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Catalogue 2017

TEACHERS’P o c k e t b o o k s

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Teachers’ PocketbooksPocketbooks really do fit in your pocket so you can keep them with you, notjust for reference and support but to inspire and motivate. Our expert authorsall have a teaching background and are keen to share their knowledge andskills. That’s why you’ll find Teachers’ Pocketbooks packed with practical,dynamic ideas – tips, tools and techniques for immediate use in yourclassroom in your school with your students.

If you prefer to read on screen, you can buy individual Pocketbooks forpersonal use in e-book format. Or schools and colleges can buy anannual licence giving multiple users access to the full digitallibrary via a secure VLE.

Whether you’re starting from scratch, seeking toimprove your sketchy grasp of a topic, or needingto brush up your skills, Pocketbooks will fill in the detail.

If teaching’s an art, Teachers’ Pocketbooks will help you master it.

As a profession, teaching presents a landscape of challengeand opportunity. Your students are the focal point. How tomanage, motivate and teach them; how to meet theirneeds through a combination of challenge and support;how to develop their learning independence and ensurethey make progress, all inform the wider perspective. It’s aperspective that takes in:

• The latest developments in teaching and learning

• Current thinking

• New policies

• How to implement good, evidence-based practice

• Innovative approaches to raising achievement

Your professional development is an essential part of thebroad canvas.

How do you keep it all in the frame?Teachers’ Pocketbooks are designed to put you inthe picture – fast. You’ll enjoy reading Pocketbookswith their refreshing visual humour and informativecontent. You can pick up key ideas quickly and thediagrams, bullets and cartoons will help youremember what you’ve read. CPD becomes fun!

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• Keep up to date

• Avoid time-consuming reading. Get straight to the point

• Easy to dip into

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• Invaluable additions to staff library

• Professional, inexpensive alternativeto expensive courses or speakers

• Informative overview for governors,support staff and teachers

• Portable awareness-raising tools –hard copy, digital or both

• Support material for inset

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Meet the authorsSome of our authors are servingteachers; others are former classroomteachers, now advisers, consultants,trainers and/or researchers.

Caroline Bentley-DaviesFormer English Adviser andInspector, Caroline hastrained thousands of teacherson aspects of outstandinglessons, literacy across thecurriculum and improvingexam results. Follow her ontwitter @RealCBD.

Tom BarwoodA former classroom teacher,Tom is now a freelancetrainer, part-time teacher andOfsted inspector-in-training.He has worked with staff andpupils in hundreds of schoolsin Britain and overseas,specialising in various aspectsof teaching and learning.

Fintan O’ReganFin has taught in the UK andUSA in both mainstream andspecialist schools. Formerheadteacher of CentreAcademy in London, he iscurrently a behaviour andlearning consultant, vice chairof the UK ADHD partnershipand member of the SENconsortium.

Alice WashbourneWith over 25 years’experience in education,Alice’s roles include teacher,leader, trainer, governor,writer and coach. She runsher own coachingconsultancy and works withschools, teachers and youngpeople.

Judy HornigoldJudy is an independenteducational consultantspecialising in dyslexia anddyscalculia. She lectures oninclusion for Edge HillUniversity and is an AssociateTutor for the BDA. She runsworkshops and lecturesthroughout the UK andinternationally.

Barry HymerBarry has taught in primaryand secondary schools, haspractised as an educationalpsychologist, runs his ownconsultancy and is currentlyProfessor of Psychology inEducation at the University ofCumbria.

Richard ChurchesRichard has taught / been asenior manager in inner cityschools, a grammar school,an international school and aspecial school. He is a writer,researcher and governmentadviser, and an educationconsultant and trainer in theUK and overseas.

Roy Watson-DavisHistory teacher Roy Watson-Davis was an Advanced SkillsTeacher for 10 years.Specialising in behaviourmanagement and non-subject-specific teaching andlearning, he has alsoprovided staff developmentand mentoring for teachers inschools in Special Measures.

