After the Adults Change – Achieving Behaviour Nirvana by Paul Dix

I thoroughly enjoyed Paul Dix’s first book, When Adults Change Everything Changes. It chimed with my own experience as a pastoral leader and as a classroom teacher. I have always been a big advocate of a positive relationship approach to behaviour management. Recent developments, including a growing insight into Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma informed

The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey

Having lived in London for the last three years I feel I have lost touch a little with Scottish political thinking. However, my curiosity was peaked by a couple of people saying how much they had enjoyed Darren McGarvey’s new book (Andy Burnham and Fern Brady I think). His last book, Poverty Safari, was thought-provoking

Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey

This is an outstanding book. It describes McGravey’s upbringing, life in poverty and his struggles with substance abuse in the south side of Glasgow. It is powerfully written and thought provoking. It has won many awards and McGarvey is now a significant voice challenging the Scottish establishment. To me, much of its success comes from

The Deepest Well by Dr Nadine Burke Harris

As a Modern Studies teacher, I thoroughly enjoy teaching the Social Issues aspects of the courses. Particularly the Social Inequalities section. Trying to understand and explain the Glasgow Effect has always been profoundly interesting. I have been lucky enough to listen to Sir Harry Burns talking about epigenetics and the biology of a hug several