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Congratulations! You have either decided to join, or are considering joining, a very rewarding profession. Not many other careers are so varied and challenging.Jamie Thom and Colin McGill are former classroom practitioners who now train the next generation of teachers at Edinburgh Napier University. Drawing on this rich experience, their book lays out ten essential steps for success in your teacher training. Case studies throughout the book share the challenges and joys of teaching from a variety of perspectives.This friendly, accessible guidebook is full of practical advice grounded in the real world. It will be a valuable companion to anyone who is undertaking teacher training or is at the beginning of their classroom career.

Over the past two decades, school trusts have assumed an increasingly significant role as education providers. This book is about leadership, written from the perspective of the founding chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts, which advocates for, connects and supports trusts in the UK education sector.In his foreword to this book, Sir Hamid Patel writes: 'The skills required of trust leadership are complex and multi-faceted. In this comprehensive study, three domains are given close consideration: organizational leadership, civic leadership and system leadership. If we are to maximize our opportunities and powers as trust leaders, we must attend closely to all three elements, securing our foundations and extending our influence'.

This book is for teachers and learning about using coaching skills and practices with children and young people, colleagues, parents, and the wider school community. Research into the area of 'coaching in schools' is still relatively new however, the practice of coaching in schools has been evolving over several decades. This book gives insights into what coaching can look like in schools and is supported by the sharing of experiences by teachers from around the world. It is a book for teachers by teachers, who share how they have used coaching in their classrooms and what they have noticed because of doing so. It is a collation of ideas around the use of coaching approaches and practices in schools for professional and personal development.Through reading this book and trying some of the ideas you will be able to:· Further your understanding of self, both personally and professionally.· Develop coaching practices that support the development of relationships with learners, colleagues, and families.· Expand your toolbox of strategies to engage children and young people in their learning through using different coaching skills.· Develop knowledge of ways to introduce coaching practices and coaching cultures into your classroom, school, and your life.

Classics is one of the most varied and interdisciplinary of all subjects; it includes literature, history, philosophy, art and archaeology. There is growing interest among teachers in the subject, and recent studies have shown that learning Latin and/or Greek can have a positive impact on student outcomes in English and literacy.Jessica Dixon and Arlene Holmes-Henderson showcase ideas from their own teaching experience, plus innovative examples from a range of schools, to provide strategies for teaching Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation and Ancient History that will enrich, enliven and extend your teaching practice.Inspiring and eye-opening, this will be an enjoyable and useful read for all teachers who are currently teaching, training to teach, or interested in teaching classical subjects and related disciplines, in primary or secondary schools.

This book seeks to help teachers convert dependent learners into independent learners who can take control of their own learning.Part One instructs teachers on the conditions that create dependent learners, as well as the principles of human intelligence and learning. It discusses some of the myths and controversies concerning these topics. It also analyzes the cognitive science research on how students learn and what educational practices best promote new learning.The second half of the book addresses how teachers can create and implement classroom practices that promote the principles of learning and convert dependent learners into independent ones.The book offers a holistic approach to teaching, focusing on classroom management and relationship building, writing and oral communication, lesson design, and assessment and feedback. It also examines how direct instruction methods can be used in conjunction with active learning strategies like project-based learning to improve student retention of knowledge and increase motivation and engagement.