Consistent with the Ajuga vision to be a Lighthouse School for Trauma Responsive Education, the Ajuga Professional Book Club seeks to explore a range of professional text that unpack best practice in neuroscience, complex trauma and education, whilst also exploring a range of lived experiences, and strategies that focus on enhancing learning opportunities, for students and staff, at Ajuga School.
The Ajuga Professional Book Club supports:
the development of a culture that fosters lifelong learning
offers staff access to a range of professional readings to enhance their practice in the classroom
provides a positive and professional opportunity for team-bonding and staff welfare
encourages reflective practice
All permanent and temporary staff are invited to join the Ajuga Professional Book Club. Members of the Ajuga Executive team may invite other members of the Department of Education to visit as a special guest.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Bruce Perry About a Girl: A Mother's Powerful Story of Raising Her Transgender Child Talking Country, Stan Grant When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily Nagoski Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe The Fish in the Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt In My Heart: A Book of Feelings - Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
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The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk The Boy at the Back of the Class - Onjali Q. Rauf Dream Big - Kylie Captain Red Fred : A Journey About Moving Through the Emotions and Learning How to Self-Regulate - Belinda Cai Tell Me Again - Amy Thunig
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Different, Not Less: A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after - Chloé Hayden The House in the Cerulean Sea The Red Tree - Shaun Tan How to Bee - Bren MacDibble The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Untangling you. By Kerry Howells
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| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience - Brené Brown The Glass House: A novel of mental health - Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion |
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