Nicola Mitchell

Perfecting Primary English for Ages 10-12 is an engaging and comprehensive resource designed to help learners aged 10-12 master essential English skills. Through a blend of modern and classic texts, this book inspires a love of reading and writing while building confidence in vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and creative writing. Each chapter follows a clear five-step process: building vocabulary, exploring and understanding text meaning, answering targeted comprehension questions, mastering grammar concepts, and analysing writing models to create original pieces. The carefully selected texts span a variety of genres, authors, and time periods, reflecting the expectations of advanced upper Key Stage 2 learners and are ideal preparation for entrance exams to independent and grammar schools, plus those transitioning to secondary school. By seeing grammar and writing concepts in action, students gain a deeper understanding of language structures and develop the skills needed to produce their own high-quality writing. This is an invaluable tool for parents, teachers, and tutors seeking to support learners in a challenging educational environment. Whether used at home or in the classroom, it provides practical strategies, engaging exercises, and expert guidance to maximise progress and inspire a lifelong love of English.

Perfecting Primary English for Ages 10-12 is an engaging and comprehensive resource designed to help learners aged 10-12 master essential English skills. Through a blend of modern and classic texts, this book inspires a love of reading and writing while building confidence in vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and creative writing. Each chapter follows a clear five-step process: building vocabulary, exploring and understanding text meaning, answering targeted comprehension questions, mastering grammar concepts, and analysing writing models to create original pieces. The carefully selected texts span a variety of genres, authors, and time periods, reflecting the expectations of advanced upper Key Stage 2 learners and are ideal preparation for entrance exams to independent and grammar schools, plus those transitioning to secondary school. By seeing grammar and writing concepts in action, students gain a deeper understanding of language structures and develop the skills needed to produce their own high-quality writing. This is an invaluable tool for parents, teachers, and tutors seeking to support learners in a challenging educational environment. Whether used at home or in the classroom, it provides practical strategies, engaging exercises, and expert guidance to maximise progress and inspire a lifelong love of English.

Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity. Squamates are a vital part of the Australian ecosystem, but their conservation has been hindered by a lack of knowledge of their diversity, distribution, biology and key threats. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017 provides the first comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of Australian squamates in 25 years. Conservation assessments are provided for 986 species of Australian lizards and snakes (including sea snakes). Over the past 25 years there has been a substantial increase in the number of species and families recognised within Australia. There has also been an increase in the range and magnitude of threatening processes with the potential to impact squamates. This has resulted in an increase in the proportion of the Australian squamate fauna that is considered Threatened. Notably over this period, the first known extinction (post-European settlement) of an Australian reptile species occurred – an indication of the increasingly urgent need for better knowledge and management of this fauna. Six key recommendations are presented to improve the conservation management and plight of Australian squamates. This Action Plan represents an essential resource for research scientists, conservation biologists, conservation managers, environmental consultants, policy makers from Commonwealth and State/Territory governments, and the herpetological community. FEATURES First assessment of the conservation status of the Australian squamate fauna in 25 years. Complete assessment of the 986 Australian squamate reptile species recognised as at 2017. Analysis of the changes in conservation status of the squamate fauna over the past 25 years. Draft conservation assessments for the species described between the 2017 workshops and the 31st August 2018. Development of six key recommendations to improve the conservation management of Australian squamates.

Look I have a Question! boldly answers the issues and topics that we were all too afraid to ask out loud as teenagers. In a series of national gatherings, Girls Who Brunch Tour, met over 6039 young girls from around the country who would anonymously submit questions that they were too afraid to ask out loud.