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The Learner's : Dictionary of Education

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In this wonderfully subversive guide, Tyrell Burgess - master of the pithy homour of the staffroom - tells us what words used in education really mean. The pompous head, the insincere politician, and the ill-informed adviser will hate this book.

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Dimensions (cm) :17.5(H) x 10.8(W) x 1.0(D) x 0.15(kg)
ISBN :9781846840678
Author :Burgess Tyrrell
Publisher :Viva Books
Type :Paperback

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Teachers, on the other hand, know a good whistle-blower when they hear one. Administratin: n. the whole duty of school 1988 As level: n. an attempt to remedy the futility of examinations for those aged 16 and 18 by having one at 17 as well Consult: v. to seek approval for a course of action decided upon so as to reassure the perpetrator that he can proceed with impunity Inset day: n. whole day devoted by the staff of a school to the demands of external bodies and the neglect of children and institutions in their charge: such a day can be productive only if organized as a parity Ofsted: Pr. N. Office for Standards in Education, which is not an office, without standards and nothing to do with education.

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The Learner's : Dictionary of Education

The Learner's : Dictionary of Education

In this wonderfully subversive guide, Tyrell Burgess - master of the pithy homour of the staffroom - tells us what words used in education really mean. The pompous head, the insincere politician, and the ill-informed adviser will hate this book.

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