This book provides an alternative to the 'school' of today, creating the conditions for teachers to go on a co-adventure with children and allow their magic to thrive.

Leadership can be a challenging and complex area of practice, but this textbook will be your essential guide, teaching you how to master this important skill and find your professional voice.The book considers the challenges(difficulties?) of leadership in the early years, exploring both the theoretical aspects, and the skills and tools needed to support and develop leadership and mentoring in practice.

The perfect guide for students who need to get to grips with learning theories and how they relate to practice, this book covers Early and Modern theorists and their theories, and how they apply to early years education today.

This book focussed on doing research with young children through play, with clear guidance on how to engage in appropriate methods.

Now up-to-date with new chapters and masters-level content, this new edition offers an overview of modern teaching practice in an engaging and accessible manner.

In this book the authors push forward our understanding of what young children's creative thinking is, and how it promotes young children's well-being.

This is essential reading for aspiring and practicing primary school teachers to develop strategies to enhance the importance of mental health and emotional well-being.

In this companion to Better Behaviour, Jarlath O'Brien combines insights from his own experience of improving behaviour in schools, research and policy in a practical guide to support current and aspiring school leaders.

Help every student, including English Learners, students with disabilities, speakers of nonstandard English, and other struggling learners, meet the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts!