This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside teacher hacks to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion, and culture creativity in the classroom.
1. Introduction 2. Classroom organisation 3. Behaviour management 4. Planning 5. Subject knowledge and pedagogy 6. Maths anxiety in the classroom 7. Formative assessment 8. Engaging with parents and carers: Promoting the home-school partnership 9. Teaching assistants 10. Fundamental British values: What is British about them? 11. The wider curriculum 12. Career progression and further study 13. The power of actioning action research: Becoming an educational researcher 14. Teaching overseas 15. Developing parent partnerships after COVID-19 lockdowns: Giving a positive spin to the effects of the pandemic 16. Supporting pupils well-being 17. Self-care and well-being for staff 18. Homework
This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside teacher hacks to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion and culture creativity in the classroom.
Made in partnership with academics and primary school teachers working on the frontline from around the globe, this book is threaded with honest practitioner voices as the big educational issues are boiled down and explored. Chapters cover day-to-day organisation such as planning, subject knowledge, setting homework and behaviour management strategies, right through to considering how we can best support childrens mental health and staff well-being. As well as including critical questions to encourage refll3ú