Free resources
We are always looking for ways to support you as you develop as a professional so we are pleased to be able to provide a growing range of free resources including sample material, checklists, sample forms and glossaries. Select below the area that you are interested in:
Communication Skills for your Nursing Degree
For those undertaking a nursing degree within higher education, this book provides study support and skills development for both oral and written communication in the context of nursing and healthcare in HE.
Using Lesson Observation to Improve Learning
Practical Strategies for FE and Post-16 Tutors
Practical strategies for post-16 tutors to improve teaching and learning in the key areas identified in lesson observations.
Relationship-based Social Work with Adults
A guide to relationship-based practice for social work with adults
The New Apprenticeships
Facilitating Learning, Mentoring, Coaching and Assessing
A key text for all those involved in supporting the new apprentices, as mentors, coaches, assessors and learning facilitators.
What Every Parent Should Know About Education
How knowing the evidence can help your child succeed
A walk through all the most important issues in education, comparing commonly-held beliefs with simple summaries of the evidence, providing you with clear, jargon-free information.
A Critical Guide to the SEND Code of Practice 2014
A practical guide to the SEND CoP for trainees, teachers and other health and social care professionals working with children and young people who present with special educational needs or disability.
Classroom Talk
Written for teachers, this concise guide takes an evidence-based approach to oracy / classroom talk with practical advice on how to engage with and evaluate the ideas explored.
Positive Mental Health for School Leaders
Comprehensive guidance and workable, evidence-informed strategies to support the mental well-being of those with leadership roles in schools and colleges.