how we learn? -- Question 1: Why 
       haven't we learnt something once we've experienced it? -- 
       Question 2: How does memory work? 
505 8  Working and long-term memory -- Question 3: Are skills 
       more important than knowledge? -- Why knowledge matters --
       How should we learn skills? -- Question 4: Do we all learn
       in different ways? -- Surely you're not suggesting that 
       all students are identical? -- Conclusion -- Further 
       reading -- Bibliography -- 4. Assessment and testing -- 
       Key information -- Question 1: What is the difference 
       between 'assessment' and 'testing'? -- Assessment -- Tests
       -- Question 2: How do teachers use assessment and testing 
       in the classroom? -- Pre-flight checks -- In-flight checks
       -- Hinge questions 
505 8  The importance of surprise in assessment and testing -- 
       Feedback -- Question 3: Are marking and grades useful for 
       my child's learning? -- Marking -- Grades -- Looking 
       behind the grade -- When can grades be useful? -- Question
       4: What tests do children have to take in primary and 
       secondary school? -- Year 1 phonics check -- Conclusion --
       Further reading -- Bibliography -- 5. Putting it into 
       practice in the classroom and at home -- Time to reflect -
       - The strategies explored in this chapter -- Strategy 1: 
       Test yourself to commit knowledge to memory -- How might a
       teacher use this strategy? 
520    A walk through all the most important issues in education,
       comparing commonly-held beliefs with simple summaries of 
       the evidence, providing you with clear, jargon-free 
       information. 
650  0 Education|zGreat Britain. 
650  0 Education|xParent participation|zGreat Britain. 
650  7 Education.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00902499 
650  7 Education|xParent participation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00902710
651  7 Great Britain.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204623 
700 1  Kime, Stuart. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aAtherton, Chris|tWhat Every Parent 
       Should Know About Education|dSt Albans : Critical 
       Publishing,c2021|z9781913063139 
830  0 Practical Teaching. 
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