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This 150 page book will be invaluable to any student of the Second Reich at Advanced level. It provides a comprehensive, narrative chronological structure which is a prerequisite of any study of the period. Personalities and events are recounted in considerable detail and are clearly set in context.

However the book goes beyond most standard textbooks in the way it prepares students to produce competent essay responses to exam questions and provides practice in handling documentary source.

• Students are given key questions to consider and are encouraged to test continuously the theories of historians against their own findings.
• Essay style questions are set at each stage in the book, all drawn from past exam papers.
• Documentary criticism skills are continuously tested.
• Frequent historiographical references remind students to read beyond this text to gain a greater understanding of the subject.

What’s more, the materials are available as a photocopiable book and as a CD which can be put onto the school’s network and shared among all students for whom it is relevant. Thus all students may use the material with the purchase of just one copy.

ISBN No: 978 1 86083 564 3 Order code: T1649EMN

Sample pages are available to download free of charge from http://pdf.firstandbest.co.uk/history/T1649.pdf

• Photocopiable book: £29.95 plus £3.95 delivery
• CD: £29.95 plus £3.95 delivery
• CD plus photocopiable book: £36.94 plus £3.95 delivery

You can order… Please quote the order code T1649EMN

• By post: Write to First and Best, Hamilton House, Earlstrees Ct., Earlstrees Rd., Corby, Northants NN17 4HH
• By fax: To 01536 399 012
• By phone: quoting a credit card number or a school order reference number: 01536 399 018
• On line: Go to http://shop.firstandbest.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=473 - you will need a credit card to complete the order

Practical tips on improving test preparation, causes of anxiety and guidelines on how to achieve calm in test-taking situations are just a few of the important facts covered in the Test-Taking Strategies for Students DVD series.

This series of 7 DVD resources for schools and colleges can be used for classroom presentation and library reference to show students how to navigate through both standardised and teacher-made tests by helping them recognise the variety of test questions they’ll encounter and then modelling different strategies that they can use to help them become confident, effective test-takers.

Using humorous scenarios this series of DVDs engages students and provides them with a full complement of test-taking tools that can be used to improve results in any test-taking situation.

Click on the title links below for further details and preview clips:

Answering Test Questions
Test Anxiety
Taking Essay Tests
Taking Reading Comprehension Tests
Taking Maths Tests
Effective Note-Taking
Study Skills

“…a savvy on-screen host and a trio of teens use tongue-in-cheek humour to present clear-cut strategies for taking both standardised and classroom tests…” - Booklist

“…will keep students engaged and positive. Suitable for study skills curriculum or general test preparation.” - School Library Journal

Order on approval from Viewtech Educational Media.

To order online click on the title links above and then add to order or click here to order the complete set of 7 Test-Taking Strategies for Students DVDs for only £18 each (excl. p&p and VAT) – quote promotional discount code: HHM125 at the checkout for a 25% discount!

For a discounted printable order form click here

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According to the government document “Improving Efficiency in Schools,” the average secondary school ought to be able to save around £100,000 a year in efficiency savings, while the average primary school should be able to save around £25,000 a year.

And to be clear, those are not one-off savings. The report stressed that these savings ought to be achievable this year, next year and every year.

To achieve these terrific savings, the report said, all the schools have to do is take a look at how other, more efficient, schools are handling matters, and copy their practices.

Yet if it were as easy as that, surely by now, most schools should be feeling extremely well off, as inefficiencies are removed and the savings mount up in school bank accounts, simply waiting to be used on other educational ventures.

Sadly, as we know, this is not true. And it is not true for one very simple reason: efficiencies arise not just by copying other schools (although this can help somewhat) but mostly through the introduction and maintenance of what might be a called “an efficiency mindset” throughout the school.

The process of achieving an “efficiency mindset” has been explored and examined in detail by school managers and administrators over the past five years in a number of schools – schools which as part of this exploration really have made incredible efficiency savings.

Now for the first time the way in which schools are making savings is described in one volume: “The Efficient School.”

This volume reveals not only many of the projects that schools have introduced in recent years in order to achieve efficiencies, but also the vital processes which these schools introduce to ensure that objections to change are overcome and that changes, once implemented, are maintained and developed.

