How can professional development in schools be designed to meet the specific needs of every individual? What approach to teacher improvement has been proven to have more impact than traditional training models? Which form of professional learning has the greatest impact on workplace wellbeing? Coach…
This book celebrates the benefits of continuing professional development (CPD) for your growth as an educator. The authors weave together an international selection of case studies to offer CPD which transcends educational trends. Thematic chapters put your professional identity at the heart of the …
This revised edition of a popular text offers students an updated and comprehensive overview across special education. It critically examines the intellectual foundations of special education and considers the consequences of their influence for professional and popular thinking about learning diffi…
Understanding Character Education introduces readers to the key ideas, practices and concepts that are shaping character education in schools today. The book explores the principles underpinning character education and the pedagogical practices which ensure it comes alive in schools. Each chapter…
Behaving Together provides teachers with frameworks and processes to help them identify, understand and support the issues children bring to the classroom. Using a clear five step formula, the book explores the perspectives of children, to guide teachers as they support them within the school enviro…
What does teaching excellence within Further and Higher Education look like? This book takes the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) as its starting point. Each chapter identifies one specific aspect of the TEF and, with the help of case studies, guides the reader through innovative teaching strateg…
This bestselling resource has been fully updated, putting formative assessment at the heart of the Talk for Writing process and showing how to help children love writing across the curriculum.By helping children speak the language of non-fiction in a fun engaging way before they attempt to write, th…
This book is a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to learning and teaching in higher education, and an invaluable resource if you are seeking to enhance and develop your teaching in the context of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). It also supports your progress towards Fellowship of …
• Why do some pupils experience maths learning difficulties? • How can you determine whether there is a specific learning difficulty such as dyscalculia, dyspraxia or dyslexia?• What teaching strategies can help overcome maths anxiety and specific maths learning difficulties? Without doubt…
