Oranges and Lemons by Wendy Wallace

Oranges and Lemons by Wendy Wallace

This intimate and charming account of an inner city primary school shows how the key issues faced by urban schools everywhere are challenged. An entertaining book focusing on the progress of individual children and adults - with surprising results.

'Oranges & Lemons is a testament to the dedication of Edith Neville's highly capable teachers, and to O'Reagan's determined vision and flairWallace has written a remarkable book: an insight into what it really means to teach in the inner city in the UK today.' - Catalyst Jan-Feb 2006.

'Wendy Wallace's new book, Oranges and Lemons: The Highs and Lows of Life in an Inner-City Primary School, is different: she is a journalist observing with a kindly but detached eye. She has done a tremendous job and manages to keep the reader entertained, though she isn't remotely emotional in her comments ... The book successfully blends dramatised pictures of school life with broader reflections about education: Wallace is a very good writer with a novelist's eye for detail and a journalist's ability to summarise complex themes succinctly and clearly. But it is the portraits of the children that make this book unforgettable.' - Francis Gilbert, Timesonline.co.uk, September 2005

'If I had to recommend one book to explain what has happened to Britain's schools in the past 20 years, this would be it ... I approached Oranges and Lemons with high hopes. Wallace exceeded them.' - Francis Beckett, New Statesman, October 31st 2005

'If I had to recommend one book to explain what has happened to Britain's schools in the past 20 years, this would be it...I approached Oranges and Lemons with high hopes. Wallace exceeded them.' -Francis Beckett, New Statesman

'This is a highly readable account of a year in the life of Edith Neville Primary School.' - Church Times

Wendy Wallace is a freelance education writer who has for the last five years been senior feature writer for the Times Educational Supplement. A contributor to national newspapers and magazines including The Times, The Times Saturday Magazine and The Guardian, she is editorial adviser to the Teacher Training Agency magazine Ruler and to the British Council’s International Placements for Head Teachers programme.

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ISBN 13	9780415359092
ISBN 10	0415359090
Title	Oranges and Lemons
Author	Wendy Wallace
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2005-09-09
Number of pages	160
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