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3 New Releases 4 Leadership 27 Teaching Skills 39 Special Educational Needs 78 Character Education and Life Skills 84 Behaviour 90 Books for Students 92 Textbooks 94 Index 99 Distributors 104 Key – This is an Independent Thinking Press title CAN N/A – This title is not available in Canada US N/A – This title is not available in the USA Please note that all prices and content are correct at time of printing but may be subject to change without notice. Contents

4 Chess Improvement Barry Hymer and Peter Wells It's all in the mindset With Tim Kett Barry Hymer and insights from Michael Adams, David Howell, Harriet Hunt, and Peter Wells Gawain Jones, Luke McShane, Matthew Sadler and Nigel Short An instructive and comprehensive guide It’s all in the mindset that sets out how the application of growth mindset principles can accelerate Barry Hymer is Emeritus Professor chess improvement. of Psychology in Education at the University of Cumbria and author Blending both theory and practice and or co-author of ten books and the distinct but complementary skills of numerous papers in the field of two authors – an academic (and amateur teaching and learning. chess player) and a highly-regarded Grandmaster Peter Wells has over England Chess Olympiad coach (and 30 years’ professional experience grandmaster) – this book provides a in the chess world and has template for chess improvement which authored or co-authored nine will be invaluable for any aspirational well-received chess books. He has chess player or coach/parent of a chess extensive coaching experience, player. having worked with the England Open and women’s teams at a Drawing heavily on extensive interviews total of 16 major events. conducted with members of England’s medal-winning elite squad of players, Chess Improvement establishes a bridge between what the authors know about talent development from academic research and the practical wisdom of experienced chess players and coaches. Suitable for any chess player, coach or parent of a chess player who is reflecting on his or her practices and strategies for chess development. New Releases 978-178583502-5 £15.99 CAN $27.95 • US $19.95 234 x 156mm 300 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

5 15-Minute STEM Book 2 Emily Hunt More quick, creative, science, More quick, creative Science, technology, engineering and Technology, Engineering and Mathematics mathematics activities for 5–11 year-olds activities for 5-11-year-olds Emily Hunt Emily Hunt is an experienced primary school teacher with a Emily Hunt returns with another passion for promoting STEM stimulating selection of 40 tried-and- education. She regularly writes tested, easy-to-resource STEM activities articles and speaks about STEM, designed to engage and inspire young and shares activities and blogs learners aged 5–11. on her website www.howtostem. co.uk. Emily holds a Masters of Just like its predecessor 15-Minute STEM Education from the University of (see page 50), this innovative resource Cambridge and has also worked has been designed to reassure teachers within the US education system to and parents that they don’t need to be deliver science outreach. experts to deliver high-quality STEM education. Each of the 40 activities includes step-by- step instructions, takes just 15 minutes to complete and can be resourced from everyday materials found in the classroom or at home. This means that, with minimal preparation, teachers and parents can slot these cross-curricular activities into an otherwise busy day – simultaneously broadening children’s learning and piquing their curiosity about the world around them. New Releases 978-178583507-0 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 297 x 210mm 64 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due November 2020 CAN/US due January 2021

6 Tails from the Classroom ClTaasislrsofroom tmhe Learning and teaching through animal-assisted interventions Helen Lewis and Russell Grigg Helen Lewis Dr Helen Lewis is Director of Initial and Russell Grigg Teacher Education in the Swansea University School of Education. A fascinating exploration of how animal- Part of her role involves leading assisted interventions in educational an educational anthrozoology settings can inspire and support learners’ module, and undertaking original all-round development. research into the impact of animal-assisted interventions in There is growing interest in the subject of educational settings. bringing animals into the classroom, but Dr Russell Grigg was previously an it is only recently that researchers have associate professor at the Wales gathered clear data to show the impact Centre for Equity in Education, of animal-assisted interventions on and has extensive experience in children and young people’s behavioural, teacher training and has written emotional, physical and language many books and articles on the development. subject of primary education. He is now an education inspector for Tails from the Classroom brings together the Ministry of Education in the this research in a highly accessible way, United Arab Emirates. illustrated with real-life case studies from a range of classroom contexts. It also includes lots of practical guidance on how to set up, manage and evaluate a project, ensuring that the welfare of all participants, including the animals, is a priority. Suitable for anyone who is serious about motivating and inspiring learners of all ages and who is prepared to explore new ways of doing so. New Releases 978-178583505-6 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 250 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

7 Love Teaching, Keep LovePeterRadford Teaching Teaching The essential guide to improving well-being at all The Essential Guide to Improving levels in schools Well-Being at All Levels in Schools Peter Radford Keep A practical guide to staying well in a high- Teaching pressure profession. Peter Radford is a teacher, trainer, In the midst of a recruitment crisis and public speaker and coach with a a massive exodus of teachers from our wealth of experience in leadership, schools, now is the time for some joined- management and personal up thinking about teacher well-being and development. He began his career mental health. in youth work before entering teaching and advancing into the Filled with insightful advice and practical position of assistant head teacher. strategies, Peter Radford’s Love Teaching, Peter has also played a key role Keep Teaching invites educators to think in helping two large secondary differently about the way education is schools achieve Unicef’s Rights ‘done’ and shows them how they can Respecting School Award. keep doing the job they love without sacrificing their health and well-being. Furthermore, he paints a picture of a truly ‘healthy school’ as being one in which the value of each staff member and student is fundamental to everything they do and shapes the way they do it. Suitable for teachers and school leaders in both primary and secondary settings. New Releases 978-178583503-2 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 200 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

8 Beyond Wiping Noses Stephen Lane, aka Sputnik Steve, Building an informed approach has been a teacher of English in a to pastoral leadership variety of schools for more than in schools 20 years. He has been a head of English, and is now head of Years Stephen Lane 7–9. Stephen is also a doctoral researcher at the University of Sets out how pastoral care fits in as Birmingham. a crucial aspect of the function and purpose of schooling – and shares practical insights on how schools can get it right. Within the current culture of interest in developing research-informed approaches to teaching, the focus has inevitably been focused around pedagogy. However, with the well- documented increase in pupil anxiety and mental ill-health in recent times, there is also a pressing need for schools and teachers to embrace a more rigorous approach to pastoral care. In this urgently needed book, Stephen presents a case for developing a research-informed, academic approach to the pastoral aspect of teaching – and considers how schools might go about it. Suitable for teachers, school leaders and anyone with a pastoral role in any school setting. New Releases 9781-78583504-9 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 170 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