As such report explores not only areas in which savings can be made, but also the way in which the whole issue of changing well-established processes and habits can be handled in a school.

The Efficient School is available in copiable form (as a printed volume or on CD) so that it can be distributed to all interested members of staff.

ISBN: 978 1 86083 811 8 Order code: T1803emn – please quote with order.

Sample pages can be viewed at http://www.pdf.firstandbest.co.uk/education/T1803.pdf

• Photocopiable report in a ring binder, £24.95 plus £3.95 delivery
• CD with school-wide rights: £24.95 plus £3.95 delivery
• Both the Ring Binder and the CD £31.94 plus £3.95 delivery
• Prices include VAT.

You can purchase the report…

• By post to First and Best, Hamilton House, Earlstrees Ct., Earlstrees Way, Corby, NN17 4HH
• On the phone with a school order number at 01536 399 011
• By fax to 01536 399 012
• On line with a credit card at http://shop.firstandbest.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=784

Ofsted’s February 2013 report on the successful use of funding to maximise achievement indicates once again that the inspectorate in England remains fairly agitated about how the Pupil Premium is being spent.

What’s more, they remain worried about the lack of evidence in some quarters to show how Pupil Premium money is narrowing the attainment gap between pupils from low income families and their more affluent peers.

With the Pupil Premium rising to £900 per eligible pupil I suspect that, whereas Ofsted has been issuing moderate warnings thus far, it might be quite a bit more exercised in the months to come.

Research already done by London University Institute of Education shows that effective homework is a particularly interesting way to narrow the attainment gap between pupils from low income families and their more affluent peers.

This makes homework the obvious area to address. It narrows the attainment gap and is an area that Ofsted has, for several years, shown to be one of its favourites.

When it comes to homework our Show My Homework software is something of a market leader at tracking the issuing, completion and marking of homework. It also offers a link to parents so that they can more readily follow the homework that is set, while ensuring that it is being done.

A free trial of Show My Homework is available by clicking here.

You can also call us on 020 3397 7546 or email us at help@showmyhomework.co.uk for more information.

After watching this 26-minute chaptered DVD resource with downloadable support material, viewers will know what steps to take in order to make the most of any job interview.

Learning Objectives - after viewing the programme, students will know how to:-

• Define personal employment goals
• Research a company of interest
• Conduct mock interviews, for practice
• Dress for success
• Make a good first impression on an interview
• Communicate strengths, skills, and accomplishments during a job interview
• Ask and answer a wide variety of pertinent questions during a job interview
• Strategically follow up a job interview via phone, mail, or e-mail

View support material

Click here for a Preview Clip and online ordering – apply promotional discount code: HHM403 at the checkout for 25%* discount!

Click here for a printable PDF information sheet and discounted order form for this and other Careers DVD-VIDEO Resources

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When it comes to travelling to European destinations for study trips, much of the time is spent on the coach or ferry rather than at the end destination.

To overcome this problem many schools now choose to travel by air instead.

Given that it is normally possible to fly from an airport near to the school to an airport close to the final destination, such arrangements can add up to three more days spent in the desired destination rather than on the road and at sea.

What’s more, you have the option of choosing the hotel that is right for you and your students, rather than one selected by the tour operator. You can choose the price range, and you can choose a hotel near the airport or within the city or region that is your final destination.

At German Travel Centre we understand that each group is unique, and we know the importance of finding out the exact needs of your individual group and so will offer you the best advice to make your journey as stress free as possible.

Better still, our reservation technology enables us to give you the most up-to-date travel options, all the time. We book and issue our own tickets enabling us to keep full control of your booking and ensure that your journey meets your needs.

Furthermore, as we are ABTA and ATOL holders you can be assured that you and your students are fully protected (as recommended by the Health and Safety Executive for schools) should the airline fail.

Because we have so many locations to and from which we can fly, the best way to explore the possibilities is to either call one of our specialist group reservation advisors on 020 8429 2900 or email us at groups@germantravelcentre.co.uk with the details of your requirements.

You can also go to our website – www.germantravelcentre.co.uk/info/school-groups for more information.

