{"product_id":"out-of-the-abyss-to-dennis-shirley-9798336530421","title":"Out of the Abyss to Outstanding: A Radical approach to school improvement","description":"Out of the Abyss to Outstanding\u003cbr\u003eBy Alan Yellup OBE\u003cbr\u003eThis essential guide to the potential of achieving sustainable transformation of underperforming schools, especially those operating in a challenging environment, has been written by a former headteacher with considerable experience.\u003cbr\u003eAlan Yellup's secondary school headship spanned a period of 24 years and was defined by leading the sustained transformation of Wakefield City High, one of England's poorest performing inner city high schools, to three consecutive outstanding Ofsted reports from 2005. He established a successful large multi academy trust in 2012 of which he was CEO and has worked nationally and internationally on raising achievement with his distinctive leadership style.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is best summed up by the endorsements from three prominent educationists and authors of numerous books on school improvement. Dennis Shirley Research Professor Department of Formative Education Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA commented Alan Yellup's \u003ci\u003eOut of the Abyss to Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece in the annals of educational leadership. Writing in clear, vivid and compelling language, Alan describes the step-by-step process he undertook to transform a school characterized by low achievement results and rock-bottom staff morale into a place of learning and joy. He then elaborates a strategy for the ways in which schools working with schools can lead to broader systems-level improvements. Here is a book that should be read by every thinking person concerned about the future of public education and the prospects for building a society in which, Alan's inspiring words, \"Every Person Matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Shirley,Alan Yellup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798336530421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Dennis Shirley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800903266559,"sku":"9798336530421","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-abyss-to-dennis-shirley-9798336530421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}