This book offers workable strategies, tips and advice for busy teachers who want to address low level disruption and improve behaviour in their classroom. These include immediate measures to cope with incidents of non-compliance, as well as medium- to long-term strategies for improving behaviour and motivation. Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven practical chapters each detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action and summarising the relevant underpinning theory. (Series: Getting it Right in a Week) Subject: Education]

Mentoring is integral to school improvement and raising teaching standards but it is often misunderstood or poorly applied. This book is an accessible guide to effective mentoring for all busy teachers and school leaders. Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven practical chapters each detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action and summarising the relevant underpinning theory. (Series: Getting it Right in a Week) Subject: Education]

Teachers in all sectors of education are faced with the ongoing task of planning lessons. Beginning teachers can struggle to get their heads around what is involved at a time when they are managing new information and skills, while experienced teachers are usually busy professionals with very little time. This book offers a time-saving, practical guide to support and develop lesson planning. Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven chapters, each detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action, and summarising the relevant underpinning theory. (Series:...

Systematic synthetic phonics is central to the teaching of early reading and is a key element in Ofsted inspections of both schools and teacher training providers. For children, learning about phonics represents an integral part of their journey to becoming successful readers and writers. This text offers tried and tested strategies for developing an understanding of phonics and the development of effective pedagogy. Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven chapters, each detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action and summarising the relevant...

It has been increasingly recognised that the development of creativity is central to lifelong learning. Teachers need to provide learners with an environment for self-discovery leading to self-actualisation and encourage learners to become more creative individuals. To achieve this, teachers must also be afforded time to explore their own creative teaching approaches. This book provides you with practical-led guidance on creative teaching, teaching for creativity and creative learning. It presents key areas of creativity in straightforward, bite-sized chunks, offering time-saving, practical...

With the increasing emphasis on assessment being used for high-stakes testing of pupils, school evaluation, and teacher efficacy measures, there is a lot at stake for teachers. This straightforward and easy to access book demystifies the processes of assessment, provides practical strategies around assessment and emphasizes that it is your assessments as a teacher that are most likely to achieve learning gains for your pupils. Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven chapters, each detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action and summarising the relevant...

An accessible and practical guide offering tried and tested strategies for gaining an understanding of EAL provision and the development of effective pedagogy for all busy teachers.

Provides future and existing teachers with a simple, manageable framework to help them reflect on, continuously improve and deeply embed British Values in their classrooms.