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.

An exploration of approaches to teaching through multiliteracies, this text helps trainee and practising teachers understand and support learners to enable development of their reading and writing skills.

Offers an evaluation model for school leaders based on research from authorities such as John Hattie and Viviane Robinson, alongside various tools including performance rubrics, sample self-assessments and final evaluation forms.

Featuring concrete ideas and action steps, this book accentuates the need for innovative and thoughtful educational leadership based in self-examination, trust, and equity.

Drawing from the challenges the author has seen in supervising dissertation students, the book breaks down the dissertation chapter into smaller pieces, providing specific and detailed advice on how to frame the chapter, identify a research setting, work with data sources, develop data collection instruments, articulate a data analysis procedure, and adopt a reflexive stance on research roles.

Provides an overview of effective approaches to the school-friendly subject of Personal Social and Health Education in secondary education.

This book supports teachers to plan, assess and develop children's writing for a range of purposes in a range of styles. Chapters focus on different subjects exploring the different opportunities for writing across curriculum areas.

provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the school district superintendent position and a blend of theory and practical knowledge pertaining to contemporary practice in this pivotal position

A guide designed to deepen school board members' understanding of high quality professional learning, its impact on student achievement, and its relation to key responsibilities and decisions of school boards.

Designed to help pre-service and in-service teachers understand the problems that children encounter when learning to read and to provide key instructional strategies related to best practices in literacy instruction.