Books for Teacher Training

Learning to Teach in the Primary School provides a comprehensive but accessible introduction to teaching and learning in the primary school, and covers everything a trainee needs to know in order to gain QTS.

Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling textbook has been fully updated with the latest research and initiatives in the field. 

With an emphasis on developing a reflective, resilient approach that will ensure both effective teaching and teacher well-being, this book covers key issues that may be encountered in the day-to-day practice of teaching in the secondary school.

It allows new teachers to avoid common pitfalls of teaching and includes a wide range of tasks that will help guide and demonstrate successful practice.-

This book sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning. Now in its second edition, it is fully updated with examples from schools that have implemented techniques from the book.

The Science of Learning translates 99 of the most important and influential studies on the topic of learning into accessible and easily digestible overviews.

By demystifying key concepts and providing practical advice for the classroom it supports teachers in the quest to help students learn as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Closing the Reading Gap offers practical strategies for teachers at every phase of their teaching career. 

With a focus on nurturing pupils’ will and skill to read for pleasure and purpose, this book can help you to create a rich reading culture that will enable every student to thrive in school and far beyond the school gates.　​

Habits of Success will provide teachers with practical strategies to get students learning.

This new book shows how teachers can use behavioural science techniques to increase motivation and improve behaviour. It offers clear guidance on topics such as using role models to motivate students, making detailed plans to help students act and building habits to ensure students keep going.

Boys Don't Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools offers practical quick wins, as well as long-term strategies to help boys become happier and achieve greater academic success.

With an easy-to-navigate three-part structure for each chapter, setting out the stories, key research, and practical solutions, this is essential reading for all classroom teachers.

This book by John Hattie and Klaus Zierer, defines the ten behaviors or mindframes that teachers need to adopt in order to maximize student success.

These mindframes are founded on the principle that teachers are evaluators, change agents, learning experts, and seekers of feedback who are constantly engaged with dialogue and challenge.