POCKETBOOKSFocus on Fundamentals 6Anger & Conflict Management 6Asperger Syndrome 6Assessment & Learning s 7Behaviour Management s 7Boys, Girls & Learning 7Challenging Behaviours 8Character, Grit & Resilience 8Classroom Presence 8Coaching in Schools 9Collaborative Learning 9Creative Teaching 9Differentiation s 10Drama for Learning 10Dyscalculia 10Dyslexia s 11Dyspraxia/DCD 11EAL s 12Eating Disorders 12Effective Classroom Communication 12Emotional Literacy 13Exams, Tests, Revision 13Form Tutor’s 13Gifted & Talented 14Growth Mindset 14Handwriting 14

Head of Department’s 15Independent Learning 15Learning & the Brain 16Learning to Learn 16Lesson Observation 16Literacy Across the Curriculum s 17Managing Workload 17Outstanding Lessons s 17P4C 18Questioning Technique s 18Raising Achievement 18Restorative Justice s 19Speech, Language & Communication 19Teaching Assistant’s s 19Teaching Thinking 20Special Needs Selection 20The Full Works 20Digital Pocketbooks 21Postcards 22

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Author : Paul BlumISBN : 978 1 903776 95 7Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Explosive, uncontrolled anger is both frightening and damaging. Whether it’s verbal abuse, physicalintimidation, violence, aggression, or acombination of these, trying to manage veryangry pupils is tough. It’s energy-sapping and canleave us feeling frustrated, powerless and,sometimes, inept and weak.

This Pocketbook is highly practical indemonstrating how to cope when tempers fly inthe classroom, the corridor, the playground or,indeed, the staffroom. Find out about the angercycle; how to recognise early warning signs andintervene to prevent an eruption; how to handleangry explosions/conflict situations; how to repairrelationships following an outburst; how to teachchildren to manage difficult emotions and how tomaintain your sanity.

Paul Blum pulls no punches, taking us intofighting, steaming and ‘happy slap’ territory.However, you’re in the hands of an expert whoreally does give you a survival toolkit.

ANGER & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Pocketbook

A pocketful of practical

techniques for managing

angry pupils and defusing

explosive situations in

classrooms, corridors

and playgrounds

Paul Blum

ASPERGER SYNDROMEPocketbook

A pocketful of expert

advice and practical

strategies for understanding

and overcoming the

challenges posed by

Asperger syndrome

Ronnie Young

Author : Ronnie YoungISBN : 978 1 903776 99 5Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

For some youngsters the world is a strange andunfathomable place where people don’t say whatthey mean or mean what they say; where therules change depending on who you are with; andwhere you are never allowed just to be yourself.Welcome to Planet Asperger, located in a paralleluniverse where everything seems the same asearth, but nothing actually is.

Author and international trainer Ronnie Youngexplains what Asperger syndrome is and offers arange of helpful strategies for overcoming thechallenges it poses in the classroom. The bookcovers social impairment, obsessive interests;repetition and change; verbal and non-verbalcommunication; anger; sensory problems; studyskills and exams; and considers whole schoolimplications.

Once you understand how the Asperger mind works, it’s not so difficult to adapt toaccommodate it.

With 40 Teachers’ Pocketbooks to choose from, where do you start? Many schools buy the entire library (see p. 21) but if you can’t stretch to that, why not focus onfundamentals – 12 core titles covering theory and practice atthe heart of great teaching. Informative and relevant for bothestablished professionals and NQTs.

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Ian Smith

ASSESSMENT& LEARNING

Pocketbook2nd edition

A pocketful of

practical, inspiring ideas

for using assessment to

promote progress and

improve learning

Rob Salter

CLASSROOM PRESENCEPocketbook

Develop your presence and persona to transform

the atmosphere, behaviour and

relationships in all

your classes

Focus on Fundamentals

DIFFERENTIATIONPocketbook


strategies for differentiating

learning to ensure that all

students are engaged,

motivated and successful

Peter Anstee

Ian Smith

BOYS, GIRLS & LEARNINGPocketbook

Practical pointers forteaching and motivating

learners by understandingand exploiting differences

in how boys and girls think,feel, behave and learn

Barry Hymer & Mike Gershon

GROWTHMINDSET

PocketbookCreate motivated learners

who embrace challenge, learn from setbacks and know that

they can ‘grow’ their intelligence

Peter Hook & Andy Vass

BEHAVIOURMANAGEMENT


A pocketful of tips, tools

and techniques for

creating calm classes

and focused,

co-operative students

Gael Luzet

COLLABORATIVELEARNINGPocketbookTips, tools and techniques

for tapping into ‘thepower of more than one’

