ABSTRACT

This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside ‘teacher hacks’ to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion and culture creativity in the classroom.

Made in partnership with academics and primary school teachers working on the frontline from around the globe, this book is threaded with honest practitioner voices as the big educational issues are boiled down and explored. Chapters cover day-to-day organisation such as planning, subject knowledge, setting homework and behaviour management strategies, right through to considering how we can best support children’s mental health and staff well-being. As well as including critical questions to encourage reflection throughout, the book offers insights into meaningful experiences such as:

  • Teaching overseas
  • Taking on responsibility roles in schools
  • Considering how teachers can become educational researchers for transformative change
  • Engaging with parents and carers
  • Deploying teaching assistants

Whether trainee teachers, early career teachers or established practitioners, this book provides insight into trialled tips and techniques for shaping pedagogy in the classroom. A modern, well-resourced guide as we emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 8|11 pages

Engaging with parents and carers

Promoting the home-school partnership

chapter 10|17 pages

Fundamental British values

What is British about them?

chapter 15|15 pages

Developing parent partnerships after COVID-19 lockdowns

Giving a positive spin to the effects of the pandemic