A critical tool in any special education administrator's box, this book provides practical and friendly advice for a difficult but critical job.

With a focus on practical strategies and closely referenced to OfSTED, this book provides essential guidance on how to translate the 'outstanding' criteria into practice. This book will help trainees make the difficult jump from 'good' to achieving a Grade 1 'outstanding' on their placements.

Comprehensive coverage of coaching and mentoring in educational settings from a range of international contributors.

An essential text for primary trainees providing guidance on embedding primary ICT across the curriculum and strengthening ICT subject knowledge.

This research-based, hands-on guidebook introduces eight key drivers to integrating teacher and leader efficacy, along with a process that focuses on the nuances of instruction.

This colourful new edition focuses on creative ways of teaching Science and working scientifically. It is also full of activities and ideas for practice that not only support trainee placements but also the first year in teaching.

Lesson planning and subject knowledge go hand in hand in this exciting new edition covering all teachers need to know to confidently teach the computing curriculum as well as explore opportunities for cross-curricular teaching.

Introducing the major concepts and theories of early years care and education, this text helps you examine topics in depth, using level appropriate tasks and further reading, as well as supporting your development of key academic skills.

A text for early years practitioners and students, supporting them to reflect on, and improve the effectiveness of, their work with parents.

Teacher professional development (PD) is critical to students' success. This book demonstrates research-based strategies for planning, executing and evaluating the results of PD programs.