Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.

There is a pressing need for new teachers to understand the wider context of language development and to know how best to support children in learning to talk. This accessible text introduces trainee teachers to the numerous contexts of language development and supports readers to understand the many ways in which children acquire language skills.

Comprehensive guide to teaching the National Curriculum for primary English. Covers all subject knowledge required and offers practical teaching guidance for trainee teachers.

This is the guide to safeguarding for anyone training to teach in primary or secondary schools and qualified teachers wishing to deepen their professional knowledge. It offers practical guidance on managing all aspects of safeguarding as part of a busy teaching role.

This book covers all major learning theories and theorists in an accessible and engaging way. Using comprehensive explanations and photographs, this book will help students to build a foundational understanding that will support them through their degree.

This handbook presents the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (updated in 2024) as a handy reference copy for early years practitioners whether in training or in practice.

Write Dance in the Early Years provides practitioners with a package of catchy songs, engaging stories and illustrations, as well as guidance on how to implement the Write Dance approach in their early years setting.

This A-Z guide is an essential resource to support those teaching in HE today to enhance their practice.

Whether you are a new or an experienced assessor, this book will guide you through the relevant principles and practices to enable you to become an assessor; improve your job role; and/or work towards a relevant assessment qualification. This fourth edition includes guidance for online assessment.

Looking at the educational research behind a wide range of teaching topics, this book explores what the evidence shows about effectiveness of different approaches.