Review of the Month

Effective Teaching
Evidence and Practice Third Edition
Daniel Muijs and David Reynolds

‘...it deserves rapidly to find a prominent and well-thumbed place in all staffroom libraries as well as in schools of education’ – British Journal of Educational Technology

Our selection of new and forthcoming titles

Creating a Learning Environment for Babies and Toddlers
Ann Clare
Using extensive case study material, Ann Clare focuses on the experiences of babies and toddlers in various care settings, and the role adults play in developing creative and supportive environments.

PB Price: £19.99

Using Psychology in the Classroom
Stephen James Minton
Psychology can be applied to understanding a range of current issues and topics in teaching and educational practice. Starting with the question, ‘what is psychology?’, and a topical overview of child and adolescent development, Stephen James Minton shows how psychological approaches can help teachers in key areas of practice.

PB Price: £19.99

Research Methods and Methodologies in Education
James Arthur, Michael Waring, Robert Coe and Larry V Hedges
Using a variety of methodological approaches and research techniques in education, this book sets out to provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills which they need to carry out independent research.

PB Price: £26.99

Introduction to Education Studies
Third Edition
Steve Bartlett and Diana Burton
‘The authors have provided an essential companion to studies in education. Importantly, it reinforces the necessity of a multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of contested educational ideas and practices in a contemporary context’
– Dave Trotman, Newman University College

PB Price: £24.99

Learning Matters

Achieving your TAQA Assessor and Internal Quality Assurer Award
Ann Gravells
TAQA trainees will find this text both an invaluable resource for their course and a useful handbook to take into practice. Easy-to-read and clearly structured, the text is accessible and includes activities and examples throughout to help trainees link theory with practice.

PB Price: £19.99

Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
The New Award Fifth Edition
Ann Gravells
This fifth edition, written for the new Award, is structured around the teaching and learning cycle and includes full coverage of the four main units. 

PB Price: £14.99

Practice Tests, Questions and Answers for the UKCAT
Second Edition
Rosalie Hutton and Glenn Hutton
This revised edition is updated with a range of new questions across all the sub-tests. It provides you with essential practice as you prepare for the UKCAT, with over 500 questions in the equivalent of two full practice tests plus a unique section on tackling non-cognitive analysis / personality tests.

PB Price: £15.99

Passing the UKCAT and BMAT 2012
Seventh Edition
Rosalie Hutton, Glenn Hutton and Felicity Taylor
This revised and updated 2012 edition is the most comprehensive guide available to the UKCAT and BMAT. You will find all you need to face the tests with confidence, fulfill your potential and succeed in your application - whichever universities you are applying to.

PB Price: £15.99

Featured Titles

Educating Students on the Autistic Spectrum
A Practical Guide Second Edition
Martin Hanbury
'Martin Hanbury has made another valuable contribution to our understanding of how Autism impacts on the learner in the classroom and in the whole school environment. His book will help school staff to create a more positive and interactive learning experience for pupils with Autism. In particular, Chapter 2, "The Impact of Autism on Learning" demonstrates how school staff can, by focussing on those critical elements of the learning and thinking styles of our pupils that are often missed, improve the educational experience and outcomes. I would recommend this book to school staff new to autism as well as to more experienced staff who wish to reflect on and improve their practice' - Jim Taylor, Director, New Struan School, Scottish Autism

PB Price: £21.99

Developing Number Knowledge
Assessment, Teaching and Intervention with 7-11 year olds
Robert J Wright, David Ellemor-Collins and Pamela D Tabor
‘This is the must-have resource our teachers have been waiting for! Developing Number Knowledge transforms an extensive body of research and field testing into a practical guide of assessments and instructional activities designed especially for older elementary students. As an instructional support teacher, I will use this guide when helping teachers plan developmentally appropriate lessons for their struggling students’ – Jackie Amato, District Math Recovery Leader