Leader 9 Know, love and inspire Katy Granville-Chapman served your people in the British Army and she set up the education provision for British Katy Granville-Chapman soldiers in Iraq and delivered and Emmie Bidston leadership training to them. Katy is now a deputy head teacher, Practical, evidence-based and optimistic, an affiliated researcher at the Leader will inspire leaders in any setting University of Oxford’s Wellbeing to lead through service and empower Research Centre and the co- them with the tools to help their team founder of a global leadership flourish. programme which has participants in 102 countries. In this wide-ranging book, Katy Emmie Bidston is head of Granville-Chapman and Emmie Bidston economics at Wellington College eloquently combine up-to-date research and director of the Wellington in psychology and neuroscience with Leadership and Coaching Institute. inspiring examples of success to show She co-founded a charity to help that leadership can be learned and that it develop young leaders in Africa is all about looking after your people. and runs conferences, coaching and leadership training for They take you on a journey to meet a adults and young people. diverse selection of great leaders from multiple spheres – from the sports field New Releases to the corporate world – and talk you through the process by which effective 978-178583486-8 leaders have become great leaders. £18.99 The secret lies in mastering three key principles: know your people, love your CAN $29.95 • US $24.95 people, inspire your people. 222 x 182mm 264 pages Suitable for both aspiring and established leaders looking to help their teams paperback • ebook flourish. CAN/US due September 2020

10 Cognitive Load Theory Cognitive Load Theory A pocket guide for teachers A handbook for teachers Steve Garnett Steve Garnett Foreword by Brings clarity to the complexity Emeritus Professor John Sweller surrounding cognitive load theory (CLT) and provides a user-friendly toolkit of Steve Garnett delivers innovative, techniques designed to help teachers exciting and inspirational learning optimise their pupils’ learning. and teaching focused INSET. Such is the demand for his work that it Foreword by John Sweller. not only involves working across the UK but regularly involves CLT is rapidly becoming education’s international commitments in next ‘big thing’ – and Professor Dylan Europe, the Middle East and South Wiliam recently vouched for its East Asia too. significance as being ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. It New Releases is natural, therefore, that teachers will want to know more about it and, more 978-178583501-8 importantly, understand how they can £9.99 adapt their classroom teaching to take it CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 into account. 198 x 126mm 150 pages (est) This invaluable pocket guide offers a paperback • ebook complete yet concise summary of what UK due August 2020 CLT involves and how it can impact CAN/US due October 2020 on pupil performance. Steve provides a wide range of classroom-based teaching strategies to help teachers avoid ‘overloading’ their pupils’ working memories, and empowers them with the tools to improve learners’ retrieval from long-term memory and get them learning more effectively – particularly when learning new content.

Powering Up Your School 11 The Learning Power Approach Guy Claxton is a cognitive scientist to school leadership specialising in the expandability of human intelligence. Guy Claxton, Jann Robinson, Jann Robinson is principal of St Rachel Macfarlane, Graham Luke’s Grammar School in New Powell, Gemma Goldenberg South Wales, Australia. and Robert Cleary Rachel Macfarlane is the Director of Education Services at Herts for A treasury of top tips on how school Learning. leaders can successfully embed the Graham Powell has over 40 Learning Power Approach (LPA) in their years’ experience with schools school’s culture and empower teachers to working as a head teacher, Ofsted deliver its benefits to their students. inspector and local authority adviser. The LPA is a way of teaching which aims Gemma Goldenberg is a former to develop all students as confident and assistant head teacher. capable learners – ready, willing and Robert Cleary is the head teacher able to choose, design, research, pursue, of Sandringham Primary School. troubleshoot and evaluate learning for themselves, alone and with others, in New Releases school and out. 978-178583456-1 This book distils into a series of £18.99 illuminating case studies the lessons learned by a wide range of pioneering CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 school principals who have successfully 222 x 182mm undertaken the LPA journey, and presents 328 pages a variety of practical strategies which will enable school leaders to make a positive paperback • ebook impact on the lives of both their staff and CAN/US due July 2020 their students. Powering Up Your School is the fourth instalment in the Learning Power series. See pages 60–61 for other titles in the series.

12 Taking Control 2 Paul Garvey was a teacher for How to prepare for Ofsted 22 years and is a former lead under the education inspection inspector for Ofsted. He has framework also supported many schools in preparing for inspection. Paul Paul Garvey is a member of both Barnsole Academy Trust and PEAK Multi This invaluable handbook equips Academy Trust, and is the author teachers, subject leaders and school of Taking Control and Talk for leaders with the tools and know-how to Teaching. enable them to prepare for their next inspection with confidence. Distilled from Paul’s 11 years’ experience as an Ofsted inspector, this practical handbook builds on its predecessor Taking Control to help schools in England ready themselves for inspection under the 2019 education inspection framework (EIF). It features many first-hand experiences of inspection under the updated EIF and highlights the methodology of inspection – including ‘deep dives’ and the 90-minute phone call – combined with top tips to ensure you get the best out of the assessments. The book will alleviate some of the worries surrounding inspection, helping schools to avoid piling unnecessary work onto staff, and encourages leaders to feel much more confident about the process. New Releases 978-178583487-5 £18.99 CAN N/A • US N/A 234 x 156mm 200 pages paperback • ebook

A Tin of Thunks® 13 Ian Gilbert Since establishing Independent Can a robot be kind? Can you touch the Thinking over 25 years ago, Ian wind? Is there more future than past? Gilbert has made a name for himself across the world as a Since publishing The Little Book of highly original writer, editor, Thunks over a decade ago, Ian Gilbert’s speaker, practitioner and thinker ‘beguilingly simple-looking questions’ and is someone who the IB have caused brain ache across the world World magazine has referred in children, young people and the wider to as one of the world’s leading school community. Born out of Ian’s educational visionaries. work with Philosophy for Children (P4C), questions like those posed above leave everyone thinking new thoughts about everyday life, love, the things around us and the world beyond. Whereas a right answer is a thinking cul- de-sac, a Thunk has no one right answer. And without that – and without the fear that many people have of coming up with wrong answers – all that remains is the opportunity for thinking, reflecting, philosophising, debating, thinking new thoughts and rethinking old ones. Such is the power of a Thunk. Now, for the first time, 50 of these probing provocations are presented in a brand new format – on a specially designed set of cards for use in a range of fun and innovative ways, both inside and outside the classroom. New Releases 978-178135343-1 £9.98 inc. VAT CAN $18.95 • US $16.95 Tin: 80 x 108 x 27mm Cards: 68 x 98mm 51-card set