for effective classroom

learning

RAISING ACHIEVEMENT

Pocketbook

A powerful package of

pointers to better learning,

faster progress and great

results for your students

Caroline Bentley-Davies

Gorden Pope

QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUE

Pocketbook

Frame questions, deliver

them, and respond

to the answers in

ways that maximise

engagement and learning

Anne de A'Echevarria & Ian Patience

TEACHING THINKING

Pocketbook

A pocketful of tools,techniques and

inspiration for dynamic,challenging lessons thatnurture better thinking

12core titles

£96

Eleanor Dommett, Ian Devonshire & Richard Churches

LEARNING & THE BRAINPocketbook

Combiningknowledge and insight

from neuroscience withpractical classroom

strategies to developbetter learners

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Authors : Peter Hook & Andy VassISBN : 978 1 906610 43 2Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

It’s every new teacher’s first concern and it’s theissue about which even the most experiencedteachers are never complacent – how to controltheir classes.

What makes some teachers so much moreeffective than others? How do they manage theirclasses? Indeed, how do they manage themselves?

From getting the basics right, through the four Rs – rights, responsibilities, rules and routines –and on to core principles and key strategies, PeterHook and Andy Vass, two of the country’s leadingexperts in behaviour management, unravel thecomplexities of teacher-students relationships.They offer a wide repertoire of techniques withpractical illustrative examples.

Instead of asking, "Yes, but how?"you’ll find yourself noddingwisely, "So that’s how."

Ian Smith

ASSESSMENT& LEARNINGPocketbook

2nd edition

A pocketful of

practical, inspiring ideas

for using assessment to

promote progress and

improve learning

Peter Hook & Andy Vass

BEHAVIOURMANAGEMENT



and techniques for

creating calm classes

and focused,

co-operative students

Ian Smith

BOYS, GIRLS & LEARNINGPocketbook

Practical pointers for

teaching and motivating

learners by understanding

and exploiting differences

in how boys and girls think,

feel, behave and learn

Author : Ian SmithISBN : 978 1 906610 24 1Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Although there are more similarities thandifferences between girls and boys, there areinnate differences in how they think, feel, behave,communicate and learn. However, not all boysand not all girls are the same. The challenge foreducation is to avoid gender stereotyping, whileunderstanding and exploiting gender differencesfor better teaching and learning.

Ian Smith shows how we can help boys and girlsto become successful learners who will matureinto confident adults, comfortable with their ownfemininity and masculinity and able to relateeffectively to others. He gives practical classroomadvice on how to motivate and connect with bothboys and girls, how to meet their needs through acombination of challenge and support; how tocreate a structured environment that will work forboth genders; how to actively involve both in theirown learning and how to give boys and girlseffective feedback.

And finally, should boys and girls be taughtseparately or together?We suggest that you buy the book in bulk – qualify

for a discount – and give copies to all the Ofsted

inspectors you come into contact with…

Leadership in Focus


Author : Ian Smith*ISBN : 978 1 906610 65 4Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Good assessment focuses mainly on improvementand is used to support progress. It helps learnersto know how well they have learned and providesfeedback on how they can do better; itencourages learners to support and help eachother; it builds self-motivation, self-confidenceand self-reliance. Sound familiar? These are theprinciples of formative assessment that form thecore of the Assessment & Learning Pocketbook.

The book explains the difference betweenformative and summative assessment then walksyou through writing and sharing learningintentions and success criteria; promoting highquality interaction in lessons; verbal and writtenfeedback; self- and peer-assessment. Classroomstrategies and inspiring ideas galore.

*Advice on revisions and amendments courtesy ofProfessor Dylan Wiliam.

