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This book explores these important concepts by examining learning in a range of classroom settings and drawing on evidence from teachers and pupils, through interviews and observations. The focus is two-fold: to understand learning in the classroom, and to develop practices which will support learning. Topics explored include:

Understanding Effective Learning is key reading for student, beginning and early career teachers in primary education.

This valuable and accessible guide navigates school leaders and those in training through a number of key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, helpful definitions, examples of leadership in action, and ten essential principles of inclusive leadership.

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders discusses what a culture of inclusion should look like: in classes, in schools, and in the education sector more widely. Each chapter acts as a think piece to stimulate debate, to reflect upon the purpose of education, and to ask how far we have come in embracing inclusion. The book also offers suggested actions for principled leaders and illustrative case studies to bring the theory to life, taken from a range of schools and spanning a wide number of topics, including:

This book explores a variety of issues in inclusion, highlighting the implications for school leaders and offering an approach to develop learning for marginal groups through effective strategic leadership. It will be essential reading for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders, but equally of interest to those who aspire to be inclusive leaders of the future.

This valuable and accessible guide navigates school leaders and those in training through a number of key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, helpful definitions, examples of leadership in action, and ten essential principles of inclusive leadership.

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders discusses what a culture of inclusion should look like: in classes, in schools, and in the education sector more widely. Each chapter acts as a think piece to stimulate debate, to reflect upon the purpose of education, and to ask how far we have come in embracing inclusion. The book also offers suggested actions for principled leaders and illustrative case studies to bring the theory to life, taken from a range of schools and spanning a wide number of topics, including:

This book explores a variety of issues in inclusion, highlighting the implications for school leaders and offering an approach to develop learning for marginal groups through effective strategic leadership. It will be essential reading for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders, but equally of interest to those who aspire to be inclusive leaders of the future.

This accessible book guides early career teachers (ECTs) through key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, sharing diverse reflections from practice, and introducing the essential principles of inclusive teaching.

Chapters explore a range of pertinent topics and perspectives on inclusion, from our values and pedagogy to understanding behaviour and disadvantage in the classroom. Each area is aligned with the Teachers’ Standards to provide clarity on professional responsibilities and to show how inclusive practice weaves through every area of teaching. The book includes:

With accompanying infographics included to summarise key themes, this valuable book places inclusion at the core of high-quality teaching and ensures all ECTs are supported to be the best they can be in an ever-changing world. It is essential reading for all early career teachers, as well as trainee teachers and teacher training providers.

This accessible book guides early career teachers (ECTs) through key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, sharing diverse reflections from practice, and introducing the essential principles of inclusive teaching.

Chapters explore a range of pertinent topics and perspectives on inclusion, from our values and pedagogy to understanding behaviour and disadvantage in the classroom. Each area is aligned with the Teachers’ Standards to provide clarity on professional responsibilities and to show how inclusive practice weaves through every area of teaching. The book includes:

With accompanying infographics included to summarise key themes, this valuable book places inclusion at the core of high-quality teaching and ensures all ECTs are supported to be the best they can be in an ever-changing world. It is essential reading for all early career teachers, as well as trainee teachers and teacher training providers.

Helping you to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential, this book draws on the authors' research and practical experience to demonstrate what can be done to raise attainment, especially in pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds.

This book contains tried-and-tested strategies for:

- inducting asylum seekers

- supporting bilingual learners

- working with gypsy and traveller children

- raising the attainment of black boys

- working with parents and the local community

Highly practical, this book contains lesson activities, suggestions for improving your teaching skills, case studies and activities for professional reflection.

All teachers, teaching assistants and teacher trainers, especially those working in culturally diverse classrooms, will want to read this book.

Helping you to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential, this book draws on the authors' research and practical experience to demonstrate what can be done to raise attainment, especially in pupils from culturally diverse backgrounds.

This book contains tried-and-tested strategies for:

- inducting asylum seekers

- supporting bilingual learners

- working with gypsy and traveller children

- raising the attainment of black boys

- working with parents and the local community

Highly practical, this book contains lesson activities, suggestions for improving your teaching skills, case studies and activities for professional reflection.

All teachers, teaching assistants and teacher trainers, especially those working in culturally diverse classrooms, will want to read this book.

Innovation in the classroom is about empowering teachers to develop intelligent, creative and effective teaching methods that will challenge and engage learners.

Drawing on contemporary research and case studies from the UK and internationally, this book examines the theory behind innovative teaching and learning and its practical application in primary schools. Reflection points throughout the chapters encourage self-evaluation and development, giving students greater confidence to plan and deliver their own innovative teaching.

Topics covered include: 

Innovation in the classroom is about empowering teachers to develop intelligent, creative and effective teaching methods that will challenge and engage learners.

Drawing on contemporary research and case studies from the UK and internationally, this book examines the theory behind innovative teaching and learning and its practical application in primary schools. Reflection points throughout the chapters encourage self-evaluation and development, giving students greater confidence to plan and deliver their own innovative teaching.

Topics covered include: 

Innovation in the classroom is about empowering teachers to develop intelligent, creative and effective teaching methods that will challenge and engage learners.

Drawing on contemporary research and case studies from the UK and internationally, this book examines the theory behind innovative teaching and learning and its practical application in primary schools. Reflection points throughout the chapters encourage self-evaluation and development, giving students greater confidence to plan and deliver their own innovative teaching.

Topics covered include: 

Successful teachers are able to motivate and inspire the children they teach and this is a skill that can only be supported by understanding good practice. This book gives you smart, pragmatic guidance backed by evidence-based research on how to engage and inspire in your teaching. It looks at both how you can influence and shape the learning that goes on in your classroom and how you can apply key lessons to your own professional development as a teacher.

Key coverage includes:

 ·         The psychology of motivation and its implications for the classroom

·         Behaviour for learning

·         Essential advice on of safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing

·         Active learning and engaging your pupils in the learning process

·         How to develop as a professional and empowered teacher

Successful teachers are able to motivate and inspire the children they teach and this is a skill that can only be supported by understanding good practice. This book gives you smart, pragmatic guidance backed by evidence-based research on how to engage and inspire in your teaching. It looks at both how you can influence and shape the learning that goes on in your classroom and how you can apply key lessons to your own professional development as a teacher.

Key coverage includes:

 ·         The psychology of motivation and its implications for the classroom

·         Behaviour for learning

·         Essential advice on of safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing

·         Active learning and engaging your pupils in the learning process

·         How to develop as a professional and empowered teacher