This book will provide students on youth and community work courses with a good understanding of the range of theories that should support their practice.

A guide to values and ethics for mental health students

A self audit and application text for trainee teachers to support them in the acquisition of subject knowledge for arithmetic.

With guidance on adapting to work in school, teaching on placement, securing the first teaching job, and succeeding in the NQT year, this book is a must-have for primary trainees on school experience, whether they are in a school-based or university-based teacher training programme.

The Reception year is a transitional or bridging time for children. This text will guide trainee and beginning teachers to perform the multiple roles and responsibilities of a reception teacher and support children through this transition.

This comprehensive textbook engages in the essential discussion of what professional leadership means in the context of contemporary social work and why this is considered to be important for the future of the profession.

Full coverage of the content of professional studies modules and goes beyond to support trainees on placements and in their learning on the course.

This book provides a general introduction to working with risk in social care.

Based around the NMC's Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (2018), this book offers clear, practical advice on how to develop the knowledge and skills required to supervise and assess a range of students in practice. It explores challenging issues, such as learners in difficulty, and considers how to develop resilience and wellbeing from the perspective of both the student and the supervisor and assessor.

This accessible guide to child development is for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners.