Exploring research methods in the context of early childhood, this popular guide approaches complex ideas in a clear style linking directly to practice. It covers all students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out a research project.

This book provides the support that trainee and beginning teachers need to enable them to teach and assess writing. The book covers all the main aspects of writing, both compositional and transcriptional, including those where the National Curriculum has very little detail.

This must-have text bears in mind the various pathways to achieve EYTS and includes leadership activities to carry out within the role, making it an ideal resource for trainees to take them through their course straight into practice.

Ideal for Common Core initiatives, this much-needed book offers a step-by-step approach for teaching academic language, including case studies, classroom strategies, study questions, and more.

Shift from trifling tasks to winning leadership strategies. Learn how to turn your school around with steps and stories from a turnaround principal who has been there.

Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.

This book provides academics, trainers and supervisors worldwide the tools to effectively support doctoral students in the assessment process.

Sue Roffey's evidence-based approach to building a healthy classroom environment has proven to be a unique and invaluable intervention worldwide, enhancing the social and emotional well-being of both students and teachers. The new edition has been updated with many more activities and exercises as well as explicit instruction on how to structure and implement SEL.

In this newly updated edition, Julian Grenier leads you through the new updated Ofsted framework, and shows you how to navigate the process focusing on doing what is best for children and families to build long-lasting and effective provision that can be maintained before, during and after inspection.

This guide for current and aspiring mentors explores what effective mentoring is and how to succeed in the role.