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Jenny Pope and Kirsty Gillon

Jenny Pope and Kirsty Gillon

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Jenny is a high school teacher, teacher leader of professional development, currently studying her doctorate on teacher leadership

Kirsty is a high school teacher, teacher leader of professional development currently studying her Masters on inquiry learning in the classroom.


The Race for Flugal Farm

The Race for Flugal Farm

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<p>The Race for Flugal Farm is the first book in a trilogy that charters the lives and adventures of the inhabitants of the Riding Stables at Flugal Farm.</p><div>Times had been hard for George Flugal and his wife, and this inevitably resulted in him having to sell the majority of the school's horses until he was left its just four: Pogo, Biff, Troy and an ex-racehorse called Chance.</div><div>The horses who along with a young stable hand Rachelle Perkins, a dog named Nugget, a pig called Nigel and an old family friend Uncle Dave, make up the Flugal's extended family.</div><div>When they find themselves facing the possibility of having the farm repossessed by the bank, and bought out by the odious Mr Williams, have to pull together to enter a carriage drive in order to win the prize money and save their way of life.</div>

Story Behind The Book

We are two successful high school teachers who decided to write everything that we know about teaching. We filtered our classroom experiences through the lens of an exciting new 21st century curriculum. Filled with practical tips, templates, recent research into brain-friendly teaching, and imbued with a fun sense of humor, this very readable book took 18 months to write. The result has been success beyond anything we originally contemplated. This is the book the high school teachers have been waiting for...

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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> </span></strong></span><span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">*“Not only a practical and useful book but a hilarious read as</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> <span>well”</span></span></strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"><br /><span><span> </span>Cindy Wynn, HOD Science, Western Springs College</span><br /><br /><span><strong><span> </span>*“With so many features, this is a must have book for any first</strong></span><strong> <span>year</span> <span>teacher”*</span></strong><br /><span><span> </span>Cheryl Harvey, Beginning Teacher Facilitator, Team Solutions</span><br /><br /><span><strong>*“'Do Less. Do it Better' , a fabulous book packed with</strong></span><strong> <span>everything you</span> <span><span> </span>need to know about teaching the new curriculum. I'm a first year teacher and I can't recommend it highly enough&quot;*</span></strong><br /><span>English Online Forum</span><br /><br /><span><strong><span> </span>*“May I please order more copies of your book.  The previous</strong></span><strong> <span>ones</span> <span>have been</span> <span>paid the ultimate compliment of “vanishing” from the library</span> <span>in</span> <span>our</span> <span>staffroom.  Thanks again for a terrifically valuable book.”</span></strong><br /><span>Jim Kenny,</span><span>  </span><span>Onehunga High School*</span></span><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:8pt;"><br /><br /></span><span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Do Less. Do it Better* is now on the* required reading list *at</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> <span>the University of Auckland’s College of Educatio</span>n</span></strong></p>