This is about engaging children and young people in great learning so well they barely know they are learning, let alone learning well. Drawing on Hywel’s years of experience using drama and The Mantle of the Expert’ (and much more besides) to draw the best out of young people, this book is about the dance that happens between teachers and learners, it’s about the importance of relationships in that engagement, it’s about how to build and sustain rapport with learners. And it’s about finding a delight and a joy in the process of learning, enhanced by those spontaneous, serendipitous events that help you remember just why you came into the job in the first place. A book of happy accidents and improvisations that would be a lovely addition to any teacher’s bookshelf Ian McMillan, Poet, broadcaster and comedian The voice of a true pioneer, clear and sure in the belief that teaching is an amalgam of so many things beyond subject knowledge’. The book races along at an almost breathless speed-just like the writer. Luke Abbott, Director of Mantle of the Expert Oops! is about principles. It’s about a mentality that encourages us to drop the reins of rigid, boring schemes of work and instead create learning that is exciting and relevant! Jamie Portman, Assistant Headteacher, Campsmount Technology College Hywel Roberts’ message is that engagement is the message and in delivering it he’s sharp, he’s intellectually underpinned, he’s effervescent, he’s the teacher you wished your teachers had seen teach. Phil Beadle, teacher, broadcaster, author If you want the children in your school to make great progress and remember you as a teacher who made learning fun, dip into this book for inspiration and ideas. Diane Heritage, Deputy Lead Associate, North of England National College

Oops!: Helping Children Learn Accidentally

Self-Help

Roberts, Hywel

Motivational

Independent Thinking

The Little Book of Dyslexia written by a dyslexic student teacher, references both personal experience and current research findings to highlight issues faced by people of all ages with dyslexia.It looks at a number of strategies that can be used both inside and outside the classroom as well as listing various resources all designed to create a learning environment that helps  not hinders  the dyslexic learner. The book works through the various challenges faced at different ages, starting with the youngest, including some of the early indications of dyslexia and moves up through primary and secondary school and finally onto university and being a student teacher.This is a must-read for anyone who has met dyslexia  in their own approach to learning or in a child or children they know.”Roger Pask, Education Leadership and Management Consultant, Facilitator and CoachThis book will appeal to trainee teachers, newly qualified teachers and practitioners across all phases of education. It will also prove to be a practical guide for all parents on how tocope with a child who has dyslexia.”Debbie Coslett, Chief Executive Officer, The Hayesbrook School Academy TrustAny parent of a child diagnosed with dyslexia would find this book excellent in that it is written by someone who really knows how that diagnosis impacts on a child’s life.”Andrew Massey, Fox In The Box Consulting LtdThis is a gem of a book that will be useful for working with all pupils and students. It is packed with common sense strategies and insights that will make learning fun and productive.”Carol Frankl, leading personality of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) industry, founder of The Southover PartnershipJoe Beech was diagnosed with both dyslexia and dyspraxia at age seven. He is currently coming to the end of studying a BA in Physical Education and Education before moving on to complete his PGCE.

The Little Book of Dyslexia: Both Sides of the Classroom (The Little Book Series)

Parenting & Relationships

Beech, Joe

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

The Philosophy Shop: Ideas, Activities and Questions to Get People, Young and Old, Thinking Philosophically (Philosophy Foundation)

Winner of the ForeWord Review 2012 Philosophy Book of the Year Award
 Winner of the New England Book Festival 2012 Compilations/Anthologies Category Award.
 Winner of the Education Resources 2013 Educational Book Award.
Imagine a one-stop shop stacked to the rafters with everything you could ever want to tap into young people’s natural curiosity and get them thinking deeply. Well, this is it! Edited by professional philosopher Peter Worley from The Philosophy Foundation, this is packed with ideas, stimuli, thought experiments, activities, short stories, pictures, and questions to get young people thinking philosophically.
Primarily aimed at teachers to use as a stimuli for philosophical enquiries in the classroom to get them thinking from the off, it can also be used by parents for some great family thinking or anyone fed up of being told what to think (or urged not to think) and who wants a real neurological workout.
Contributors include: A.C. Grayling, Peter Adamson, Angela Hobbs, Ben Jeffery, David Birch, Phillip Cowell, and Peter Cave.
The proceeds of the book are going towards The Philosophy Foundation Charity. What better time to have this available than World Philosophy Day on November 15, 2012?
Peter Worley has recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He read philosophy at University College London and Birkbeck College, and is currently studying for a PhD at King’s College London.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Leading provision to improve outcomes for children with special educational needs has never been more important. Natalie Packer brings her expertise as a special education needs consultant to offer practical guidance for coordinators and other school leaders that will ensure your school is delivering outstanding progress for all children.

The Perfect SENCO (The Perfect Series)

Education & Teaching

Packer, Natalie

Schools & Teaching

The Perfect  Further Education Lesson will help teachers, trainers, tutors and assessors provide consistently outstanding learning experiences that make a real difference to their learners. It removes the mystery surrounding outstanding learning, and enables staff to make the great escape  -  setting them free to do what really matters for their learners. It identifies key factors that make learning outstanding and provides practical advice and strategies to achieve this, as well as delivering high-quality teaching every day and also remaining undaunted by Ofsted observations. This book links directly to the Common Inspection Framework (CIF) 2012 criteria for further education and skills providers.

