Schools and pre-schools

This book is for new or aspiring computer science teachers wishing to improve their subject knowledge and gain confidence in the classroom.

Metacognition is one of the most highly effective but under-used teaching strategies in all of education.

With 30+ years experience developing and using EdTech products, distilled down into an easy-to-read format, My Secret EdTech Diary aims to get you thinking about the past, present and future role of educational technology and how it influences and shapes our education system.

Responding to a challenge posed by state and independent school leaders, Ian Wigston put together a team of experienced leaders from business, the public sector and the military to enable nearly a hundred women to explore their potential for school leadership.

In the last 20 years, the cognitive sciences have revealed fresh, surprising, and useful insights into how and why our students learn.

As part of the successful and popular Retrieval Practice collection by Kate Jones, this practical resource guide is the go-to guide for a wide range of retrieval practice tasks that teachers can use in their classrooms.

To all the wonderful early career teachers in our sector You have entered a career in which you are paid to transform the lives of the most incredible children.

In 1991 Allan Collins, John Seely Brown and Ann Holum published 'Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking Visible'.

Some teachers think that there s little to say about teaching with examples after all, everyone uses them.

The genesis for this book, and the strategy within it, is a longstanding commitment from Essex County Council to improve the life chances and life choices of disadvantaged pupils being educated in Essex.

Tell the administration what they want to hear, then do what is best for your students.

Pupil Book Study is a window into the lived experience of pupils, as opposed to just the observed experience.

In the groundbreaking and best-selling Teaching WalkThrus Volume 1, Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli produced a brilliantly concise and accessible repository to 50 essential teaching techniques.

In the words of Bill Gates, 'We all need people who give us feedback.

Classroom teachers are increasingly expected to teach online creating content area courses from scratch with little support or training.

The narrative around flexible working needs flipping.

What counterintuitive lessons can we learn from the meteoric rise of Mindset Theory in education?

Teaching is a wonderful profession, but it is one that requires huge amounts of physical, mental and psychological reserves.

I m not sure how to help my child with schoolwork.

Whether considering the art of debate; understanding dialogic teaching methods; the necessity of questioning; or the ability to assess and develop these skills, this book has been written by a classroom teacher, for classroom teachers, in the hope that oracy is dragged out of the shadows and recognised for its significance to improving students life skills and future aspirations.

Firmly rooted in research evidence of what works within the classroom for our most disadvantaged students, Disciplinary Literacy and Explicit Vocabulary Teaching offers teachers and school leaders practical ways in which those students who are behind in their literacy capabilities can make excellent progress.

We re often told that there are no quick fixes in teaching.

Uncertainty is a fact of life.

Interdisciplinary Thinking for Schools: Ethical Dilemmas MYP 1, 2 & 3 is not your average textbook resource.

Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli team up to present 50 essential teaching techniques, each with five clear and concise illustrations and explanations.

Thinking Deeply about Primary Mathematics is a comprehensive exploration of the ideas, theories and practices of most value to beginning teachers, as well as any teacher with the desire to improve their practice.

Love To Teach: Research and Resources for every classroom is an exciting book that combines the latest educational research with examples of what this can look like in the classroom.

Michaela Community School in Brent, London is one of the most talked-about schools in the UK.

Slow Teaching is a thoughtful exploration of how slowing down in all aspects of education can lead to improved student outcomes.

Educators in the UK and around the world are uniting behind the need for the profession to have access to more high-quality research and evidence to do their job more effectively.

What is it that enables students to learn from some classroom activities, yet leaves them totally confused by others?

Curriculum to Classroom is the ideal book for senior leaders and curriculum leads who are in the process of establishing, refining and reviewing their school curriculum.

Education Exposed 2 follows on from Sam Strickland's first book, Education Exposed.

Most schools become good, but very few become outstanding.

There are a lot of redundant processes in schools.

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning.

Has our system of accountability and quick fixes meant we've lost perspective of what can really improve the quality of education?

Barak Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction are widely recognised for their clarity and simplicity and their potential to support teachers seeking to engage with cognitive science and the wider world of education research.

The Diploma Programme was the first programme to be devised and implemented by the International Baccalaureate over fifty years ago.

The Learning Rainforest is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching.

50 savvy skills for outdoor adventurers.

Expert writers share their thoughts and opinions on the future of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Expert writers share reflections on their experience, and explore issues for the future, of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.

Executive leadership faces new vulnerabilities.

Sixteen writers with a wealth of experience provide invaluable advice on working in the independent sector; first impressions; responsibilities and rewards: advice on starting out; child protection and your protection; good classroom practice; achievement and diversity; extra and co-curricular opportunities; the effective use of time; communication with parents; role of the induction tutor; those who work around you; input and out: admissions and public exams; balances and checks; professional development issues; looking ahead: next steps.

Sixteen experienced Heads of GSA and HMC schools provide invaluable advice on the Early Stages; Relations with Governors, Staff and Parents; Curriculum Management and Strategy; Pastoral Care; Boarding; Finance; Development & Fundraising; Marketing; Public Relations; Appraisal.

Thirteen members of Senior Management Teams from GSA and HMC schools provide invaluable advice on the deputy head; the staffing deputy; the academic deputy/director of studies; the pastoral deputy; the senior manager in a boarding school; the role of the bursar; acting Headship; school development planning; dealing with complaints; managing bereavement in school; handling a disciplinary investigation; and managing special events.

Sixteen experienced Heads of GSA and HMC schools provide invaluable advice on the Early Stages; Relations with Governors, Staff and Parents; Curriculum Management and Strategy; Pastoral Care; Boarding; Finance; Development & Fundraising; Marketing; Public Relations; Appraisal.

This volume explores the potentials and perspectives upon educational diplomacy,promoting a better mutual understanding on the European and the Chinesetraditions and their visions for the future.

The Secrethas sold millions of copies worldwide.