Either way we’ll come back to you with our suggestions and prices. You’ll be surprised how much time can be saved and how low group air fares can be.

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Manipulating materials in order to construct significant buildings which can be almost the size of a child is one of the most exciting and challenging activities that any child can engage in.

Such activities explore the whole notion of stable construction and social working, and generate a result that will make every child thoroughly excited by the activity.

Indeed you will need to be ready for every child to want his/her parent to come and see the result at the end of the session. What’s more, such constructions are prime moments for getting out the camera and capturing both the celebrations and the actual building activity itself.

To achieve such excitement and educational experience the Tower & Cube Set is ideal. It consists of…

The Tactile Tower which is made up of four solid squares, four window pieces and four triangular pieces (that create the pointed tower).

The Tactile Cube which contains six pieces in three colours, each colour with a different texture.

The Reflector Cube contains six pieces, each with a different style of safe reflective surface, convex and concave, giving multiple interesting reflections.

You can see a picture of the set and the result it can generate on our website.

What’s more. if you want to expand your set each section is available separately, so that budding engineers can develop larger and larger constructions.

Free Delivery

If you quote order code TA0613 when you place your order you will be given free delivery on your order. Otherwise the carriage charge is £3.95 if ordered online or £7.50 if ordered by fax, phone or post. Payment is required with order; you may pay by credit card or cheque.

Here are the details:

• On our website
• By fax to: 01323 50 10 41
• By post to: Edventure Ltd, Hargreaves Business Park, Hargreaves Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6QW.
• By phone between 9am and 5pm: 01323 50 10 40

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Although dance can be competitive for some people, dance is a highly collaborative activity which is perfect for exploring friendship and teamwork.

As such it is different from most sporting activities, and yet it is increasingly seen as a sport, because it helps develop fitness, has a skill base, and can be learned by the vast majority of children.

It is also an activity which can stay with individuals throughout life, for there is hardly a town in the country which does not have a number of dance clubs and dance classes, teaching everything from ballroom to modern jive.

But we live in a world where many people get little experience of dance as an activity for themselves, and so National Sport Week is a great opportunity to overcome this, and allow children to see exactly what they can do in the world of dance.

Our choreographers work with each class to develop responses to PSHE themes of friendship, teamwork and co-operation.

We use a range of exercises depending on age, and build up to a performance moment using Toy Story’s famous You’ve Got a Friend in Me for younger children, and for older children I’m a Believer which many know from Shrek.

At the end of the workshop children should have enhanced their experience and understanding of dance as an activity and as a creative process, and developed their understanding of friendship.

There is more information our website at www.westendinschools.org.uk/dance

To book the Friendship & Teamwork dance workshop or to ask any questions about our work and our productions, please either:

• Complete our quick enquiry form
• Call Nigel Godfrey on 020 7395 7520
• Email office@westendinschools.org.uk

I wanted to let you know about our summer curriculum whole school solution content offer.

Each title is packed with hundreds of stunning curriculum 3D animations, text, voice-overs, quiz zones, drag and drops, multiple choice quizzes and more, covering 15 subject areas with over 15,000 resources. All this from the UK’s leading curriculum software provider for just £750.That is incredible value for money!

To request your free 14-day trial of our whole school solution, please click here.

If you would prefer to just try an indivdual subject instead of the whole school solution just click on the link at the end of the topic you wish to trial. They are just £100 per whole subject.

Resources are KS4 unless otherwise stated after the topic.

Biology: Circulation KS3; Digestion KS3; Plant Biology KS3; Respiration KS3; Circulation; Digestion; Genetics; Healthy Living; Hormones; Kidneys and Homeostasis; Living Things & Their Environments; Micro-organisms and Biotechnology; Nervous System; Plant Biology; Respiration, Cellular Respiration A’level; Nucleic Acids & Genetic Engineering AS Level. To request your free 14-day Biology trial please click here.

