Aidan Gillespie is a Senior Lecturer in Education in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University, UK, where he is Initial Teacher Education subject head for Religious Education. He is deeply interested in the intersection between spirituality and professional identity.

• Chapter 1. Alias the Jester - What can clowns tell us about teaching? Sean McCuskerChapter 2. Getting creativity back into schools: How teachers can adopt a creative pedagogy; Sophie ColeChapter 3. Visible and invisible cultures: What teachers can learn about schools when applying for posts; Helen WoodleyChapter 4. Praxis: Underpinning practice with theory in professional learning; Lucy CurrieChapter 5. Tuning into the beach boys. Outcomes for boys in the Early Years; Karen HudsonChapter 6. Let's go on an adventure: Embracing and implementing intergenerational learning; Kay HeslopChapter 7. Playful science in the EYFS. Using continuous provision to support scientific learning in youngchildren; Deborah HerridgeChapter 8. Improving the quality of children's discussions about learning; Kirstin MulhollandChapter 9. On your marks, get set... TEACH! Joanne Clifford-SwannChapter 10. Behaviour for learning or behaviour management? Debbie MyersChapter 11. How can self-regulated learning support you at university and enhance your practice as a newly qualified teacher? Sue OatesChapter 12. Working with your Teaching Assistant; Lucy BarkerChapter 13. Why teach outdoor learning in primary education? Lorain MillerChapter 14. Promoting dialogue in Technology Enhanced Learning; David NicholChapter 15. Religious Education is broken so let's fix it; Aidan GillespieChapter 16. Promoting cultural diversity: The importance of addressing misconceptions; Lisa FoxChapter 17. Making the switch: Career converting from industry to teaching; Michael YardeChapter 18. The importance of identity and what I wish I knew before my PGCE; Mina BellChapter 19. Understanding and responding to basic safeguarding concerns and processes in schools; William McGovern and Ruth McGovernChapter 20. Understanding responses in the classroom of children experiencing domestic abuse; Lucinda Gillespie

Aidan Gillespie is a Senior Lecturer in Education in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University, UK, where he is Initial Teacher Education subject head for Religious Education. He is deeply interested in the intersection between spirituality and professional identity.

• Chapter 1. Alias the Jester - What can clowns tell us about teaching? Sean McCuskerChapter 2. Getting creativity back into schools: How teachers can adopt a creative pedagogy; Sophie ColeChapter 3. Visible and invisible cultures: What teachers can learn about schools when applying for posts; Helen WoodleyChapter 4. Praxis: Underpinning practice with theory in professional learning; Lucy CurrieChapter 5. Tuning into the beach boys. Outcomes for boys in the Early Years; Karen HudsonChapter 6. Let's go on an adventure: Embracing and implementing intergenerational learning; Kay HeslopChapter 7. Playful science in the EYFS. Using continuous provision to support scientific learning in youngchildren; Deborah HerridgeChapter 8. Improving the quality of children's discussions about learning; Kirstin MulhollandChapter 9. On your marks, get set... TEACH! Joanne Clifford-SwannChapter 10. Behaviour for learning or behaviour management? Debbie MyersChapter 11. How can self-regulated learning support you at university and enhance your practice as a newly qualified teacher? Sue OatesChapter 12. Working with your Teaching Assistant; Lucy BarkerChapter 13. Why teach outdoor learning in primary education? Lorain MillerChapter 14. Promoting dialogue in Technology Enhanced Learning; David NicholChapter 15. Religious Education is broken so let's fix it; Aidan GillespieChapter 16. Promoting cultural diversity: The importance of addressing misconceptions; Lisa FoxChapter 17. Making the switch: Career converting from industry to teaching; Michael YardeChapter 18. The importance of identity and what I wish I knew before my PGCE; Mina BellChapter 19. Understanding and responding to basic safeguarding concerns and processes in schools; William McGovern and Ruth McGovernChapter 20. Understanding responses in the classroom of children experiencing domestic abuse; Lucinda Gillespie

Aidan Gillespie is a Senior Lecturer in Education in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University, UK, where he is Initial Teacher Education subject head for Religious Education. He is deeply interested in the intersection between spirituality and professional identity.

• Chapter 1. Alias the Jester - What can clowns tell us about teaching? Sean McCuskerChapter 2. Getting creativity back into schools: How teachers can adopt a creative pedagogy; Sophie ColeChapter 3. Visible and invisible cultures: What teachers can learn about schools when applying for posts; Helen WoodleyChapter 4. Praxis: Underpinning practice with theory in professional learning; Lucy CurrieChapter 5. Tuning into the beach boys. Outcomes for boys in the Early Years; Karen HudsonChapter 6. Let's go on an adventure: Embracing and implementing intergenerational learning; Kay HeslopChapter 7. Playful science in the EYFS. Using continuous provision to support scientific learning in youngchildren; Deborah HerridgeChapter 8. Improving the quality of children's discussions about learning; Kirstin MulhollandChapter 9. On your marks, get set... TEACH! Joanne Clifford-SwannChapter 10. Behaviour for learning or behaviour management? Debbie MyersChapter 11. How can self-regulated learning support you at university and enhance your practice as a newly qualified teacher? Sue OatesChapter 12. Working with your Teaching Assistant; Lucy BarkerChapter 13. Why teach outdoor learning in primary education? Lorain MillerChapter 14. Promoting dialogue in Technology Enhanced Learning; David NicholChapter 15. Religious Education is broken so let's fix it; Aidan GillespieChapter 16. Promoting cultural diversity: The importance of addressing misconceptions; Lisa FoxChapter 17. Making the switch: Career converting from industry to teaching; Michael YardeChapter 18. The importance of identity and what I wish I knew before my PGCE; Mina BellChapter 19. Understanding and responding to basic safeguarding concerns and processes in schools; William McGovern and Ruth McGovernChapter 20. Understanding responses in the classroom of children experiencing domestic abuse; Lucinda Gillespie