The Other Side of the Dale
$32.64
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2009
Summary
Gervase Phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in The Other Side of the Dale.
As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was!
He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - ‘Are tha’comin’ in then, mester, or are tha’ stoppin’ out theer all da…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140275421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140275428 |
| Author: | Gervase Phinn |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 19mm |
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“Gervase Phinn’s memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms.”
“Gervase Phinn’s memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms.” –Daily Telegraph
About The Author
Gervase Phinn
Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, school inspector, educational consultant and visiting professor of education - but none of these is more important than his family. For fourteen years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as General Advisor for Language Development in Rotherham before moving on to North Yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector - time that has provided so much source material for his books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, York. Gervase lives with his family in Doncaster.
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