Chemistry: Classifying Materials KS3; Patterns Of Behaviour KS3; Crude Oil Organic Chemistry; The Earth’s Structure; Extraction & Uses Of Metals; The Periodic Table – An Introduction; The Periodic Table – Atomic Structure & Physical Properties; The Periodic Table- Bonding & Chemical Properties; Rates Of Reaction; Reversible Reactions; Smart Materials & Nanotechnology; Structure & Bonding; Quantitative Chemistry; The Mole & Stoichiometry A-Level.To request your free 14-day Chemistry trial please click here.

Physics:Electricity and Magnetism KS3; Forces, Motion, Energy Changes KS3; Light and Sound KS3; Circuits; Forces and Motion; Energy Resources, Moments and Pressure; Work Energy and Power; Waves; Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum; Magnetism and Electromagnetism; Household Electricity; The Earth and Beyond; Radioactivity.To request your free 14-day Physics trial please click here.

Geography:Acid Rain; Deforestation;Desertification; Global Warming; The Work Of Ice; The Work Of Rivers; The Work Of The Sea; Urban Geography; Weather and Climate 1; Weather and Climate 2.To request your free 14-day Geography trial please click here.

Business Studies: Business and the Economy; Business and the Government; Business Basics; Finance; International Trade and the EU; Marketing and Production; Marketing Communication and Finance; People and Communication; People in Organisations; The Impact of ICT. To request your free 14-day business studies trial please click here.

Maths: Properties of Shape 1; Properties of Shape 2; Properties of Position, Movement & Transformation; Number & Algebra; Sequences Functions and Graphs; Statistics and Grouping Data; Pythagoras’ Theorem & Trigonometry.To request your free 14-day Maths trial please click here.

D&T:Product Design and Flat-Pack Furniture; Manufacturing Plastic Products; Mechanisms and Structures; Properties of Materials; Resistant and Compliant Materials; Systems and Control; Textiles – Fibres and Fabrics; Textiles – Style Techniques and Construction Processes; Course Work – The Design and Make Process.To request your free 14-day design and technology trial please click here.

MFL: French – My Home, French – Myself, Friends and Family Titles – 1,2,3 & 4 , German – Myself, Friends and Family Titles – 1,2,3 & 4, Spanish – Myself, Friends and Family Titles – 1,2,3 & 4.To request your free 14-day MFL trial please click here.

English: Analyse, Review, Comment; Argue, Persuade, Advise; Explore, Imagine, Entertain; Inform, Explain, Describe; Laying The Foundations For Writing; Linguistic Frameworks – Grammar; Moving On In Writing; Responding To Fiction; Responding To Media; Responding To Non-Fiction; Responding To Shakespeare; Speaking And Listening; Writing With Understanding And Accuracy.To request your free 14-day English trial please click here.

Food Technology: Contamination of Food; Functional Properties Of Food; Keeping Food Safe1; Keeping Food Safe 2; Labelling; Packaging; Safe Working Environment 1; Safe Working Environment 2. To request your free 14-day Food Technology trial please click here.

PSHE: Alcohol; Anti-social Behaviour; Drug Education; Human Rights; Sex Education; Smoking; Success at Interviews; Sustainability; Let’s Stop Bullying.To request your free 14-day PSHE trial please click here.

Religious Studies: Places of Worship: Christianity; Places of Worship: Islam; Places of Worship: Judaism; Places of Worship: Hinduism; Places of Worship: Sikhism; Places of Worship: Buddhism; Christianity: Faiths and Beliefs; Islam: Faiths and Beliefs; Judaism: Faiths and Beliefs; Sikhism: Faiths and Beliefs; Interactive Moral Issues.To request your free 14-day Religious Studies trial please click here.

ICT:Information Systems in Society 1; Information Systems in Society 2; Tools, Techniques and Systems 1; Tools, Techniques and Systems 2; Applications; Information Processing Part 1: Controls on Data; Information Processing Part 2: Manipulating Information; Information Processing Part 3: Storing and Processing Information. To request your free 14-day ICT trial please click here.

History: The Depression and the new deal; The Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. To request your free 14-day History trial please click here.

Physical Education: Diet and Hygiene; Physically Active; Safety and Risk Assessment; Skill Acquisition; The Muscular System; The Respiratory System; The Skeletal System; Health Related Fitness. To request your free 14-day PE trial please click here.

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