The IB offers four high quality and challenging educational programmes for a worldwide community of schools, aiming to develop internationally minded people who, recognising their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better, more peaceful world. Schools that have achieved the high standards required for ......
Why do so few school improvement initiatives actually improve pupil outcomes? In this practical guide to implementing school improvement, Dr James Mannion argues that there are two main reasons.
Congratulations! You have either decided to join, or are considering joining, a very rewarding profession. Not many other careers are so varied and challenging. Jamie Thom and Colin McGill are former classroom practitioners who now train the next generation of teachers at Edinburgh Napier University. Drawing on this rich experience, their book ......
The A-Z of Special Educational Needs is a treasure trove of advice and guidance for SENCos, teachers, support staff and leaders, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet. 'As teachers we all know pupils learn at different rates and require different levels and types of support at different points in their education in order to ......
Bandura's theory of self-efficacy is one of the most important discoveries in modern psychology that has transformed how we understand human behaviour. Through years of research across different disciplines, we now know that our self-efficacy is a central concept in how we behave and is critical in determining the capacity that students have to ......
Classics is one of the most varied and interdisciplinary of all subjects; it includes literature, history, philosophy, art and archaeology. There is growing interest among teachers in the subject, and recent studies have shown that learning Latin and/or Greek can have a positive impact on student outcomes in English and literacy. Jessica Dixon and ......
The A-Z of Early Career Teaching is a one-stop shop for those in the early stages of their teaching career, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet. 'So look up from the individual trees and see the whole wood. Because in teaching, today is always yesterday before you know it, and on balance that's a good thing - there's no time ......
As an experienced teacher and sports coach, Debs Butler explores research and thinking on approaches within secondary Physical Education teaching while maintaining a focus on application to motivate and inspire a love for sports. With a vision of what experiencing PE should be for a student, this book covers a breadth of topics including planning ......
Small Numbers, Big Ideas explains the most important concepts for teaching early maths in a straight-to-the-point format. Supported by vibrant illustrations and diagrams, it covers what young children need to understand, why these ideas are so important, and ways we can teach them effectively.
