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Michael Power is a British author of The Head of Year's Handbook; Driving Student Well-being and Engagement and a secondary teacher in the North West of England.

Biography
Originally Michael qualified as a youth worker, managing youth work provision across multiple youth centres for a local authority in the North West of England. Following the reductions in funding for youth services Michael qualified as a religious education teacher and has worked in Greater Manchester as a teacher and head of year ever since. Throughout this time Michael experienced a wealth of issues in the role of head of year alongside engaging in his own original research for a masters degree and now a doctorate in education.

Michael has delivered online CPD sessions to thousands of practising teachers on supporting looked after learners as well as contributing to joint National Youth Agency commissions with the UK Parliament on the role of youth work in formal education.

Michael has started his doctorate (EdD) at the University of Chester (2019-2024) and has research interests in the effects of policy on disadvantaged and vulnerable students and how identity plays a role in determining your future successes.

Publications
Books


 * The Head of Year’s Handbook: Driving Student Well-being and Engagement Critical Publishing, 2020

Chapters in Books


 * What they didn’t teach me about building trust with parents In S. Mullin, What they didn’t teach me on my PGCE (pp. 39-40). Word & Deed Publishing, 2019

Articles


 * Identity, Culture and Belonging: Educating Young Children for a Changing World British Journal of Educational Studies, 69:1, 123-124, DOI:10.1080/00071005.2020.1810479. 2020


 * GCSEs: How building resilience leads to better results. TES, 2019


 * Ditch interventions, just focus on quality-first teaching. TES, 2019