Reviews

How to Create Kind Schools: 12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in by Jamie Oliver, Jack Jacobs, Henry Winkler, Jane Asher, Anthony Horowitz, Jill Halfpenny, Ade Adepitan, 2faced Dance, Michael Sheen, David Charles Manners, Thrive, Linda Jasper, Charlie Condou, Janet Whitaker, David Martin Domoney, Jenny Hulme, Claude Knights

elephant's review

4.0

Each chapter of this book describes a different anti-bullying program in England. From peer mentors to gypsy plays to a program aimed at eradicating bullying of gay people and one teaching autism awareness and more, the programs target both the bullied and the bullies and help them to deal with the pressures in their life and with one another in positive ways. I think that teachers and school counselors and administrators will find this book enlightening and helpful. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

rachm77's review

3.0

I picked this book hoping to be inspired in my own teaching, but sadly found it a bit of a slog, albeit a worthwhile one. The book begins with the policy/theoretical framework, before moving on to chapters which combine more practical advice from various experts/celebrities arising from real-life cases studies/stories. I found these a lot more interesting, but it was difficult to follow the thread/train of the book at times, as not all the sections fitted together well or flowed into one another.

I received a digital copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.