This essential text for primary trainees and teachers examines the key skill of writing beyond the earliest school years, including issues of children’s writing attainment, boys’ relative lack of success and teachers’ lack of confidence in modelling writing.

A fully updated equality- and child-centred approach to inclusive teaching, essential for all primary trainees.

An essential companion for all primary trainee teachers, whatever their training route,focusing on the school-based experience. It provides both practical strategies and opportunities for reflection, so trainees are challenged to critically evaluate their learning in order to improve attainment.

Explores the teacher’s role and what makes for effective learning and teaching in the further education sector through means of a fictional approach. 

An essential text for pre-service and in-service trainees and existing practitioners in further education focusing on delivering outstanding personal tutoring and coaching.

A concise and up to date text for students and practitioners that looks specifically at children’s learning through movement and the implications of this understanding for practice in early years settings. 

An essential and aspirational read for all beginning teachers, with a clear focus on learning in order to help you become an OUTSTANDING TEACHER who makes a difference to learners, colleagues, schools and policy.

This book explains the unique insights that child observation can bring to practice with children and families and helps the reader develop their own skills in this approach.

Practical strategies for post-16 tutors to embed and develop English and maths skills in their teaching while engaging and motivating learners.

An essential text for students and practitioners on the development and acquisition of language and literacy in the early years. 

This book links theory, policy and practice in a critical examination of ability-grouping practices and their implications in primary schools, with particular reference to primary mathematics.

A key text for teacher educators exploring the concepts of status and professionalism and in particular how they can encourage their trainees to consider their place within the current environment.