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Where Will I Do My Pineapples?

The Little Book of Building a Whole New School. Independent Thinking Series

By (author) Gill Kelly
Edited by Ian Gilbert
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Crown House Pub Ltd, United Kingdom
Imprint: Crown House Publishing
Published: 20th Nov 2011
Dimensions: w 127mm h 178mm d 25mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN-10: 1845906969
ISBN-13: 9781845906962
Barcode No: 9781845906962
Synopsis
Imagine the scenario where a newly appointed Deputy Headteacher in charge of Curriculum is suddenly asked questions like 'How many RJ45 sockets woquld you like in your new classroom? What type of cabling would you like? Cat 4 or 5? Add this to the relentless drive to raise standards as well as organising the timetable, teaching, doing break duty and offering a friendly ear to staff - you get the picture. This is the story of a community placed in an enviable position of receiving funding to build a new campus and the technology to transform learning. What is discovered very early on, is that no one had considered the human impact of such a project. This book seeks to do exactly that. The process of community engagement is addressed as well as the psychology of human behaviours that emerge in such a context. Written through the perspective of a senior leader, with many amusing and bizarre stories, the book describes how the struggle and effort required to keep sound educational principles at the heart of a project is worth it. What came out of the process was a building that had a variety of learning spaces, fully trained staff, modern ICT and a bespoke year 7 transition curriculum. It was the only school building in the country to be delivered on time, within budget, with a ground breaking CPD programme. This is not to say that everything went smoothly. There was a lot of pain along the way, and many lessons learned about how to manage change. Perhaps more significantly, 'Where will I do my pineapples?' is about people and the potential to change millions of lives. We should start with consideration of human needs and end with it.

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