14 Independent Thinking on Teaching in Dr Erik Blair is Senior Lecturer Higher Education in Higher Education Research and Practice at the University of From theory to practice West London. He has been an educator for over 20 years and has Erik Blair taught in universities in the UK and overseas, and is passionate A refreshing and invigorating exploration about enhancing engagement and of what really matters and what really interaction within the teaching works in higher education teaching. and learning environment. This book offers an insight into an area of higher education that has become more significant of late: the art of teaching. It focuses on the actual work of ‘teaching’ and gives thought-provoking and perceptive guidance on how to teach in a meaningful and engaging manner. Written in an accessible style by an author with over 20 years’ teaching experience, Independent Thinking on Teaching in Higher Education doesn’t bamboozle with abstract terminology. Instead, Dr Erik Blair guides readers through topic-driven chapters that offer practical answers supported by rationales drawn from everyday experience. Alongside the core themes, he also provides bite-size ‘nuggets of wisdom’ that prompt readers to implement flexible and effective strategies as part of their practice. New Releases 978-178135369-1 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 198 x 126mm 200 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

Independent Thinking on 15 Loss Since establishing Independent A little book about Thinking over 25 years ago, Ian bereavement for schools Gilbert has made a name for himself across the world as a Ian Gilbert with William, highly original and award-winning Olivia and Phoebe Gilbert writer, editor, speaker, practitioner and thinker, and is someone Written from the personal experience who the IB World magazine has of a parent and his three children, this referred to as one of the world’s unique book details the ways in which leading educational visionaries. schools can help their pupils come to His children – William, Olivia and terms with the death of a parent. Phoebe – are now in their twenties and are happy and successful. But A child loses a parent every 22 minutes in they miss their mum. the UK. Childhood bereavement brings with it a whole series of challenges for the children involved – challenges they will deal with all their lives. The research shows teachers want to help, but don’t know what to do. This book is a start. Ian, William, Olivia and Phoebe encourage educators to view death and bereavement as something that can be acknowledged and talked about in school, and offer clear guidelines that will make a difference as to how a school can support a bereaved child in their midst. New Releases 978-178135353-0 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 198 x 126mm 96 pages paperback • ebook

16 Independent Thinking on MFL Crista Hazell is an MFL specialist with many years’ successful How to make modern foreign experience both in the classroom language teaching exciting, and in positions of leadership. inclusive and relevant She has worked across the UK and internationally with students, Crista Hazell teachers and school leaders in developing teaching, learning, An insider’s guide that takes teachers relationships and behaviour. on a tour of how to get the teaching of a modern foreign language right. Learning a new language has the power to transform a life, as well as help break down the barriers that seem to be re- emerging between nations, cultures and people. Drawing on her many years of experience as an MFL teacher and head of department, Crista shares tips, techniques and inspirational ideas geared to help teachers build confidence, increase enjoyment and improve outcomes as they take their MFL teaching to a whole new level. Crista provides a range of strategies – from how to hook students in the minute they enter the classroom to ensuring that the vocabulary sticks – designed to help learners develop confidence, take risks and enjoy the challenge that learning a new language brings. New Releases 978-178135337-0 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 198 x 126mm 256 pages paperback • ebook CAN/US due June 2020

Independent Thinking on 17 Restorative Practice Mark Finnis is one of the UK’s Building relationships, leading exponents of restorative improving behaviour and practice and in 2019 he received creating stronger communities the Chris Donovan Trust’s Restorative Practice Champion Mark Finnis award in recognition of his work. With many years’ experience A practical and inspiring introduction of working with schools, local to the use of restorative practice in government agencies and social schools in order to improve behaviour, services, he is in demand as a foster a more caring culture and forge speaker and trainer. relationships that work. For those educators who are uncomfortable with the punitive world of zero tolerance, isolation booths and school exclusions, Mark Finnis – one of the UK’s leading restorative practice experts – is here to show you that there is another way. Drawing on his many years’ experience of working with schools, social services and local government across the country, Mark shares all you need to know about what restorative practice is, how it works, where to start and the many benefits of embedding it in any educational organisation that genuinely has people at its heart. New Releases 978-178135338-7 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 198 x 126mm 200 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due October 2020 CAN/US due December 2020

18 Independent Thinking on Teaching and Learning Jackie Beere, OBE worked as a journalist before starting a career Developing independence and in teaching and school leadership. resilience in all teachers and She was awarded an OBE in 2002 learners for developing innovative learning programmes and is the author Jackie Beere of several bestselling books on teaching, learning and coaching. A practical guide full of educational wisdom to help teachers make a genuine difference to the lives of every young person in their classroom. In this all-encompassing book on teaching and learning, Independent Thinking Associate Jackie Beere draws on her many years’ experience as a teaching assistant, primary teacher and secondary head teacher to re-energise every teacher’s passion for their profession. The book champions both children and teachers as learners in the classroom and – together with expert advice on how to develop in all pupils the habits of independent learning – shares great practice that delivers outstanding outcomes for all teachers. Essential reading for all teachers and school leaders who wish to make an impact on the teaching and learning in their school. New Releases 978-178135339-4 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 198 x 126mm 240 pages paperback • ebook

Independent Thinking on 19 Transition Dave Harris has worked for over Fostering better collaboration 20 years in school leadership, between primary and including 12 years as a school secondary schools principal across both primary and secondary phases. During this time Dave Harris he has developed a reputation for innovative thinking and practice, An inspirational compendium of which he is now sharing with practical strategies to empower primary school leaders across the world. and secondary school leaders to work together to get transition right. New Releases When it comes to looking at the quality 978-178135340-0 of our current schooling system, £9.99 the biggest elephant in the room is transition. We do it the way we’ve CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 always done it and, in so many ways and 198 x 126mm despite our best intentions, we often end 160 pages up doing it badly. But, as ever, there is another way. paperback • ebook With an impressive track record in leadership that includes establishing one of England’s all-too-rare all-through 3–18 state schools, Dave knows first-hand how much can be achieved when all phases work together and keep the children, not the system, at the heart of all they do. In this book he shares a wealth of practical approaches and vividly illustrates how primary and secondary schools can better collaborate to ensure their pupils enjoy a smooth and effective move between the two phases.

