‹Rob Plevin, author of Take Control of the Noisy Class, has recently been writing a series of posts on his Needs Focused Teaching blog looking at teacher stress and the fact that many teachers are suffering to some extent from long-term stress-related problems due to the pressures associated with working in today™s tough schools.

In his latest post, which you can read here, Rob outlines the many health benefits of mindfulness exercises available to stressed teachers and offers a link to special web tutorial on the topic.

As we™re feeling generous ahead of this extended weekend, we are offering the following titles at a special discount for a limited period:

Angela Garry™s Brave PAs

Dr Sam™s Girl Bullying

Martin Illingworth™s Think Before you Teach



Guy Claxton and Bill Lucas™s Educating Ruby

On the product page simply click on the link to either Kindle or iTunes and you™ll be taken through to the site to complete your purchase.

‹Gustav Milne, author of the forthcoming title Uncivilised Genes, has written an article for The Guardian speculating upon whether the human race can create a healthier future by returning to our paleolithic past.

Click here to read the article and here to take a look at his forthcoming book, which will be of particular interest to anybody with an interest in personal development, wellbeing, archaeology, anthropology, crime science, town planning or public health.

The Grand Wolf, one of five story books in Avril McDonald˜s Feel Brave series, has been listed as one of South Wales Evening Post™s books of the week in their children™s book column for May 21st-22nd and has been given a 5 star rating!

Click here to read the column and here to take a look at Avril™s series.

Libby Nicholas and John West-Burnham˜s much anticipated title Understanding Leadership is now in stock and yours to buy for £25.00!

You can order your very own copy of the book here.

Author ‹Avril McDonald™s Feel Brave series of ˜little stories about big feelings™ is now complete!

The five beautifully illustrated story books are all designed to help children explore emotional intelligence, positive psychology and some of the real-life issues which they might face “ such as bullying, anxiety, bereavement, friendships and worries “ in an engaging, creative and non-threatening way, whilst the Feel Brave Teaching Guide serves as the perfect companion in providing activities and guidance on how to explore these issues in the classroom.

Click here to view all the Feel Brave titles and click on to each product page to take a look inside the books for yourself.