Written by a highly respected author team, this is a new textbook on play-based learning in primary education for students on primary initial teacher education courses.

What comes before phonics? looks in detail at the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that children need to enable them to come to phonics teaching ready to learn and with a good chance of success.

A core, comprehensive textbook for the Award and/or Certificate in Education and Training.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this seventh edition explores the ethical challenges of leadership, helping the reader make ethical decisions, lead with integrity and create an ethical culture.

Topically organized and written in a conversational tone, Infancy: The Development of the Whole Child unites cutting-edge theories and research to illustrate the development of the whole child from birth to age three.

Outdoor learning continues to play an essential role in early years education, and this new edition of a bestselling book explores how the Forest School approach can be easily and effectively incorporated into early years practice.

An intro-level textbook that provides a core understanding of often difficult philosophical concepts in relation to Education.

The 'holy grail' of planning, this book explains why medium term plans are important and how to actually go about constructing them.