TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crossley-Holland,Oenone
TI  - Hands up!: a year in the life of an inner city school teacher 
SN  - 9780719521171 (pbk.)
AV  - LA2375.G72 C76 2009
U1  - 371.10092 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - John Murray
KW  - Crossley-Holland, Oenone.
KW  - Teachers
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - Biography
KW  - Schools
KW  - London (England)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 21st century
N2  - When Oenone Crossley-Holland started teaching at an inner city school inLondon, she had no idea what to expect. She just knew that there was no going back. She would have one of the most challenging and overwhelming years of her life, in which she would get involved in the lives of some wonderfully (and sometimes horrifyingly) exuberant students, and find herself tested to the limit. In this colourful and moving account, Oenone tells of the lows and unexpected highs of the sharper end of teaching. Will she make it through the year? Will she make it through another day? HANDS UP! is for anyone who's ever worked in a school or thought about teaching. It also gives a very clear answer to those who still believe that those who can't, teach
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