20 Independent Thinking on Laughter Dave Keeling has been a professional actor and ‘stand-up Using humour as a tool educationalist’ for more than to engage and motivate two decades. Whether it’s leading all learners a workshop with challenging teenagers, speaking to a hall-full Dave Keeling of equally reluctant teachers or delivering a keynote for school An uplifting manifesto packed with tips leaders looking for the cure to and techniques to help educators unleash recalcitrance, Dave never fails to the power of humour and laughter in the leave delegates happy, moved, less learning environment. stressed and feeling a great deal more motivated. Education is too important to be taken seriously: everyone in our schools – from New Releases the youngest learner to the, ahem, ‘most senior’ teacher – likes to laugh. 978-178135341-7 £9.99 And beyond the many stress-busting CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 and morale-boosting benefits that 198 x 126mm laughter brings on an individual level, 144 pages the collective rewards of laughter in the paperback • ebook classroom setting are also numerous – such as enhancing openness and teamwork, stimulating imagination and creativity and, above all, strengthening the student–teacher relationship. Writing with his trademark wit, Dave shares handy hints acquired from his experience in the world of comedy and offers a veritable smorgasbord of activities for use with learners – all proven to generate laughter, enhance learning and make the teacher look great.

A Curriculum of Hope 21 As rich in humanity as in Debra Kidd taught for 23 years knowledge in primary, secondary and higher education settings. She Debra Kidd is the author of three previous books and believes more than A stimulating manifesto of hope that anything else that the secret explores how good curriculum design to great teaching is to ‘make it can empower schools to build bridges matter’. Debra has a doctorate in between their pupils’ learning and the education and co-founded and world around them. organised Northern Rocks, one of the largest annual teaching and A great many schools are wondering how learning conferences in the UK. they can build a curriculum model that meets the demands of government policy as well as the needs of the children and communities they serve. In A Curriculum of Hope, Debra Kidd illustrates how teachers can deliver learning experiences that genuinely link knowledge to life. Working on the premise that a strong curriculum is supported by five key pillars of practice – coherence, credibility, creativity, compassion and community – she presents a plethora of examples that demonstrate how schools, parents, pupils and the wider local community can learn together to build from within. Suitable for teachers and leaders in all schools. New Releases 978-178135342-4 £18.99 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 222 x 182mm 168 pages paperback • ebook

22 Forget School An English specialist with over Why young people are 20 years’ teaching experience, succeeding on their own terms Martin Illingworth is a senior and what schools can do to lecturer at Sheffield Hallam avoid being left behind University with responsibility for English and drama PGCE. As an Martin Illingworth Independent Thinking Associate he has delivered keynote speeches A wide-reaching, engaging enquiry into and workshops across the UK, and the things that young people actually has also worked internationally need from their education. – undertaking research in Cairo, Egypt, and at the University of Schools are at a crossroads: either they Toronto in Canada. respond to the real world of change, challenges and possibilities that face New Releases young people, or they become irrelevant. 978-178135313-4 Young people need to network effectively, £16.99 manage their finances responsibly, and CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 be digitally proficient and alert to the 212 x 140mm world around them. If schools do not 200 pages adapt their provision to nurture these paperback • ebook capabilities, then today’s youth will CAN/US due June 2020 increasingly turn to alternative sources to seek out the education they need. Drawing on the experiences of young self-employed adults, Martin Illingworth’s Forget School provides practical suggestions around how schooling culture, curriculum design and pedagogical approaches can be reconfigured in readiness for the emerging shifts and trends in 21st century life and employment.

23 The Complete Learner’s LTheeaCronmeplre’tse Mistakes help Toolkit Toolkit me learn I never stop Metacognition, growth trying … mindset and beyond – equipping the modern learner Metacognition and mindset – equipping the to succeed at school and in life modern learner with the thinking and social skills to succeed at school and in life Jackie Beere I use learning Enables schools to transform their strategies that work pupils’ learning and make a positive impact on their personal and emotional When it’s challenging, Helping others development. my brain is growing helps me ... The book focuses on the most important Change is I believe skills identified by the World Economic always possible I can ... Forum – including critical thinking, emotional intelligence, cognitive I learned I love flexibility, and judgement and decision- how to to learn making – and presents more than 30 learn I see struggle lessons designed to last up to one hour, as growth all devised to develop the habits of Learning metacognition associated with academic is the key Jackie Beere progress. Asking questions helps me learn The Complete Learner’s Toolkit can either be used as a stand-alone intervention or Jackie Beere, OBE worked as a integrated into the curriculum as part of journalist before starting a career a learning culture. in teaching and school leadership. She was awarded an OBE in 2002 Suitable for use with learners aged 9–16. for developing innovative learning programmes and is the author of several bestselling books on teaching, learning and coaching. New Releases 978-178135317-2 £19.99 CAN $34.95 • US $26.95 222 x 182 mm 200 pages (est) paperback • ebook UK due September 2020 CAN/US due November 2020

24 Purpose Zest for Learning Curios Passi e Passi o n Developing curious learners Bill Lucas and Ellen Spencer Curiosity who relish real-world challenges ZestBalance Leaforrning Bill Lucas and on Ellen Spencer Developing curious learners who Explores the ways in which teachers can relish real-world challenges help their pupils to find their passions, develop independence and challenge Balanc themselves to become more expansive ity learners. Purpose Young people need more than subject knowledge in order to thrive – they need Pedagogy for a Changing World capabilities. A key capability is zest: the curiosity and desire to experience new Professor Bill Lucas is Director things. Zest for Learning offers a powerful of the Centre for Real-World new synthesis of thinking about what it Learning. A global thought-leader, takes for young people to flourish both Bill is co-chair of the PISA 2021 in education and in the wider world, test of creative thinking and an especially at a time when preparing them education adviser to the state of for life beyond school often calls for Victoria in Australia, to the LEGO brave leadership. Foundation, to the Royal Yachting Association and to the Church of In this book Bill and Ellen offer a England. framework for zest: a practical guide for teachers, underpinned by theory. They Dr Ellen Spencer is a senior draw on a number of areas of knowledge researcher at the Centre for and practice that each have something Real-World Learning. Ellen is to contribute to the concept of zest an expert on the assessment for learning, bringing together ideas in of creativity and pedagogy for concrete and actionable ways. practical learning and, together with Bill Lucas and Guy Claxton, is See page 85 for other books in the series. co-author of Expansive Education: Teaching learners for the real world. New Releases 978-178583401-1 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 288 pages paperback • ebook

Sweet Distress 25 How our love affair with Gillian Bridge is a qualified teacher feelings has fuelled the current of English, an addiction therapist mental health crisis (and what and a member of the British we can do about it) Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has taught, Gillian Bridge lectured and coached in the field of brain language and behaviour Cutting its way through the media frenzy, and has also worked in prisons Sweet Distress puts emotional resilience and on Harley Street. centre stage. New Releases Using an approach rooted in no-nonsense logic, author and psycholinguistic 978-178583467-7 consultant Gillian Bridge delves into a £12.99 range of problems which seem to be most frequently cited as sources of CAN $22.95 • US $18.95 mental distress. These include stress, 216 x 140mm anxiety, depression, loneliness, body 176 pages image, eating disorders, social media, substance abuse, behavioural disorders, paperback • ebook academic pressures and bullying. The author explores how these issues have contributed to turning life events that may, at other times or in other places, have been little more than nuisances or inconveniences into sources of genuine psychic pain. Packed with realistic and effective takeaway strategies for parents and educators, Sweet Distress challenges under-researched but over-promoted ideology and shares evidence-based help and advice for anyone wanting to improve the mental health of those they care about.

