How to Survive the School Year - An essential guide for stressed-out grown-ups

Sunday Times bestselling authors and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) lead you through the school year... Does the phrase ''back to school'' fill you with dread or delight? Is your weekly planner already overflowing with to-do lists at the start of September? And can you really be expected to remember next Thursday has swimming, spelling, singing club AND a PTA sponsored bounce...? From the autumn harvest festival through to the summer sports day, the academic year is packed full of events demanding meticulous planning and dutiful prepping. But Britain''s best-loved teachers and podcast hosts Lee and Adam Parkinson have your survival companion sorted, with insights on how to cope with the demands of primary school life from either side of the school gates. Whether you''re an exhausted parent or a stressed-out teacher - or just like a good laugh! - get ready to learn what NOT to do in the year ahead as the Mr Ps share more hilarious trials, tribulations and tomfoolery from inside our primary schools.

About the author

Lee and Adam Parkinson are two brothers from Manchester, who work in primary education. In 2018, they set up the hugely successful Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast), sharing light-hearted and hilarious tales from the classroom, and reminiscing on their own school days. The podcast has since amassed over 6 million listens, with sold-out live shows across the UK. Their first two books, Put a Wet Paper Towel On It and This Is Your Own Time You're Wastingwere instant Sunday Times bestsellers.
Tim Sadler is a teacher, writer and illustrator.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Parkinson, Lee Parkinson, Parkinson Lee
• Assisted by: Tim Sadler (Illustration), Sadler Tim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2024
• EAN: 9780008657673
• ISBN: 978-0-00-865767-3
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Radio, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Radio / General, HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family, HUMOR / Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, Child care & upbringing, TV tie-in humour, Radio / Podcasts, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Primary & middle schools, HUMOR / Topic / School & Education, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, Media tie-in humour