{"product_id":"9781441145062","title":"Tales from the Head's Room,: Life in a London Primary School","description":"When Mike Kent started teaching over half a century ago there was no  national curriculum, no testing and schools were inspected, briefly,  once in a blue moon. Mike has watched primary education spiral through  enormous changes over the decades. Some changes have been worthwhile.  Many have not. But if he is unhappy with a new initiative, or irritated  by an incomprehensible directive from the men in suits, he'll do what he  does best... pick up his pen and share it with his readers in a witty,  whimsical way.  This collection of articles from Mike Kent's popular weekly column in  the TES covers a whole range of amusing incidents about daily life in a  busy London primary school. From the fire officer who called the  children's display work 'hazardous wall substances', to the class that  caused the alarm to go off at Hampton Court and the burglar who stayed  to play with a train set, Mike's anecdotes chronicle the trials and  tribulations of modern primary headship.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134450090224,"sku":"9781441145062","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441145062_p0.jpg?v=1763798057","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441145062","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}