Lesson planning and preparation is one of the most important aspects of teaching. It is also one of the hardest aspects to learn. Student teachers, for example, often find it difficult to gauge how to pitch or pace a lesson. This book provides solutions. It not only provides easily understood practical ideas but also sets them in a coherent overall framework based on the ideas that planning and preparation are part of a total cyclical process involving pedagogy, curriculum, learning and assessment.

Planning and preparation are personal matters related to an individual teacher but this...

Pupils across the age range and across the curriculum spend an extraordinary amount of time writing, yet teachers often do not receive much training on how to teach writing. Pupils do not always develop confidence or fulfil their potential. This book shows teachers how to approach the teaching of writing so that they:
- Can teach writing as part of the whole curriculum and as a component of pupils' linguistic development

- Can teach writing as a process rather than just a product - the process includes: finding ideas, designing briefs, drafting, revising,...

This book provides expert advice on perennial issues in teaching - planning and preparation. By taking the best ideas from a variety of sectors, and drawing on an unusual breadth of experience as a teacher, parent and business manager, the author's advice is uniquely well-rounded and pragmatic.

Packed with anecdotes, reflective questions and exercises, this enjoyable read covers everything a teacher needs to plan and prepare effectively, and use assessment to inspire more professional and fruitful lessons.