This three-book course provides a firm foundation in Home Economics to all lower secondary school students, particularly those going on to study Home Economics for CXC examinations.

The course meets the needs of students following Resource and Technology courses in Home and Family Management. In addition, it offers numerous opportunities for design skills development in the areas of Food preparation and Clothing and Textiles.

This fully revised edition contains:
- colourful illustrations and clear information presented in a reader- friendly style
- objectives at the start of each topic to aid students' preparation
- up-to-date examples emphasising the benefits of new technology
- lively activities to develop students' skills in critical thinking and problem solving
- a summary section at the end of each chapter to consolidate learning
- a comprehensive revision section at the end of Book 3 designed to cater for all abilities
- a glossary of key terms so that students can check their understanding of new words
- useful new appendices covering types of glassware, fashion silhouettes and recommended dietary allowances.

This three-book course provides a firm foundation in Home Economics to all lower secondary school students, particularly those going on to study Home Economics for CXC examinations.

The course meets the needs of students following Resource and Technology courses in Home and Family Management. In addition, it offers numerous opportunities for design skills development in the areas of Food preparation and Clothing and Textiles.

This fully revised edition contains:
- colourful illustrations and clear information presented in a reader- friendly style
- objectives at the start of each topic to aid students' preparation
- up-to-date examples emphasising the benefits of new technology
- lively activities to develop students' skills in critical thinking and problem solving
- a summary section at the end of each chapter to consolidate learning
- a comprehensive revision section at the end of Book 3 designed to cater for all abilities
- a glossary of key terms so that students can check their understanding of new words
- useful new appendices covering types of glassware, fashion silhouettes and recommended dietary allowances.

Although in its infancy, the history of women in Wales and Scotland before and during the Reformation is now thriving. A longer tradition of historical studies has shed light on many areas of women's experience in England. Drawing on this historiography, Christine Peters examines the significance of contrasting social, economic and religious conditions in shaping the lives of women in Britain.
Gender assumptions were broadly similar in England, Wales and Scotland, but female experience varied widely. Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640 explores how this was influenced by various factors, including changes in clanship and inheritance, the employment of single women, the punishment of pregnant brides and scolds, the introduction of Protestantism, and the fusion of fairy beliefs with ideas of demonological witchcraft.
Peters' text is the first comparative survey and analysis of the diversity of women's lives in Britain during the early modern period.

• It is the only text currently available that gives practice exclusively in the Paper 1 component of the examination.
• The eight Units cater both for the Basic and Genral Proficiency levels of the examination.
• The Teacher's Text for the Listening Comprehension, and answers to all the questions, can be found at the end of the book.
• The text will also be useful for students of CAPE Functional Spanish.

Helen Morris has been Head of Modern Languages at Munro College and Jamaica College, and a lecturer at CAST (now the University of Technology). At present she is completing a Master's degree in professional translation.

The text has also been reviewed by Lennard Hinkson, a CXC examiner and practising teacher at QRC, Port of Spain, and by Sally Mackie, who has been involved with the changes in the CXC syllabus, and who teaches at Naparima College, central Trinidad.

Develop reading, writing and speaking skills in Spanish with a lively and engaging course, including workbooks and teacher's guides with accompanying CD, at four levels for ages 7-11.

- Introduce children to Spanish with songs, activities and reinforcement activities.
- Develop speaking and listening skills through the use of simple audio texts with visuals.
- Consolidate learning with grammar boxes and new word boxes.
- Use the course confidently regardless of your level of Spanish with only a basic knowledge of Spanish assumed on the part of the teachers.
- Ensure affective use of the series with free teacher's notes available at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/chispas-teachers