Imagine a child who has never seen or heard any language at all. Would such a child be able to invent a language on her own? Despite what one might guess, the children described in this book make it clear that the answer to this question is 'yes'.

This volume provides a wide range of professional development activities to support schools in their own improvement journeys. It aims to provide new opportunities for teachers and management to reflect critically on, and improve, teacher and pupil autonomy.

Offers guidance for education practitioners on how to use an inquiry-based approach in responding to learner diversity. This book explains how to use various research methods, including visual methods that can be used to gather the views of children and young people. It features examples of innovative approaches for doing research with children.

The second edition of this renowned text explores the implications of developments in the restorative justice campaign to provide a feasible and desirable alternative to mainstream thinking on matters of crime and justice. It includes a new chapter identifying and analyzing fundamental shifts and developments in restorative justice thinking over the last decade.