Fiona Longmuir – författare

This book focuses on contemporary, local working conditions for teachers and school leaders globally, using diverse ways to theorise critical issues of workload, wellbeing, burnout and retention within the teaching profession, thereby provoking alternative responses to the challenges faced. Sketching a broad picture of the ways in which teacher wellbeing, workload intensification, and staff retention are interconnected, the book calls for a better understanding of how these multifaceted issues overlap regarding their consequences for the education workforce. Chapters bring together researchers from diverse contexts such as Australia, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Vietnam, and Norway, resulting in a diversity of approaches grounded in different socio-cultural traditions which encourage a wider range of theory, empirical areas of focus, and suggestions for meaningful change. Chapters theorise issues of teachers’ work based on empirical studies and develop new conceptual approaches towards these issues, providing novel insights into issues felt across the board, regardless of career phase or role. The book will be highly valuable for scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of educational leadership, management and administration. Policy makers interested in transformative ways to respond to ubiquitous concerns about the education workforce around the globe will also find the volume of use.

Buried treasure. Hidden secrets. One golden chance.Legend says the cliffs by the seaside town of Edge are riddled with smugglers' tunnels, and that gold is stashed in their caves. Freya and her best friend, Lin, love searching for treasure on the beach, but they steer clear of the dark and twisting tunnels. It'd be easy to get lost in there, and Freya's sure she can hear voices echoing from them when the wind blows.Then a mysterious woman moves into Freya's granny's B&B and soon everything that Freya loves about Edge is under threat. It's time for Freya to face her fears. Can she strike gold before time runs out for her town?A gripping, contemporary adventure with brilliant twists and turns, from the author of Looking for Emily.

A hugely gripping, fast-paced mystery adventure, with brilliant twists and turns, from a fresh and exciting new voice in children's books.When twelve-year-old Lily moves to the sleepy seaside town of Edge, she's sure that nothing exciting is ever going to happen to her again. But when she stumbles upon a secret museum hidden in the middle of town, she realises that there might be more to her new home than meets the eye.The Museum of Emily is filled with the belongings of one seemingly ordinary girl - a girl who, many years ago, disappeared from the town without a trace. With the help of her new friends Sam and Jay, Lily is determined to solve the mystery and find out who Emily was, why she disappeared and who has created the strange, hidden museum.With a one-of-a-kind mystery, a brilliant trio of protagonists, and an action-filled story, Looking for Emily is the unmissable middle grade debut of 2022.

Wie rettet man ein Mädchen, das nicht gefunden werden will?Als die zwölfjährige Lily in das verschlafene Küstenstädtchen Edge zieht, ist sie sich sicher, dass ihr nie wieder etwas Aufregendes passieren wird. Doch als sie sich eines Tages in den immer gleich aussehenden Straßen verläuft, stößt sie auf ein geheimes Museum. Statt langweiliger Dokumente über die Stadtgeschichte sind dort aber alltägliche Schätze eines Mädchens namens Emily ausgestellt – ein Mädchen, das vor vielen Jahren spurlos aus der Stadt verschwand. Lilly wird klar, dass hinter ihrem neuen Zuhause mehr stecken könnte, als man auf den ersten Blick sieht.Gemeinsam mit ihren neuen Freunden Sam und Jay stellt Lily Nachforschungen an. Was ist damals passiert? Warum ist Emily verschwunden? Und wer hat das mysteriöse Museum eingerichtet? Die drei stürzen sich in die Lösung des Rätsels – und dabei selbst in Gefahr. Denn die Wahrheit, die sie aufdecken wollen, versucht jemand anders mit allen Mitteln zu verbergen.Ein rasantes und actionreiches Krimiabenteuer voller geheimnisvoller Rätsel, cleveren Ermittlern und mit vielen überraschenden Wendungen!