Alex Crossman – författare

How can greater expectations lead to greater outcomes for schools and the students they teach? The London Academy of Excellence (LAE), Newham, is one of the leading sixth-form schools in the UK. The LAE’s mission is to combat disadvantage by providing ambitious young people from lower-income homes with an education on a par with the best available in the independent sector. In its first decade, the LAE sent over 1,300 students to Russell Group universities, over 200 to medical schools and more than 150 to Oxford or Cambridge. Most of those students were the first in their family to attend a university. The authors sift through the school's practices to reveal universal concepts and ideas that school leaders, in any context, can consider for their own schools. These ideas include:

How can greater expectations lead to greater outcomes for schools and the students they teach? The London Academy of Excellence (LAE), Newham, is one of the leading sixth-form schools in the UK. The LAE’s mission is to combat disadvantage by providing ambitious young people from lower-income homes with an education on a par with the best available in the independent sector. In its first decade, the LAE sent over 1,300 students to Russell Group universities, over 200 to medical schools and more than 150 to Oxford or Cambridge. Most of those students were the first in their family to attend a university. The authors sift through the school's practices to reveal universal concepts and ideas that school leaders, in any context, can consider for their own schools. These ideas include:

How can greater expectations lead to greater outcomes for schools and the students they teach? The London Academy of Excellence (LAE), Newham, is one of the leading sixth-form schools in the UK. The LAE’s mission is to combat disadvantage by providing ambitious young people from lower-income homes with an education on a par with the best available in the independent sector. In its first decade, the LAE sent over 1,300 students to Russell Group universities, over 200 to medical schools and more than 150 to Oxford or Cambridge. Most of those students were the first in their family to attend a university. The authors sift through the school′s practices to reveal universal concepts and ideas that school leaders, in any context, can consider for their own schools. These ideas include:

Four stories in the Amazon bestselling Fifty Shades of Fairy Tales series.

THE BEAUTY OF THE BEAST

When handsome veterinarian Ben Bellerose is called out to the luxury ranch of retired lion tamer Karl Richter to look at a number of sick ligers, he isn''t prepared for what he finds: a powerful animal attraction, a jaded man whose face is hideously scarred, and a ten-year-old murder mystery. Soon, Ben must decide if what he feels for Karl is love or lust, and if beauty alone is enough to tame the savage beast.

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Mexican mafia princess Sierra Vasquez is kidnapped from the alter on her wedding day by small-time hood Valentino Perez. Perez''s main goal is to discover the whereabouts of the mysterious Golden Hand, a fabled treasure worth billions, and he knows that Sierra knows where it is. Too bad Sierra doesn''t! Locking her away in his summer home and threatening her life doesn''t help, but it does produce a mind-blowing sexual friction between the captor and his beautiful captive princess that will forever change both pf their lives.

CINDERFELLA

A 50 Shades of Fairy Tales / Dollhouse Society crossover! When bachelor and super-slob Ash Bennett is hired on as uber-billionaire Christian Chase''s courtier, no one is more surprised than Ash himself. After all, he has nothing going for him, and he''s the first to admit to it. But it''s said that Chase can sense greatness in people and has an indelible taste in sexual companions. A debutante ball at the Dollhouse and a mysterious pair of shoes are all that''s required to reveal the true magic of the evening.

BEAUTY''S SLEEP

An ugly divorce leaves Fern wounded and seeking, with an empty heart and a new apartment to fill. She thinks buying the big, medieval bed from the mysterious furniture emporium will cheer her up, unaware that the bed has its own agenda. No sooner does she fall asleep on it than she discovers herself whisked away to an alternative universe full of dragons, ogres...and handsome, seductive princes who know exactly what a girl like Fern is missing.