26 The Wolf was Not Sleeping Avril McDonald is the bestselling, Avril McDonald award-winning author of the Feel Brave series of books and founder A heartwarming bedtime story specially of Feel Brave, a company with a written to soothe the anxiety of children vision to give all children access whose parents work as first responders to tools that help them manage and to encourage conversations which tough emotions and reach their help them manage trauma. potential. Avril has a Diploma of Education from Wellington Wolfgang’s dad works as a helper: when College of Education, New the wolves sound the alarm, he has to Zealand, where she trained as a leave to help the other creatures in the primary school teacher majoring in forest. Each night Wolfgang worries music and dance. about what might happen if his dad gets the call. His worries are so bad that they keep him awake, and he is falling asleep in the daytime instead! Spider leaves a note for Big Dad Wolf to show him how worried Wolfgang is. Big Dad Wolf realises he needs to sit down with Wolfgang to reassure him, and tell him about what happens when he goes to help in the forest. Wolfgang learns that things aren’t always as bad as they seem. There are lots of ways in which we can tell or show people how we are feeling – and if we can name a feeling, then we can tame a feeling. Part of Avril McDonald’s Feel Brave series – little stories about big feelings. See pages 88–89 for other titles in the series. New Releases 978-178583468-4 £7.99 CAN $13.95 • US $12.95 234 x 286mm 32 pages paperback • ebook CAN/US due July 2020

Imperfect Leadership 27 A book for leaders who know Steve Munby has spent his whole they don’t know it all career in education, first as a teacher and then as an adviser Steve Munby and inspector before moving into leadership. Between 2005 and Eloquently reflects upon and describes 2017 he was chief executive first a leadership approach that is strong on of the National College for School self-awareness and positive about the Leadership in England and then of importance of asking for help. Education Development Trust, an international education charity. He When asked to describe his own is now a self-employed consultant leadership style, Steve uses the word and speaker on leadership and on ‘imperfect’. This is not something system reform. he apologises for; he feels imperfect leadership should be celebrated. Too often we are given examples of leaders who are put on some kind of pedestal, lauded as superheroes who have it all worked out and are so good at what they do that nobody else can come close. This book is the antidote to that flawed perception. Imperfect Leadership is an honest reflection upon leadership. It is about Steve’s journey, covering his highs and lows and, ultimately, how he learned to refine and improve his leadership. It is about messy, trial-and-error, butterflies- in-the-stomach leadership and about thoughtful and invitational leadership – and the positive impact it can have. Leadership 978-178583411-0 £20.00 CAN $34.95 • US $24.95 234 x 156mm 320 pages hardback • ebook

28 Making Kids Cleverer David Didau is a freelance writer, A manifesto for closing the blogger, speaker, trainer and advantage gap author. He started his award- winning blog, The Learning Spy in David Didau 2011. Since then he has spoken at various national conferences, has David Didau reignites the nature vs directly influenced Ofsted and has nurture debate around intelligence and worked with the Department offers informed advice on how teachers for Education to consider ways in can help their students acquire a store of which teachers’ workload could knowledge and skills that is both relevant be reduced. and robust. David expertly analyses an impressive body of research from the field of cognitive science to help readers gain a firmer grasp on the psychological construct that is broadly termed ‘intelligence’. And it turns out that we can increase intelligence, particularly in children from disadvantaged backgrounds. David argues that, with greater access to culturally accumulated information – taught explicitly within a knowledge-rich curriculum – disadvantaged children are more likely to become cleverer and, therefore, more creative. They also become better problem-solvers and are able to think more critically. Suitable for all teachers in all settings. Leadership 978-178583366-3 £14.99 CAN $26.95 • US $21.95 234 x 156mm 352 pages paperback • ebook English language rights only

The Working Class 29 Poverty, education and Since establishing Independent alternative voices Thinking over 25 years ago, Ian Gilbert has made a name for Edited by Ian Gilbert himself across the world as a highly original writer, editor, Written for policy makers and activists speaker, practitioner and thinker as well as school leaders and educators, and is someone who the IB this is a timely survey of the impact of World magazine has referred current policies and an invaluable source to as one of the world’s leading of practical advice on what can be done educational visionaries. to better support disadvantaged children in the school system. With contributions from Nina Jackson, Tim Taylor, Dr Steven Watson, Rhythmical Mike, Dr Ceri Brown, Dr Brian Male, Julia Hancock, Paul Dix, Chris Kilkenny, Daryn Egan-Simon, Paul Bateson, Sarah Pavey, Dr Matthew McFall, Jamie Thrasivoulou, Hywel Roberts, Dr Kevin Ming, Leah Stewart, (Real) David Cameron, Sir Al Aynsley- Green, Shona Crichton, Floyd Woodrow, Jonathan Lear, Dr Debra Kidd, Will Ryan, Andrew Morrish, Phil Beadle, Jaz Ampaw- Farr, Darren Chetty, Sameena Choudry, Tait Coles, Professor Terry Wrigley, Brian Walton, Dave Whitaker, Gill Kelly, Roy Leighton, Jane Hewitt, Jarlath O’Brien, Crista Hazell, Louise Riley, Mark Creasy, Martin Illingworth, Ian Loynd, David Rogers, Professor Mick Waters and Professor Paul Clarke. Leadership 978-178135278-6 £24.99 CAN $39.95 • US $34.95 248 x 185mm 544 pages paperback • ebook

30 Middle Leadership for 21st The School Fundraising Century Schools Handbook From compliance to commitment How to maximise your income from grants, sponsorship and Bill Lowe many other sources of finance Sets out for middle leaders the Lindsey Marsh essential elements of a contemporary leadership approach that will help A carefully compiled treasury of tips, them successfully navigate a rapidly tools and key contacts to help schools changing educational landscape. in the UK save money, boost their income and manage their fundraising Suitable for both established and projects. aspiring middle leaders in primary and secondary schools. Leadership 978-178583426-4 £16.99 978-178583434-9 CAN N/A • US N/A £18.99 222 x 182mm CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 224 pages 222 x 182mm paperback • ebook 168 pages paperback • ebook

