This book presents competency-specific information and tools teachers can use to support students' development of six key intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies.

A new core textbook for trainee science teachers, focusing on practical ways to foster meaningful learning.

Helping educational leaders to use the ideas put forward in The Fourth Way, this book will allow readers to achieve positive and sustainable reform in their schools.

A practical guide on how to to teach Character in primary schools, exploring why character matters. Coverage includes the implications of character beyond the classroom and how outdoor learning and education can contribute.

This book will benefit those responsible for creating an effective coaching program within their school system. They will learn the essential elements of coaching and what should be incorporated into a successful program.

This book, together with Creating Productive Cultures in Schools, cover the two foundational anchors that ground effective school leadership, and provide the full encyclopedia of leadership for school improvement.

The role of the adult in the development of young children's communications skills through interaction is vital and this book will help readers understand this and improve their practice.

This book supports practitioners to understand science in the early years curriculum (i.e. understanding the world) and how best to nurture key scientific skills in order to form a firm base for learning for young children aged 3-7.

Empowering early years teachers to see the learning potential of playful mathematics

Designed to work across academic disciplines, this is a practical, theory-informed resource for anyone teaching in the higher education sector.