Summer 2017


Author : Rob SalterISBN : 978 1 906610 85 2Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

We all know teachers who exude an air ofauthority the minute they walk into a room. Likemagic, they command attention without a wordbeing spoken. When they speak and interact theyare engaging and compelling. Their classes arecalm and focused, teacher and students work welltogether and behaviour is rarely a problem. Howdo they do it?

Classroom presence is the effect created by yourteacher persona. Drawing on material from theworlds of acting and improvisation, sportspsychology and NLP, this book demonstrates howto develop your persona and radiate presence. Learn about ‘status techniques’ and how to tapinto a shared energy with your audience; masterthe triad of skills that create presence; work withyour ‘cultural architects’, and see your classroomas a stage where voice, breathing, spatialawareness and costume all play a part.

It’s not magic, but with a few tricks up yoursleeve you can transform the atmosphererelationships and behaviour in your classes in justa short spell!

Rob Salter

CLASSROOM PRESENCEPocketbook

Develop your presence and

persona to transform

the atmosphere,

behaviour and

relationships in all

your classes

Author : C J SimisterISBN : 978 1 906610 95 1Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

The OED has character as ‘the mental and moralqualities distinctive to an individual’. Some ofthese qualities we’re born with but neuroscienceconfirms that character is also something we cangrow. By teaching children how to collaborate,adapt, be curious and creative; to show initiative,persistence, flexibility and good judgement, etc,we are equipping them to learn and be successfulin life. We are also increasing their chances ofsocial, emotional and physical wellbeing.

In this book C J Simister focuses on intellectualcharacter – how to develop the dispositions andskills that deepen learning and help young peoplethrive. It might seem a daunting task, but theauthor takes a pragmatic approach, informed byconsiderable expertise and success in the field.Not for nothing was she once awarded theNAGC’s Inspiring Person of the Year Award.

C J Simister

CHARACTER, GRIT& RESILIENCE

Pocketbook

A pocketful of

dispositions and skills

to deepen learning and

help young people thrive

Author : Fintan O’ReganISBN : 978 1 903776 73 5Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

All children are challenging to some extent, butsome are more challenging than others. Studentswith social, emotional and behavioural difficulties(SEBD) can be tough to support and teach. Thispocketbook helps you to do just that. It focuseson three particular behaviour disorders:

• ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder• CD – Conduct Disorder• ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Fintan O’Regan explains why some children areprone to developing a can’t learn, won’t learn ordon’t care attitude. He devotes individual chaptersto each behaviour pattern and uses Vicki, Liamand Darren to illustrate typical characteristics.Practical classroom strategies include lessonscenarios, with example dialogues showing howdifferent teacher responses can lead to differentoutcomes. Whether you’relooking for explanations,tips, ideas, ortechniques (or maybejust reassurance andsupport) this book fitsthe bill.

This ‘little’ book is like

Dr Who’s tardis ...

ADHD News

NEW*

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Andy Vass

COACHING IN SCHOOLSPocketbook


skills and strategies for

improving performance

and raising attainment

at every level in school

Gael Luzet

COLLABORATIVELEARNINGPocketbook

Tips, tools and techniques

for tapping into ‘the

power of more than one’

for effective classroom

learning

Authors : Gael LuzetISBN : 978 1 906610 47 0Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

‘I really like it when we can talk in class,’ says Kellyin Year 8, grinning from ear to ear when I suggesta group activity on a grey Monday morning.Although I suspect that she might like it for thewrong reasons, I know that there is a lot for her –and the other 29 students in the class – to learn ina structured, co-operative learning context.

Gael Luzet’s Pocketbook about small group workfocuses on how ‘the power of more than one’ cantransform learning. Like all good teaching andlearning strategies, successful collaborative learningrelies on meticulous planning and careful delivery,both of which are discussed here. Ideas for basiccollaborative activities are included as well aspractical examples of how to use, assess andevaluate various high impact strategies in lessons.You begin to see what lies behind Vygotsky’s words:‘The one who does the talking does the learning’.

We are happy to have given permission to theInternational Baccalaureate Organization to useextracts from this publication to support teachersdelivering the Middle Years Programme.

A pocket-sized compendium of good ideas,

lively practice and fun-packed innovation.