31 The Unexpected Leader Leadership for Tomorrow Exploring the real nature of values, Beyond the school improvement authenticity and moral purpose in horizon education Malcolm Groves, Iesha Small Andrew Hobbs and John West-Burnham For school leaders who want to make a difference but feel they aren’t Presents school leaders with a vision- obvious leadership material. This is led analysis of what needs to change a book about people. A book that if schools are really to equip children humanises school leaders and tells and young people to thrive in our ever- their stories. A book in which school changing world. leaders reveal their authentic selves and their journeys to leadership. 978-178135299-1 Leadership £18.99 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 978-178583237-6 222 x 182mm £25.00 200 pages CAN $39.95 • US $34.95 paperback • ebook 222 x 182mm 192 pages paperback • ebook

32 Curriculum Making the Leap Athena versus the machine Moving from deputy to head Martin Robinson Jill Berry Explores the educational value of Dr Jill Berry offers practical advice a curriculum rooted in the pursuit which will be invaluable to anyone of wisdom – and advocates the considering headship, drawing on enshrinement of such a curriculum her personal experience, her doctoral as the central concern of an research and her extensive reading on academic institution. the subject. Suitable for teachers, middle leaders and senior leaders who are considering school headship. Leadership 978-178583161-4 £12.99 978-178583302-1 CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 £14.99 198 x 130mm CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 192 pages 216 x 140mm paperback • ebook 200 pages paperback • ebook

33 ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED FOR A WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR • TEACHING AND LEARNING • EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP • INNOVATION AND CHANGE • ACCOUNTABILITY • THINKING STRATEGICALLY • MANAGING RESOURCES • COLLABORATION • LEADING PEOPLE • ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND PERSONAL âLCOENAVEDRggSEARTIOSDINAHLSOÚGIUPESCHANGE•ENGAGINGWITHSTUDENTS,PARENTSANDCOMMUNITY AND ACTIVITIES FOR LEADERSHIP TEAMS JOHN WEST-BURNHAM AND DAVE HARRIS OF PFRIRNTEAEBLECRDES-ORUROCESM Leadership Dialogues Leadership Dialogues II Conversations and activities for Leadership in times of change leadership teams Dave Harris and John West-Burnham and John West-Burnham Dave Harris This is not a book containing all Leadership Dialogues encourages the answers; rather it is a book personal reflection, dialogue with a containing many of the questions coach or mentor and conversations that will help school leaders work in leadership teams. It includes short with their colleagues to find the think pieces, case studies, diagnostic answers for their own schools within reviews, selected quotations on a the communities in which they work. particular theme and questions for Suitable for school leadership teams discussion and reflection. in any setting. 978-184590906-2 Leadership £24.99 CAN $44.95 • US $36.95 978-178583256-7 222 x 182mm £24.99 176 pages CAN $44.95 • US $36.95 paperback + CD-ROM • ebook 222 x 182mm 216 pages paperback • ebook

34 Becoming Mobius Are You Dropping the Brave Heads Debra Kidd Baton? Dave Harris Dave Harris 978-178135219-9 978-178135048-5 £25.00 978-184590081-6 £18.99 CAN $44.95 • US $38.95 £24.99 CAN $34.95 • US $27.95 CAN N/A • US $54.95 High Performers Leadership with a primary Alistair Smith Moral Purpose Heads Will Ryan 978-184590687-0 exceptional leadersHip in tHe primary scHool £18.99 978-184590084-7 Bill laar CAN $34.95 • US $27.95 £19.99 CAN $34.95 • US $29.95 Primary Heads Bill Laar 978-184590890-4 £18.99 CAN $34.95 • US $27.95 Leadership

35 Caroline Bentley-Davies AmazingHow to be an Middle Leader Understanding How to Be an Amazing Independent Thinking Leadership Middle Leader Ian Gilbert Libby Nicholas and Caroline Bentley-Davies John West-Burnham 978-178135055-3 978-184590798-3 £16.99 978-178583334-2 £18.99 CAN $29.95 • US $26.95 £18.99 CAN $34.95 • US $27.95 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 Trivium 21c Trivium in Practice The Magic of Metaphor Martin Robinson Martin Robinson Nick Owen 978-178135054-6 978-178135243-4 978-189983670-3 £18.99 £18.99 £16.99 CAN $25.99 • US $27.95 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 CAN $29.95 • US $24.95 Leadership

36 ecretariesthe best jobthinking alloWed Learning Learning with ‘e’s Educational theory and practice in the digital age Steve Wheelerin the world with ‘e’s on schooling vic Educational theory and Goddard Mick practice in the digital age Waters I loved this book. It is a frank, jargon-free and humane account of headship. Generated by Steve Wheeler Fiona Millar, Guardian Education columnist Thinking Allowed Foreword by Richard Gerver Mick Waters The Best Job in Learning with ‘e’s the World 978-178135056-0 Steve Wheeler Vic Goddard £14.99 CAN $24.95 • US $23.95 978-184590939-0 978-178135110-9 £16.99 £14.99 BRAVE PAs CAN $27.95 • US $22.95 CAN $24.95 • US $23.95 the ultimate guide to being outstanding in a tough jobtrators • f and Adminis EodrwuPcoAIarsnt,kEiioAnnsg, S Full On Learning The Subject Leader Zoë Elder Steve Garnett From the world’s most connected Personal Assistant and PA Trainer 978-184590681-8 978-184590796-9 Angela Garry £24.99 £18.99 CAN $44.95 • US $33.95 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 Brave PAs Angela Garry 978-178135221-2 £12.99 CAN $19.95 • US $19.95 Leadership

37 Independent Thinking The Little Book of Where Will I Do My on Loss Charisma Pineapples? Ian Gilbert with William, David Hodgson Gill Kelly Olivia and Phoebe Gilbert 978-184590293-3 978-184590696-2 978-178135353-0 £10.99 £10.99 £9.99 CAN $18.95 • US $16.95 CAN $19.95 • US $18.95 CAN $17.95 • US $16.95 The Perfect (Ofsted) The Perfect (Ofsted) Perfect Teacher-Led Inspection School Governor CPD Jackie Beere Tim Bartlett Shaun Allison 978-178135000-3 978-178135090-4 978-178135136-9 £10.99 £10.99 £10.99 CAN $19.95 • US $16.95 CAN $19.95 • US $16.95 CAN $19.95 • US $16.95 Leadership

