Humans in the Classroom: Exploring the lives of extraordinary teachers

By Haili Hughes

This book explores the human side to educators, by revealing their experiences and their personal stories; what has made them into the teachers they are today.

From the tragic to the exciting, teachers have such amazing stories to tell and their passion and commitment shines out from every page. With contributions from a daughter of the teacher who lost her life at Dunblane to the first black head teacher in Inner London Yvonne Connolly as well as the amazing Rita Pierson from the US who has inspired so many teachers. By reading their stories we can appreciate how extraordinary their lives and their contributions to education are.

Also with contributions from: Kierna Corr, Kyle Kiser, Marco Cimino, Toni Charlesworth, Ash Lucas, Julie Cassiano, Drew Povey, Bretta Townend-Jowitt, Brett Bigham, Allen Tsui, Michelle Alker, Dan Whittaker, FreakyHoody, Natalie Scott, Adam Henze, Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell, Luke Haisell, Lesley Douglas, Gwen Mayor, Debbie Buchanan, Maureen McDevitt, James Atkin, Katharine Birbalsingh, Hugh Ogilvie, Victoria Hewett, Penny Rabiger, Joe Gibbs, Helena Jockel, Yolana Wassersug, Caroline Riggs, Rachael Maddocks, Christine Owen, Sue Rogers, Kate McAllister, John Clifford, Dan Morrow, Rita Pierson, Sarah Dearden, Caroline Spalding, Vic Goddard and Mathew Milburn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: McNidder and Grace
• Release date: Jun 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9780857162236

Haili Hughes

Haili Hughes, English teacher and author of education books, writes regularly for the TES, other education publications as well as peer reviewing for the Chartered College of Teaching's 'Impact' journal. From her working-class roots growing up on a council estate in the North West of England she worked three jobs to put herself through college and university. Haili went on to win a prestigious graduate trainee position at a national newspaper in London, where she worked on their news and features desks before deciding to train as a teacher.