An inspiring and funny read; a real gem.TES

Author : Roy Watson-DavisISBN : 978 1 906610 16 6Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

All teachers look to deliver inspiring, innovative andimaginative lessons. What better way to engagestudents and help them learn more effectively?

Roy Watson-Davis draws on a deep well ofcreativity to share numerous suggestions fororiginal, inventive approaches to lessons. As well ascreative starters, ‘kernels’ and closers, sections ofthe book are devoted to questioning technique,active learning, technology, revision and teamwork.

Roy aims to stimulate and support creative practiceby challenging you to move out of your comfortzones: try pegging maths equations across yourroom washing-line-style, or adopting ‘the fruitbowl approach’, or how about delivering a lessonin costume? Take the plunge, recharge your batteries and watch your pupils’ enthusiasmincrease.

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Authors : Andy VassISBN : 978 1 906610 93 7Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Author Andy Vass’s definition of coachingemphasises the process of learning. It’s abouthelping people to uncover their own solutionsrather than giving them advice, telling them whatto do or solving problems for them.

He shows how solution-focused tools like‘exceptions’ and ‘scaling’ enable high quality,thoughtful dialogues and how becoming skilful at asking questions, listening and providingfeedback can develop both coach and coachee.Andy shares his RIGAAR model for framingcoaching conversations that can lead to excitingand positive change, as described by teachers andstudents in a series of inspiring case studies.

I have engaged Andy to work with all our staff in three schools in three different nations. Hisoutstanding reflective approach is the best support I have ever found for great professionalsseeking to be even better at serving young people.D. Rowsell, Principal.

*Coaching in Schools updates and replaces the Coaching &Reflecting Pocketbook.


Author : Judy HornigoldISBN : 978 1 906610 84 5Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Are you an inchworm or a grasshopper? Whilegrasshoppers get the bigger picture and have areal facility with number, inchworms understand agreat deal less. They follow mathematicalprocedures mechanically without understandingnumber and without the capacity to be flexible,creative or to check their work. Not all inchwormsare dyscalculic, but all dyscalculics are inchworms.

In the Dyscalculia Pocketbook you will find outexactly what dyscalculia is (and how it differsfrom maths anxiety); discover the possible causesof dyscalculia, its different subtypes and thelearning difficulties it gives rise to; learn aboutways to identify dyscalculia and – importantly –find strategies for supporting children who havethis specific learning difficulty.

The book balances research, theory and practice.The three components of a mathematical idea andthe six levels of knowledge sit alongsidenumerous classroom examples and applications,recommended resources (and how to use them),teaching ideas, tips, and games to support anddevelop the maths ability of dyscalculic learners.

Gorden Pope

DYSCALCULIAPocketbook


for supporting children whose

mathematical ability is

affected by dyscalculia

Judy Hornigold

Author : Brian RadcliffeISBN : 978 1 903776 77 3Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Drama-based activities encourage high levels ofcognitive activity; they’re fun, they get everyoneinvolved, and they work across the curriculum.Maybe you recognise drama as a powerful toolfor learning but don’t see how it applies to yoursubject/classroom? Possibly you’ve experimentedwith drama and would like to build on this, orperhaps you’re waiting in the wings unsure howto make your debut?

Enter the Drama for Learning Pocketbook withits wardrobe of techniques: drama games;exploring narrative, character and dilemmas;‘stylisation’; analogies; props and ‘teacher in role’.Each chapter describes several different dramaactivities with a worked example of each followedby ideas banks suggesting applications rightacross the curriculum.

Whether you’re a primary or secondary specialistwhy not give Drama for Learning an audition? It could become the star of your show!

DRAMA FOR LEARNINGPocketbook

A wardrobe of

drama ideas and

techniques for

active, imaginative

and collaborative

learning

Brian Radcliffe

Author : Peter AnsteeISBN : 978 1 906610 31 9Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Education has come a long way since the days whenpupils sat silently in rows memorising knowledgeimparted by the teacher. Learning was passive, andonly gender and social class affected provision. Intoday’s schools learning is at the centre of what wedo, and differentiation – the process of modifying alesson or part of a lesson for one or some of thelearners – is a fundamental part of teaching.