38 This Much I Know This Much I Know Dare to be Different About Mind Over About Love Over Will Ryan Matter … Fear … John Tomsett John Tomsett 978-178583276-5 £12.99 978-178583168-3 978-184590982-6 CAN $22.95 • US $19.95 £16.99 £16.99 CAN $26.95 • US $22.95 CAN $29.95 • US $24.95 We are, Magic of at the time I write this, in need of Modern a revolution in Metaphor education This is a strong statement Walking with the Stars and I don’t use it lightly Written and Illustrated by Teaching: notes from the front line David Hodgson Dr Debra Kidd Edited by Nick Owen Teaching: Notes from Magic of Modern My School the Front Line Metaphor Improvement Debra Kidd David Hodgson Doodle Book Ben Keeling 978-178135131-4 978-184590394-7 £12.99 £16.99 978-178135051-5 CAN $22.95 • US $19.95 CAN $29.95 • US $34.95 £9.99 CAN $17.95 • US $15.95 Leadership

From Able to 39 Remarkable With over two decades’ worth of Help your students become experience as a history teacher, expert learners Robert Massey has for the past six years led the Scholars’ Programme Robert Massey at Bristol Grammar School. He has a particular interest in Provides a pathway to help teachers supporting his colleagues in the guide their students through the provision of stretch and challenge gauntlets of the gifted, the underpasses opportunities for more able of underachievement and the roadblocks students. He regularly speaks at to remarkable on their learning journeys. education conferences. What makes remarkable students remarkable? Attributes such as resilience, curiosity and intelligence may come to mind – and we might also add others, such as intuition and tenacity. But what has helped make them what they are? Robert Massey argues that these ‘remarkabilities’ are there, latent and dormant, in many more students than we might at first acknowledge. In From Able to Remarkable Robert shares a rich variety of practical, cross-curricular strategies designed to help teachers unearth and nurture these capabilities and signpost a route to the top for every learner. Suitable for teachers and gifted and talented coordinators in both primary and secondary schools. Teaching Skills 978-178583435-6 £18.99 CAN $32.95 • US $27.95 222 x 182mm 288 pages paperback • ebook

40 Teach Like Nobody’s Watching Mark Enser has been teaching geography for over a decade The essential guide to effective and is a head of department at and efficient teaching Heathfield Community College. He contributes articles to TES and Mark Enser to the Guardian Teacher Network and often speaks at education Sets out a time-efficient approach to conferences. Mark also writes a teaching that will reduce teachers’ blog called Teaching It Real and workload and enhance their pupils’ levels tweets @EnserMark. He spends of engagement and attainment. the rest of his time reading, drinking coffee and running in Mark Enser argues that a quality the hills. education is rooted in simplicity. In this book he convincingly strips away the layers of contradictory pedagogical advice that teachers have received over the years and lends weight to the three key pillars that underpin effective, efficient teaching: the lesson, the curriculum and the school’s support structure. Teach Like Nobody’s Watching explores these three core elements in detail, and presents teachers with a range of practical, time-efficient approaches to help them reclaim their professional agency and ensure that their pupils get the excellent education they deserve. Suitable for all teachers in both primary and secondary schools. Teaching Skills 978-178583399-1 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 192 pages paperback • ebook

The Monkey-Proof Box 41 Curriculum design for building Described as having a breathtaking knowledge, developing creative understanding of how to engage thinking and promoting children, Jonathan Lear is an independence award-winning teacher, education consultant and author. He has Jonathan Lear worked for many years on a compelling mix of inspirational A manifesto on how to dismantle the teaching strategies, and has curriculum we’re told to deliver and shared his passion for learning construct in its place the curriculum we as an advanced skills teacher, a need to deliver. deputy head and an Associate of Independent Thinking. In their early years, children experience a world full of monkey-proof boxes – it’s a time of discovery, observation and experimentation, as they engage in the frustration and joy of learning how to release life’s nuts. Then, as they progress through school, learning becomes more formal, easier in many ways. The nuts are handed to them on a plate and something important is lost. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this absorbing book, Jonathan sets out how primary school teachers can resist the ‘nuts on a plate’ approach and deliver a curriculum rich in authentic learning experiences that help children learn from one another and grow into empowered, knowledgeable and creative thinkers who are driven by insatiable curiosity. Teaching Skills 978-178135310-3 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 184 pages paperback • ebook

42 How to Explain Absolutely Anything Andy Tharby is an English teacher to Absolutely Anyone with over a decade’s classroom experience at a secondary school The art and science of teacher in West Sussex. He is co-author of explanation the award-winning Making Every Lesson Count and the author of Andy Tharby Making Every English Lesson Count. Andy is also interested in helping Andy Tharby talks teachers through a set fellow teachers enhance their of remarkably simple techniques that practice through engagement with will help revolutionise the precision and research evidence. clarity of their message. Writing in his typically engaging and eloquent style, Andy examines the art and science of the undervalued skill of teacher explanation. By bringing together evidence and ideas from a wide range of sources – including cognitive science, educational research and the study of linguistics – Andy shows teachers how to explain tricky and thorny concepts so well that their pupils will not only understand them perfectly, but remember them forever too. He also puts the important role of learner autonomy in context, recognising that there is a time for teachers to talk and a time for pupils to lead their own learning, and argues that, in most cases, teachers should first lay out the premise before opening the space for interrogation. Teaching Skills 978-178583367-0 £16.99 CAN $26.95 • US $19.95 222 x 182mm 184 pages paperback • ebook

43 Storycraft Teach Like You Imagined It How to teach narrative writing Finding the right balance Martin Griffin and Kevin Lister Jon Mayhew Shares a wealth of tools, ideas and Written by two fiction writers and encouragement to help teachers English teachers with over 40 years’ manage the conflicting pressures of combined experience in education, teaching and become the educators Storycraft is an inspiring and practical they imagined they would be. resource to support secondary school teachers in developing their students’ Covering the prioritising of tasks, the creative writing. streamlining of marking and feedback, Suitable for English teachers of making the most of data and getting students aged 11 to 18. the best out of CPD, this book is packed with trusted techniques and 978-178583402-8 savvy suggestions to help you to teach £16.99 like you imagined it. CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm Teaching Skills 232 pages paperback • ebook 978-178583400-4 £16.99 CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 176 pages paperback • ebook

