Winning the H Factor

Alistair Smith is a leading trainer in modern learning methods and his techniques are used with startling success by thousands of teachers and parents in the UK and abroad. He is the chairperson of Alite; a company he founded to work in the field of motivation, learning and training. Alistair has written award-winning books, featured on radio and television programmes, and spoken at conferences internationally.

'You would expect something exceptional from these three practitioners and the book doesn't disappoint. You won't be able to put it down. It will make you smile, and more importantly, it will make your school smile too and increase the likelihood of countless pupils having happier and more fulfilled lives. Buy this for your staff library and read it yourself during the school holiday. If you do I guarantee you'll enjoy next term better and your school will be a happier place. And when you read this, you'll be convinced there could be no more worthwhile goal than this.' Tim Brighouse, Commissioner for London Schools and visiting Professor at the Institute of Education at London University, UK

• Acknowledgements \ Preface \ Our summary \ How to use this book \ The organization and structure of the book \ Introduction: Why bother finding the H Factor? \ Society does matter \ Wealthy but miserable \ Toxic attitudes \ Minus five to zero \ The benefits of happiness \ Chapter One: What the research tells us about Happiness \ What happiness isn't! \ Measuring happiness \ What happiness is \ Contemporary thinkers on happiness \ What does our research say? \ Chapter Two: Defining the H Factor \ How we arrived at the H Factor \ Build, Broaden and Balance \ Four schools by schools \ Chapter Three: Happier Individuals \ Changing expectations \ Building better relationships \ Changing your thinking for the better \ Looking after yourself \ Chapter Four: Happier Classrooms \ Creating a positive learning environment \ Should we teach happiness? \ Getting the basics right \ Learning alongside each other \ Achieving together \ Safe to succeed \ Chapter Five: Happier Schools \ Leading the happy school \ The benefits of a happy school \ Culture and purpose \ Thriving together \ Making the worthwhile difference \ Looking out for each other \ Chapter Six: Happier ever after \ Recommended books \ Recommended websites \ Glossary of terms used \ Matrices \ Index