The Perfect Further Education Lesson

Rossa, Jackie

Education is like a sherbet lemon: we need the structures and systems the hard exterior but we can easily lose sight of the magic that is at the heart of this; the teaching and learning the fizz in the center. Nina Jackson's mission in Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons is to put the fizz back into classrooms by solving some of the toughest dilemmas facing teachers. You know the child in the class who never asks that burning question because they worry it might make them look silly, even if everyone else is thinking the same thing? Sometimes teachers can be like that child. And they don't know where to turn to get the answers. That is where Nina comes in. The teachers questions in Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons have been anonymised, but Nina's answers will resonate with teachers everywhere, offering support and practical advice. Topics covered include:learner engagement and motivation; group work; spoon feeding; feedback; dyslexia; ADD and ADHD; self harm; pushy parents; bereavement; music in the classroom; the transition from primary to secondary school; action research; school councils; and INSET days. Suitable for all teachers from NQTs to experienced teacher across all subject-specialisms and phases; from primary to higher education.

Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons: A Compendium of Careful Advice for Teachers

Jackson, Nina

This book will inspire and enthuse you and change the way you think about yourself and your career. You: Rebranded delivers a distinct, provocative and abstract perspective in a compelling practical guide, with indispensable creative elements to improve your career prospects, opportunities and networks, whether you are at the start of your career or finding new paths and direction in your current career. It also serves as a sign post to other essential material, with links and pointers to unique interviews, stories, anecdotes and references. It also puts the reader in full control with digestible, and manageable, tasks and actions which have proven results. Key subjects and features include: Know your Industry: Know yourself Building and nurturing important relationships Key interviews and perspectives New mode of engagement for 21st Century thinking Differentiating Yourself Breaking career myths and misconceptions Vocabulary, codes and clues Wellbeing Manageable Actions and Tasks putting you in control

You: Rebranded: Be Seen, Be Heard, Get Noticed

Richie Manu

Success

In 'The Working Class: Poverty, education and alternative voices', Ian Gilbert unites educators from across the UK and further afield to call on all those working in schools to adopt a more enlightened and empathetic approach to supporting children in challenging circumstances. One of the most intractable problems in modern education is how to close the widening gap in attainment between the haves and the have-nots. Unfortunately, successive governments both in the UK and abroad have gone about solving it the wrong way. Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert s increasing frustration with educational policies that favour no excuses and compliance , and that ignore the broader issues of poverty and inequality, is shared by many others across the sphere of education and this widespread disaffection has led to the assembly of a diverse cast of teachers, school leaders, academics and poets who unite in this book to challenge the status quo. Their thought-provoking commentary, ideas and impassioned anecdotal insights are presented in the form of essays, think pieces and poems that draw together a wealth of research on the issue and probe and discredit the current view on what is best for children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds. Exploring themes such as inclusion, aspiration, pedagogy and opportunity, the contributions collectively lift the veil of feigned equality of opportunity for all to reveal the bigger picture of poverty and to articulate the hidden truth that there is always another way. This book is not about giving you all the answers, however. The contributors are not telling teachers or schools leaders how to run their schools, their classroom or their relationships the field is too massive, too complex, too open to debate and to discussion to propose off-the-shelf solutions. Furthermore, the research referred to in this book is not presented in order to tell educators what to think, but rather to inform their own thinking and to challenge some of the dominant narratives about educating the feckless poor. This book is about helping educators to ask the right questions, and its starting question is quite simple: how can we approach the education of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in a way that actually makes a difference for all concerned? Written for policy makers and activists as well as school leaders and educators, 'The Working Class' is both a timely survey of the impact of current policies and an invaluable source of practical advice on what can be done to better support disadvantaged children in the school system. Edited by Ian Gilbert 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.

The Working Class: Poverty, Education and Alternative Voices

Ian Gilbert

In 'The Expert Teacher: Using pedagogical content knowledge to plan superb lessons', Darren Mead presents an engaging, research-informed view on which teaching strategies work best to induce long-term learning in students. But what does this look like in the classroom? This question generally occurs to educators when they enquire into evidence-based approaches to teaching and often they will get to the end of a teaching manual only to find that it remains unanswered. In 'The Expert Teacher', however, Darren Mead provides many of the answers. One of the most universally respected teachers in Britain, Darren has devoted his professional life to attaining pedagogical excellence. In this book he examines in depth what expert teachers do to help students progress their learning and strive for academic success. He lays bare the concept of pedagogical content knowledge and eloquently explains how to utilise it to overcome student misconceptions, create contexts and connections in learning and teach difficult and important content empowering educators to transform their subject knowledge into multiple means of representing it in teachable ways. The intention of 'The Expert Teacher' is to help teachers to reflect on what and how they plan, how they teach and how to improvise around these plans, and to pave the way for deep professional thinking about best practice. It is split into two parts entitled How is Your Subject Learned? and Expert Teaching and Learning and provides educators with a variety of practical tools, illuminating examples and flexible frameworks geared to help them underpin and reinforce the very ampersand in expert teaching &amp; learning. A warning though: this book is not for teachers seeking quick fixes or superficial tricks. 'The Expert Teacher' is for educators who are eager to experience the excitement of knowing and teaching their subject masterfully. Suitable for all teachers in all settings.

The Expert Teacher: Using Pedagogical Content Knowledge to Plan Superb Lessons

Darren Mead

Independent Thinking on Nature-Based Learning: Improving learning and well-being by teaching with nature in mind

Barrable, Alexia

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