Emotional Intelligence and Enterprise Handbook: Tools and techniques to help students succeed in life and work

Description

This comprehensive book has been designed for secondary teachers to help and support delivery of new key areas of the UK curriculum, namely work related learning, the Every Child Matters agenda, social and emotional competencies, and enterprise. Blending together employability prerequisites, the latest research in the field of enterprise capabilities, the neuroscience of success and how to nurture wellbeing, it offers insights and useful information, as well as practical and proven tools and techniques for students.

Cheryl Buggy is an experienced broadcaster and community radio station director, as well as being a teacher with some 12 years experience in secondary and sixth form education. She writes and delivers personal development programmes for the corporate world and world of education on a wide range of subjects. Her publications include: - WorkWise - an employability skills programme for 14 to 21 year olds [funded by Industry in Education] - CareerWise - a work experience programme for Year 10 students [funded by one of the London EBP's] - Up for Enterprise - a Key Stage 1-4 programme developing enterprise capabilities [written in conjunction with the University of Portsmouth and funded by SEEDA] - Effective Memory Techniques in a Week (Hodder)

Mention -Book News, November 2008 "For teacher, the Emotional Interlliggence and Enterprise Handbook provides consectuative stages, with practical exercises, that can help them lead their classes through the essential steps needed to build pupil confidence, emotional intelligence and positive image, to assist pupils in school and , eventually, in the world of work." -- Karen Lowing