{"title":"Aimee Quickfall","description":"\u003cp\u003eAimee Quickfall's works delve deeply into the complexities of education, focusing on the evolving nature of teacher work. Her writing explores themes of \u003cem\u003eleadership\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eorganisation\u003c\/em\u003e, and the sustainability of teaching careers, offering thoughtful insight into the challenges and transformations within educational environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in contemporary issues in education will find Quickfall's books to be both insightful and relevant. Her analysis provides valuable perspectives on how educational institutions can adapt to support teachers effectively, making her collection essential for those passionate about education policy and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"leadership-organisation-and-the-sustainability-of-teacher-work-by-phil-wood-9781836627173","title":"Leadership, Organisation and the Sustainability of Teacher Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is clear evidence that teacher work is increasingly unsustainable, leading to an impact on health and well-being, and sector-wide and international challenges such as teacher retention and recruitment. \u003cem\u003eLeadership, Organisation and the Sustainability of Teacher Work\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the intersections between educational leadership, organisational processes, well-being and how these relate to concerns regarding teacher work, workload and the sustainability of the profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmidst the performative pressures on teachers, the authors explain that central to all these issues is the process of leadership and its embedded nature within organisations. Leaders play an important role in developing positive workplace environments in which teachers can thrive, but their work is part of a wider flow of activities which constitute the essential nature of organisations and hence teacher work. By advocating a view of leadership, organisation and teacher work as complex, intertwined tangles of processes, this book begins to sketch out an alternative perspective for understanding educational organisations and how the work of teachers might be made sustainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeadership, Organisation and the Sustainability of Teacher Work\u003c\/em\u003e argues for the need to understand leaders and leadership as part of a wider network of processes and relationships so as to draw out the complexity of the work involved for all within educational organisations. Drawing on organisational sciences, sociology, psychology and education research, it is offered for reflection and challenge to scholars in those fields interested in a sustainable future for the teaching profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934108401900,"sku":"9781836627173","price":319.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781836627173-leadership-organisation-and-the-sustainability-of-teacher-work.jpg?v=1783896915"},{"product_id":"transforming-teacher-work-by-phil-wood-9781837972418","title":"Transforming Teacher Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecruitment and retention problems existed within the teaching sector before the COVID-19 pandemic, with an increasing number of teachers deciding to leave the profession for either early retirement, careers in other sectors, or for teaching jobs in other countries. However, the pandemic, and the period subsequent to it, have amplified the problems of a sector in crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAimee Quickfall and Phil Wood offer insights into a profession overburdened by central diktat and performance management, and a system which is inefficient, overbearing, and in many cases responsible for poor mental health and unsustainable pressures. Through a consideration of teachers’ experiences both during and after the pandemic, they outline a policy direction concerning the work of teachers and leaders which is necessary to reorientate the education system in England to one which encourages individuals to become teachers, and which sustains them in a supportive professional environment once they are there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransforming Teacher Work\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to consider how we might renew and revitalise a failing system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934398988524,"sku":"9781837972418","price":140.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781837972418-transforming-teacher-work.jpg?v=1783916430"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/aimee-quickfall.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}