PB Price: £22.99

The Intensive Interaction Handbook
Dave Hewett, Mark Barber, Graham Firth and Tandy Harrison
‘In my experience, Intensive Interaction can make a life changing difference to those with autism or complex learning difficulties. If you already use Intensive Interaction, this book is an essential reminder of what makes it special - if not, it will inspire you to give it a try!’ - Nicky Phillips, Educational Psychologist and co-author of ‘Teaching Play to Children with Autism’

PB Price: £24.99

Family Partnership Working
A Guide for Education Practitioners
Rita Cheminais
‘This comprehensive guide embodies the whole process of forming dynamic family/school partnerships; from explaining key underpinning theory and research methods to stage by stage implementation. An invaluable source of guidance in encouraging, supporting and sustaining the school that holds family partnership central to its core ethos for success’ – Zoe Rye, SENCO (and Teacher of English)

PB Price: £24.99

Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia
A Multi-sensory Approach
Kathleen Kelly & Sylvia Phillips
‘Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia' has it all - a feast of practice offering a prescription for success. All teachers will be eager to get their hands on this book! Grounded in solid and up to date research, it combines best practice in teaching literacy with insights into the cognitive and practical skills essential for literacy learning’ -Dr Gavin Reid, Educational Psychologist

PB Price: £29.99

Featured Titles

More Write Dance
Extending Development of Write Dance for Children age 5-9
Second Edition
Ragnhild Oussoren
’As an Early Years practitioner I use Write Dance on a weekly basis and, like my colleague before me, recommend it to anyone who will listen. It sits neatly within the Early Years providing a physical, interactive and visual response to music... year after year I see the children's skills and their confidence in their abilities grow‘ – Bryonie Williams, Foundation Stage Leader and Reception Class Teacher

PB Price: £27.99

Write Dance
Extending Development of Write Dance for Children age 5-9 (pack)
Second Edition
Ragnhild Oussoren
The More Write Dance pack includes a DVD including footage of the Write Dance learning technique in action in the classroom. This footage will provide essential guidance for all those practitioners new to the Write Dance method, as well as new ideas on how to apply the approach for those who already use Write Dance in the classroom.

PB Price: £55.00

Circle Time for the Very Young
Third Edition
Margaret Collins
Perfect for those that want to use circle time in their setting, this classic book is now in its third edition and has been updated to include a CD Rom – allowing busy practitioners to print the activity and evaluation sheets that are part of this must-have resource

PB Price: £21.99

The Learning Mentor's Resource Book
Second Edition
Kathy Salter & Rhonda Twidle
Covering a range of topics such as bullying, revision, and anxiety, this book provides all you need to effectively carry out your role and support the children in your care.

PB Price: £24.99

Featured Titles

Deliverology 101
A Field Guide for Educational Leaders
Michael Barber, Paul Kihn and Andy Moffit
‘No one knows system reform better than Sir Michael Barber. No one delivers it better-up close and practical. His delivery contains bold, inspiring, crystal clear ideas, never more timely than today. A must read for reformers at all levels of the system’ - Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

PB Price: £22.99

The Moral Imperative Realized
Michael Fullan
‘Like all of Fullan‘s work, this is a must read. He offers such precise strategies for implementation that inaction is no longer an option for educators who are committed to high levels of learning for all students’ – Richard DuFour, Author

PB Price: £13.99

All Systems Go
The Change Imperative for Whole System Reform
Michael Fullan
‘Michael Fullan has once again hit the ball out of the park—a grand slam. All those interested in whole system education reform will want to read this book from cover to cover’ – Sir Michael Barber, Former Head of Tony Blair's Delivery Unit, Author of Instruction to Deliver

PB Price: £16.99

The Active Classroom Field Book
Success Stories From the Active Classroom
Ron Nash
‘Nash’s book should be a required reading for all teachers and administrators, new and experienced. It provides a road map that guides teachers and administrators with educating today’s youth. Fabulous!’ – Monica Uphoff, Director of Assessment and Accountability, Coppell Independent School District, Corinth, TX, USA

PB Price: £18.99