This Pocketbook looks at ability, potential anddifference and turns theory into practice. It includesaround 30 ways of differentiating that will help youplan and teach creative, student-focused lessonswhere every learner is appropriately challenged andsupported, and where engaged, stimulated andmotivated students work in a state of ‘flow’. In thiskind of environment true differentiation serves notso much to label as to enable.

DIFFERENTIATIONPocketbook


strategies for differentiating

learning to ensure that all

students are engaged,

motivated and successful

Peter Anstee

specialneeds

Save £2 per book when you buy all 10 special needs titles. (See page 20)

ASPERGER SYNDROMEPocketbook


advice and practical

strategies for understanding

and overcoming the

challenges posed by

Asperger syndrome

Ronnie Young

Gorden Pope

DYSCALCULIAPocketbook


for supporting children whose

mathematical ability is

affected by dyscalculia

Judy HornigoldPooky Knightsmith

EATINGDISORDERSPocketbook

A wealth of advice, insight and

practical strategies to help

you support pupils with

anorexia, bulimia and

other eating disorders

HANDWRITINGPocketbook

A pocketful of tips,

tools and techniques

for teaching, improving

and troubleshooting

handwriting

Julie Bennett

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Author : Afroza TalukdarISBN : 978 1 906610 38 8Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Find out what exactly dyspraxia / DCD is and thecurrent approaches to diagnosis. Learn how torecognise students with dyspraxia; familiariseyourself with the effects of the condition,including secondary consequences; and equipyourself with a range of teaching tools andclassroom strategies to support pupils with this‘hidden disability’.

Afroza Talukdar works as a specialist teacher,providing advice to mainstream teachers on howbest to address the needs of children with motorco-ordination difficulties. She cuts through theconfusion of different terminologies andoverlapping difficulties and explains how you canmake a real difference in helping students withthis disorder to achieve their potential.

By the end of the book you will understanddyspraxic learners’ complex difficulties and feelconfident about developing a dyspraxia-friendlyclassroom within which they can be addressed.

Julie Bennett

DYSLEXIAPocketbook

2nd edition



to unlock the

potential of learners

with dyslexia

Afroza Talukdar

DYSPRAXIA / DCDPocketbook


for understanding and

supporting children with

Dyspraxia/Developmental

Co-ordination Disorder

Author : Julie BennettISBN : 978 1 906610 64 7Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Julie Bennett sees dyslexia as a learning differencerather than a learning disability. If you:

• Would like a better grasp of what dyslexia is • Are seeking a helpful guide to the multiplicity of

approaches to dyslexia • Need tools and techniques for teaching dyslexic

learners • Wonder how multi-sensory learning can help

dyslexics• Could do with some strategies for raising the

self-esteem of your dyslexic pupils• Want to track down resources and organisations

to support what you’re already doing

it’s all here in one handy guide. One dyslexiaspecialist recently told us: ‘The DyslexiaPocketbook is the best book on the subject in this country’. Look no further!

A goldmine ofinformation.Notts. DyslexiaAssociation

Author : Richard ChurchesISBN : 978 1 906610 11 1Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Research consistently shows that teachereffectiveness is about engagement, interaction,questioning, positive atmosphere, highexpectations and suitable challenge. At the heartof all these areas is the ability to communicateeffectively. How you do that minute by minuteand second by second is fundamental to whatchildren learn and remember and to how theybehave.

Richard Churches draws from a range ofdisciplines, such as psychology, NLP andneuroscience, to provide a practical compendiumof communication expertise based on what highlyeffective teachers do. You’ll find out how to useinfluential language patterns to support learningand positive behaviour; the secrets of bodylanguage and non-verbal communication; how tocommunicate to create the right emotionalclimate; effective questioning techniques; etc.

Small changes to your current practice could leadto huge benefits in the classroom.

