Playing with Fire

Embracing Risk and Danger in Schools

Mike Fairclough

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John Catt Educational Ltd
06 October 2016

Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education; Extra-curricular activities

There is a misconception, within the teaching profession and the general public, that Ofsted, the Health and Safety Executive and the establishment are against children being exposed to danger and that schools are prevented from giving children experiences which involve risk. Mike Fairclough, headmaster at West Rise Junior School, has blown that theory out of the water. In the superb Playing With Fire, Mike urges all schools to follow his lead, empowering other Heads and their schools to provide activities for their pupils which include an element of risk and danger. With entertaining and visual examples of his work at West Rise, including bee keeping, water buffalo breeding, shooting, archery, Forest School, paddle boarding, and skinning rabbits, Mike breezily demonstrates how teething problems and mistakes are part and parcel of risk-taking and should be embraced. The result is an empowering book that urges educators to cultivate their own resilience, courage and trust in the same way that we are hoping to foster those qualities within our students.

By: Mike Fairclough
Imprint: John Catt Educational Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9781911382072
ISBN 10: 1911382071
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 06 October 2016
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Fairclough is headmaster at West Rise Junior School, the TES Primary School of the Year. He is a regular contributor to the TES and conference speaker.

Reviews for Playing with Fire: Embracing Risk and Danger in Schools

""This is a very important, very necessary, and very beautiful book for all parents educators around the world to treasure. Read it and rediscover the best of your childhood-and how to bring it to children everywhere.""; Barbara Oakley, PhD, author of New York Times science best seller, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, and instructor of Learning How to Learn, the world's largest online course.