Product reviews for The Decisive Element

At a time when many in the media are declaring a mental health crisis in our schools, there has never been such a need for positivity among those of us who work in education. We need to change the narrative, and this very readable book provides an excellent starting point - sounding an essential call to action for all teachers to focus on the positive and to recognise the good that is happening around them.

Packed with sage advice, and written with the unique combination of wit and wisdom so typical of the authors, The Decisive Element offers a wealth of practical tips to help you build better relationships, reap the rewards of positivity in your classroom and become the ultimate -˜weather god' in your own school. There is great guidance here for new teachers on how to provide meaningful and impactful praise, and plenty of thought provoking exercises to challenge the practice of even the most experienced of practitioners. And all of this from accomplished school leaders who ooze credibility and authority having been there, done it all and worn the t-shirts. 

There is not a teacher or educator in the land, whether experienced or newly qualified, who would not benefit from picking up The Decisive Element.