With a key focus on mixed methods, coverage of the 'why' as well as the 'how', and a clear explanation of the CORE system, this book will be instrumental in helping readers to produce organized, ethical, insightful and, of course, comprehensive literature reviews.

Practical guide to teaching computing without a computer (or any technology) in primary schools.

This book approaches research methods from a practice-first perspective that aligns research with professional experiences and identifies the tools and resources readers can use when conducting their own research.

With a strong focus on practice this is a guide for anyone becoming Early Years Teacher or Educator.

Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership? This book explores the meanings and understandings of quality and leadership that are present in early years services and how to lead in order to develop and achieve quality in your early years setting.

This new fourth edition takes the reader through the complex network of policy development with activities which make a potentially dry subject matter come alive.

Enables practitioners, scholars and academics to understand how to re-design or suggest changes to curriculum structure, shape and content.

What type of leadership do you practice?

Many of us rely on transformational and instructional leadership. But there are advantages in applying a holistic angle including all stakeholders-an approach known as collaborative leadership. Peter DeWitt unpacks six factors framed through John Hattie's research while painting a powerful scheme: meet stakeholders where they are, motivate stakeholders to strive for improvement, model how to do it. The blueprint will inspire you to:

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This book presents practical strategies and tools for increasing student achievement through the collective actions of educators.

From the bestselling Maths Recovery series comes another exciting resource for teachers. Focusing around the three stages of development that connect to whole number knowledge this is an essential addition to your Mathematics teaching toolkit.