Outstanding

Steve Baker lives in Anglesey, North Wales with his wife Sian. After a long career in education, from which he is semi-retired, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction title, That Behaviour Book, which won book of the year in the Teach Secondary awards in 2023. As a life-long comedy fan, he's now written his first hilarious novel, Outstanding!.

At one level this is a fabulous well-crafted, fast-paced, humorous story filled with intricate twists and turns and very many laugh-out-loud moments. At another level it might reflect what will be left behind if politicians and the media continue to fuel a recruitment and retention crisis in schools, caused by rushed and badly thought-out policies, biased and disparaging media reports, and a deteriorating inspectorate. Either way, please read this book; I loved it.Will Ryan