Pooky Knightsmith

EATINGDISORDERSPocketbook

A wealth of advice, insight and

practical strategies to help

you support pupils with

anorexia, bulimia and

other eating disorders

EFFECTIVE CLASSROOMCOMMUNICATION

Pocketbook

Tips, tools and techniques to

enhance your communication

skills and ensure effective

learning for every child in

the classroom

Richard Churches


Author : Pooky KnightsmithISBN : 978 1 906610 49 4Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Eating disorders are not ‘just a teenage fad’; theyare a serious mental health disorder that can affectpeople of any age, race or gender. Statisticallyspeaking, one student in each of your classes is atrisk. But how should you respond when a pupilconfides in you about their eating disorder? Andhow can school staff support young people tryingto overcome this type of illness?

Concentrating on anorexia,bulimia and binge eatingdisorder, this Pocketbookexplains what an eatingdisorder is and what life islike for sufferers. It identifiesrisk factors and warning signs,outlines ways to encourage pupils to talk abouttheir disorder, and looks at strategies for helpingthem. The final section of the book details awhole school approach to supporting recovery.

Author Pooky Knightsmith has worked with over500 young people with eating disorders. She alsohas first hand experience to draw on. Herknowledge and insight are invaluable.

‘I don’t think it’s going too far to say myteacher saved my life’.

(Recovered anorexic)

Alice Washbourne

EALPocketbook

Tools and

techniques to create

inclusive learning

environments and

lessons for students

with English as an

additional language

Author : Alice WashbourneISBN : 978 1 906610 30 2Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Britain today is culturally and linguistically diverse.One in eight pupils in primary schools speaks alanguage other than English; in secondaryschools, one in six. Over 200 languages arespoken in London schools.

The EAL Pocketbook is for teachers of pupilslearning English as an additional language,whether in rural or urban contexts. It providestips, tools and techniques to ensure that all pupilscan thrive in their learning. AuthorAlice Washbourne is a consultantEAL advisor. Her inclusive approachis modelled on ‘the ladder tosuccess’ beginning with thelearner’s skills and strengths,building on these to makelearning cognitively challenging,then providing scaffolding tosupport their move towardsindependent learning.

Practical guidance for bothnovice and experiencedpractitioners.

EXAMS, TESTS, REVISIONPocketbook

Strategies, activities

and techniques

for teaching

examination classes.

Get set, sit, succeed!

Mike Gershon

FORM TUTOR’SPocketbook

A pocketful of tips

and techniques to

guide you through the

demands and practicalities

of running a tutor group

Roy Watson-Davis

Author : Mike GershonISBN : 978 1 906610 91 3Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

When it comes to exams, tests and revision, there’sno magical solution guaranteeing high performanceacross the board (at least, not one that doesn’tinvolve gaining access to the answers well inadvance!). But there are many things we can do togive our students the very best chance of success.

The Exams, Tests, Revision Pocketbook is for anyteacher working with exam classes. It’s not aboutteaching to the test; it’s about preparing studentsto excel in exams, without spoon-feeding them andwhile maintaining their motivation andengagement.

From how to use mark schemes, past papers andexaminers’ reports to making use of cognitivepsychology research, there’s a lot here for yourmoney. Tools and strategies for independentrevision, unpicking exam technique, engagingrevision activities, ways to motivate students andhelp them manage stress are all covered.

Mike Gershon also co-wrote the Growth MindsetPocketbook. His TES resources have beendownloaded over 2m times. He knows what he’stalking about!

James Park & Marilyn Tew

EMOTIONAL LITERACYPocketbook


strategies for helping

pupils use emotional

understanding to

learn and grow

Authors : James Park & Marilyn TewISBN : 978 1 903776 80 3Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

By helping students to recognise, understand andhandle emotions – their own and others’ – we canbuild their self-esteem, improve their confidenceand pave the way for them to becomeeducationally and socially successful.

The authors use case studies to demonstrate theeffectiveness of helping children to feel CLASI –Capable, Listened to, Accepted, Safe, Included.There are chapters on building relationships thatsupport learning, on nurturing ‘open’conversations, on working effectively in groupsand on classroom organisation. Sections on usingstories to build emotional literacy and onemotional literacy in the staffroom emphasise theneed to keep the bridge open between thethinking and feeling parts of the brain.

A reliable and authoritative Pocketbook that, asone literacy coordinator told us, guidesnewcomers while stimulating and reinvigoratingthose already familiar with the field.