44 Learning without Fear The Expert Teacher A practical toolkit for developing Using pedagogical content growth mindset in the early years knowledge to plan superb lessons and primary classroom Darren Mead Julia Stead and Ruchi Sabharwal One of the most universally respected teachers in Britain, Darren presents Provides teachers of learners aged an engaging, research-informed view 3–11 with a colourful collection on which teaching strategies work of tried-and-tested lesson ideas, best to promote long-term learning in questionnaires and examples of students. outstanding practice – all taken from Suitable for all teachers in all settings. their own very successful classrooms – designed to nurture young learners’ 978-178135311-0 resilience and learning capabilities. £18.99 CAN $34.95 • US $29.95 Teaching Skills 222 x 182mm 336 pages 978-178583305-2 paperback • ebook £19.99 CAN $34.95 • US $29.95 222 x 182mm 272 pages colour paperback • ebook

45 DIRTY TEACHING A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Outdoors JULIET ROBERTSON Messy Maths Finalist A playful, outdoor approach for Dirty Teaching early years A beginner’s guide to learning Juliet Robertson outdoors Messy Maths reimagines the outdoor Juliet Robertson space through a mathematical lens – providing suggestions that will One of the keys to a happy and empower teachers to blend outdoor creative classroom is getting out of learning into their practice. It is an it – and this book will give you the easy-to-use reference book replete confidence to do just that. Drawing on with ready-to-use games and open- academic research, Juliet explains why ended ideas designed to help children learning outdoors is so beneficial and become confident and skilled in provides plenty of tips and activities to thinking about, using and exploring help you to integrate outdoor learning abstract mathematical concepts as into your teaching practice, providing they play outside. a broad range of engaging outdoor experiences for your students. 978-178135266-3 £18.99 Teaching Skills CAN $34.95 • US $26.95 222 x 182mm 978-178135107-9 252 pages £18.99 paperback • ebook CAN $32.95 • US $26.95 222 x 182mm 224 pages paperback • ebook

46 Opening Doors to a Richer Opening Doors to a Richer English Curriculum English Curriculum for Ages 6 to 9 for Ages 10 to 13 Bob Cox with Leah Crawford Bob Cox with Leah Crawford and Verity Jones and Verity Jones Designed to help teachers enhance Provides a treasury of strategies their young learners’ engagement with and resources all carefully selected challenging texts and develop their to support the design of a deeper, reading and writing skills as budding more creative and more expansive wordsmiths. Fifteen ready-to-use curriculum. Fifteen ready-to-use units units of work comprising a range of of work comprising a range of poetry poetry and prose from across the and prose from across the literary literary tradition, vividly illustrated by tradition, all accompanied by Victoria Victoria Cox. Cox’s vivid illustrations. Teaching Skills 978-178583397-7 £12.99 978-178583398-4 CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 £12.99 180 x 148mm CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 256 pages 180 x 148mm paperback • ebook 272 pages paperback • ebook

47 Opening Doors to Opening Doors to Opening Doors to Quality Writing Quality Writing Famous Poetry and Prose Ideas for writing Ideas for writing inspired by great inspired by great Ideas and resources writers writers for accessing literary for ages 6 to 9 for ages 10 to 13 heritage works Bob Cox Bob Cox Bob Cox These 15 units of work These 15 units should Provides 20 units of cover poetry and prose: help teachers facilitate work covering poetry each unit provides understanding of the and prose from our exciting stimulus challenging texts and literary heritage. Each material, creative ideas maximise the huge unit comes with exciting for writing projects, potential for quality stimulus material and and differentiation and writing. Discover a creative suggestions support strategies, multitude of ready-to- for ways in which the meaning all pupils can use ideas, inspired by material can be used for achieve the quality classic literature and outstanding learning writing objectives. great writers’ works. possibilities. Teaching Skills 978-178583013-6 978-178583014-3 978-184590896-6 £12.99 £12.99 £19.99 CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 CAN $24.95 • US $19.95 CAN $34.95 • US $32.95 180 x 148mm 180 x 148mm 210 x 280mm 208 pages 224 pages 232 pages paperback + CD-ROM paperback • ebook paperback + CD-ROM • ebook • ebook

48 Dynamically Different The Lazy Teacher’s Classrooms Handbook – New Edition Create spaces that spark learning How your students learn more when you teach less Claire Gadsby and Jan Evans Jim Smith Experienced educators Claire and Jan take away the guesswork by inviting If you want your students to learn teachers into a unique journey of more and you to work less, then The classroom discovery that shows them Lazy Teacher’s Handbook provides you how to design and use the space with all the arguments and evidence within their classroom in such a way you need. Packed full of easy-to-apply, that enhances their pupils’ learning highly effective strategies all with the experiences. Suitable for teachers, seal of approval from real students in trainees, teaching assistants and real classrooms. senior leaders in both primary and secondary schools. 978-178135268-7 £18.99 Teaching Skills CAN $29.95 • US $24.95 222 x 182mm 978-178135297-7 272 pages £19.99 paperback • ebook CAN $34.95 • US $29.95 210 x 280mm 176 pages colour paperback • ebook

49 Uncharted Territories Thrive Adventures in learning In your first three years in teaching Hywel Roberts and Martha Boyne, Emily Debra Kidd Clements and Ben Wright What is the purpose of education? If Martha, Emily and Ben share their you think it is to get children through personal experiences and demonstrate tests, then this book is probably not how you too can thrive during the for you. If, however, you think it is tricky training year, the daunting NQT to develop wisdom in children – the year and the crucial RQT year. Using capacity to think, to apply knowledge, their collective insights, and plenty to empathise, to weigh up evidence, of evidence-informed strategies to consider consequences and to make and advice, they detail how you informed choices – then this book is can get to grips with the classroom most definitely for you. basics and effectively continue your professional development. 978-178135295-3 £16.99 Teaching Skills CAN $29.95 • US $24.95 222 x 182mm 978-178583304-5 160 pages £16.99 paperback • ebook CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 222 x 182mm 216 pages paperback • ebook

50 15-Minute STEM Visible Maths Quick, creative science, Using representations and technology, engineering and structure to enhance mathematics mathematics activities for teaching in schools 5–11-year-olds Peter Mattock Emily Hunt Supports teachers in their use of This innovative resource has been concrete and pictorial representations designed to reassure teachers that to illustrate key mathematical ideas they don’t need to be experts to and operations. Peter Mattock deliver high-quality STEM education. builds on this approach and explores Each of the 40 activities includes – in colourful detail – a variety of step-by-step instructions, takes just visual tools and techniques that 15 minutes to complete and can be can be used in the classroom to resourced from everyday materials deepen pupils’ understanding of found in the classroom or at home. mathematical operations. Teaching Skills 978-178583350-2 £18.99 978-178583335-9 CAN $34.95 • US $29.95 £16.99 240 x 210mm CAN $29.95 • US $22.95 312 pages 297 x 210mm colour paperback • ebook 64 pages colour paperback • ebook