Simon Blake

Third edition of the best-selling guide for paraglider pilots, revised and considerably expanded with over 15% more content than the previous second edition. Paragliding tips I wish I'd learned sooner - an extensive and now considerably extended collection of hints, tips and advice to smooth the progress of the newly qualified paraglider novice towards being a confident, organised, successful pilot. The focus is on preparation - learning early the habits that will make flying easier and more pleasurable. Concludes with an extensive selection of additional online resources. Live versions of those links can be found at the website for the book, http://www.preparetofly.co.uk/. Skywings, the official magazine of the British Hanggliding and Paragliding Association, called the first edition "very, very good indeed and ridiculously cheap", and concluded their review with "Not simply recommended... but essential!". You can read the full review at the website.

Now in a considerably revised and expanded third edition. Paragliding tips I wish I'd learned sooner - an extensive collection of hints, tips and advice to smooth the progress of the newly qualified paraglider novice towards being a confident, organised, successful pilot. The focus is on preparation - learning early the habits that will make flying easier and more pleasurable. All aspects of flying are covered, from selecting and packing your equipment right through to advice on landing out. It concludes with an extensive selection of additional online resources. Live versions of those links can be found at the website for the book, http://www.preparetofly.co.uk/. Skywings, the official magazine of the British Hanggliding and Paragliding Association, called it "very, very good indeed and ridiculously cheap", and concluded their review with "Not simply recommended... but essential!".

This book will enable and assist teachers responsible for organizing and delivering Sex and Relationships Education. It draws together the best available practice to support teachers in developing policy and classroom practice. It begins by looking at general principles and then focuses on primary, secondary and special schools as well as pupil referral units. These chapters will provide a toolkit of ideas and approaches that teachers can use in the classroom. Included are practical exercises that can be done alone or in staff meetings to prepare yourself or a colleague to deliver SRE, a glossary of terms that will support you in answering children's and young people's questions, advice on choosing, developing and using resources, and a list of useful organizations and websites. The book will be particularly helpful to PSHE coordinators, Health Promotion Units, National Healthy School Standard coordinators and SRE teachers in schools. LEA Advisors and Inspectors, and anyone involved in training and supporting teachers, will also find this a useful guide.

In 2013 in the English Lake District, paraglider pilot Simon Blake attempted something never tried before: bagging all 214 of the fells in Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells in a single calendar year...by paraglider. This is the story of the preparation and execution of a challenge that became an obsession, now in a compact edition. It charts the highs and the lows, and offers an insight into what it takes to complete the Wainwrights using an aircraft you carry on your back. Simon Blake is the author of "Prepare to Fly - Paragliding Tips I Wish I'd Learned Sooner", now in its second edition. www.preparetofly.co.uk www.flyingthewainwrights.co.uk

Prepare to fly, the popular book for the newly-qualified paraglider pilot, described by Skywings magazine as "Not just recommended...essential!", is now available in Chinese.

In 2013 in the English Lake District, paraglider pilot Simon Blake attempted something never tried before - bagging all 214 of the fells in Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells in a single calendar year...by paraglider. This is the story of the preparation and execution of a challenge that became an obsession. It charts the highs and the lows, and offers an insight into what it takes to complete the Wainwrights using an aircraft you carry on your back. Simon Blake is the author of "Prepare to Fly - Paragliding Tips I Wish I'd Learned Sooner". www.preparetofly.co.uk www.flyingthewainwrights.co.uk

Young people consistently describe SRE in schools as 'too little, too late and too biological' - they say they want better SRE. This hugely popular practical guide highlights why assessment and evaluation are fundamental to effective sex and relationships education. This second edition has been fully updated and gives practitioners clear advice on how assessment and evaluation can be used in SRE. Assessment, Evaluation and Sex & Relationships Education includes: an overview of best practice in SRE; a summary of the theory and practice of assessment and evaluation; activities to assess the learning and development of individuals; activities to evaluate and review teaching approaches. This guide will assist educators to support children and young people in accessing relevant information, developing emotional and social skills, and clarifying beliefs and values about sex and relationships.

The social and emotional needs of children have become increasingly important to educators in recent years, as the impact they have on improving behaviour and promoting inclusion has become evident. Written in an accessible style for busy practitioners, this book gives advice on creating an emotionally and socially 'healthy' school. The book: - shows why schools should promote emotional and social development - includes practical ideas & activities for those working in primary & secondary schools - uses a range of case studies to illustrate the impact of good practice - includes INSET / personal review materials, and audit tools

The social and emotional needs of children have become increasingly important to educators in recent years, as the impact they have on improving behaviour and promoting inclusion has become evident. Written in an accessible style for busy practitioners, this book gives advice on creating an emotionally and socially 'healthy' school. The book: - shows why schools should promote emotional and social development - includes practical ideas & activities for those working in primary & secondary schools - uses a range of case studies to illustrate the impact of good practice - includes INSET / personal review materials, and audit tools

Cards for Life is an innovative pack that will help young people discuss, in a safe and creative way, dilemmas and moral questions that they may face as they grow and develop into adults. Discussing these dilemmas and questions will help young people look after their health and promote their emotional, social and moral development. This pack of large format cards includes: · 40 cards with scenarios and questions for young people to discuss · 8 blank cards you can use to create your own scenarios · instructions for how to use the cards · a briefing about findings of the Respect Research Study - which explored young people's ideas and understandings about values and the process of their moral development. The scenarios are based on real life dilemmas and moral questions that young people say are relevant to their lives. They are grouped into five themes: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and economic well-being. Cards for Life can be used with groups of young people or in one-to-one sessions, in education, care and community settings, as well as at home.

For many young people, sexual activity and the use of alcohol and other drugs are entwined, while the support and education we offer them often treats these issues in isolation. Drawing heavily on the perspectives of young people, professionals and research, Sex, Alcohol and Other Drugs provides a much needed foundation for developing policy and practice that is relevant to young people's lives and addresses the issues in a holistic fashion. It explores young people's opinions about the support they want, and the implications of this for policy and practice. Case studies and practical ideas are used throughout to illustrate how practitioners can address the links between sex, alcohol and other drugs with young people.

This book will enable and assist teachers responsible for organizing and delivering Sex and Relationships Education. It draws together the best available practice to support teachers in developing policy and classroom practice. It begins by looking at general principles and then focuses on primary, secondary and special schools as well as pupil referral units. These chapters will provide a toolkit of ideas and approaches that teachers can use in the classroom. Included are practical exercises that can be done alone or in staff meetings to prepare yourself or a colleague to deliver SRE, a glossary of terms that will support you in answering children's and young people's questions, advice on choosing, developing and using resources, and a list of useful organizations and websites. The book will be particularly helpful to PSHE coordinators, Health Promotion Units, National Healthy School Standard coordinators and SRE teachers in schools. LEA Advisors and Inspectors, and anyone involved in training and supporting teachers, will also find this a useful guide.

Sex and relationships education in a multi-faith society often causes workers to ask, 'What should I teach?', 'Whose values?', 'How do I meet children and young people's needs without offending parents and communities?'This book outlines approaches and strategies for developing effective SRE policy and practice to help workers engage with and understand the issues, including: examples of consultation with parents, carers and the wider community; six religious and a humanist perspective on nine key topics including puberty, contraception, gender roles and homosexuality with suggested learning outcomes; an audit tool and suggested activities for developing a values framework for SRE. Faith, Values, and Sex & Relationships Education is the result of extensive consultation with religious communities, professionals working in, and supporting, schools and young people. It is aimed at teachers and all those who support teachers. The resource will also be useful for educators in other settings, including the youth service and pupil referral units.