Book description
Phil Beadle is a former rock musician, the winner of the Secondary
Teacher of the Year Award 2005, and the inspirational teacher who
wowed the nation with his unorthodox teaching methods in Channel 4
series THE UNTEACHABLES. There, his bizarre but effective approach to
teaching English included Punctuation Kung-Fu, and reciting Macbeth to
a field of cows. Through techniques such as these Beadle seemingly
achieved the impossible by successfully drawing out the desire to
learn from a group of failing pupils.
Now his focus is on spreading the word to parents: every child has
the ability to learn, and to do better at school. In this book he
tells parents that there is no such thing as a stupid child, only
boring lessons. Intelligent, unconventional, humorous and
inspirational, this hands-on guide blends personal anecdotes with the
nitty gritty of how to best unlock your children's unique
intelligence, and how to ensure they have the best possible chance to
succeed at school.
'He looks like a rock star and is probably the best teacher in
England.' John Humphrys
Phil Beadle
was until recently an English teacher in a secondary school in East
London. He won Secondary Teacher of the Year Award in 2005. He writes a
regular column in the
Guardian
and was the inspirational English teacher in Channel 4 's series
The
Unteachables.
He lives in South East London with his wife and children.