The role of form tutor is a role for which mostteachers receive very little training. Somehowyou’re expected to pick up and master theconsiderable skills as you go along. Picking up thispocketbook for its clear guidance on all aspects ofthe job – administrative, pastoral and academic –is the way forward.

You’re sure to recognise Roy’s light-heartedstereotypes and you’re equally sure to relate towhat he has to say about such thorny issues as thehomework diary, thought for the week, reportwriting and uniform checks. As well asroutines and admin, there are chapterson working with parents and carers;pastoral and socialdevelopment; effectivetarget setting andideas for tutorials.However your schoolinterprets the formtutor’s role, there’ssomething here forboth the NQT andthe seasoned hand.

Author : Julie BennettISBN : 978 1 903776 76 6Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Whether you’re teaching novice writers, olderchildren or adults, you’ll benefit from JulieBennett’s enthusiasm and expertise. She presentshandwriting as both an art and a science. Eitherway, it can be mastered.

Julie covers all bases: teaching, improving andtroubleshooting handwriting. Starting with thebasics – seating, posture, paper and writingimplements – she then fixes the goalposts with ahandwriting checklist. This is the reference pointfor remedying a range of common problems (eguneven spacing between words and letters orinconsistent slope and slant) using Julie’s multi-sensory ‘Key Notes’ method.

A chapter on teaching beginner writers movesthrough the stages of writing from pre-literate tofluency, and a section on solving handwritingproblems is followed by a treasure trove ofresources.

Sign up for your copies now!

Barry Hymer & Mike Gershon

GROWTHMINDSETPocketbook

Create motivated learners

who embrace challenge, learn

from setbacks and know that

they can ‘grow’ their intelligence

HANDWRITINGPocketbook



for teaching, improving

and troubleshooting

handwriting

Julie Bennett

Author : Barry Hymer & Mike GershonISBN : 978 1 906610 60 9Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

I am delighted to recommend this important book… The Growth Mindset Pocketbook has thepotential to have a lasting impact on the lives ofteachers and learners alike. Professor Carol Dweck.

People with fixed mindsets believe that fundamentalqualities like intelligence are essentially stable;people with growth mindsets believe that suchqualities can be developed and nurtured.

Research shows that learners with growth mindsetsare more: open to challenges and constructivefeedback; resilient; convinced that effort makes adifference; able to learn well with and from others;likely to succeed. If we can foster growth mindsetsin our pupils the results will be transformative.

This pocketbook is full of classroom strategies fordoing just that. It covers high-challenge tasks and thevalue of mistakes and failure; what we mean by effortand how to make it attractive to students; greatfeedback; the power of language; and ‘going seriouslymeta’ – equipping students to think about their ownthinking and learn about their own learning.

Get the book; get growing!

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GIFTED & TALENTEDPocketbook

A pocketful of

cutting-edge approaches

to a gifted education

where all pupils are

stretched, challenged

and engaged

Barry Hymer

Author : Barry HymerISBN : 978 1 906610 01 2Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Gifted & talented education is at a crossroads. Turnright and speed down the motorway only to meetthe rush-hour traffic of identification, strategies,tests, labels, targets and anxious children. Turn lefton to the road less travelled and instead of acrazed rush to a destination, enjoy a journeywhere you stop off frequently, take in the viewsand enjoy the sensations and experiences thatcome with a focus on the processes, not just theproducts, of learning.

This Pocketbook turns left at the crossroads. Itcontains tips, tools and techniques for runningclassrooms where all pupils are stretched,challenged and motivated and where gifts arecreated and grown, not identified and measured.Barry Hymer introduces the gift-creating GRACEframework: Grow!, Relate!, Act!,Challenge!, Exert!. Hismotivational approachis full of commonsense, it’spractical and itworks.

I was blown away by this

book! Delighted, tickled,

inspired. I LOVE it.

Professor Dona Matthews

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INDEPENDENT LEARNINGPocketbook

How to develop

switched-on students

with the initiative,

resilience and adaptability

to take off as learners

Peter Anstee

HEAD OFDEPARTMENT’S

Pocketbook3rd edition


tools and techniques to

help teachers manage

their departments or

curriculum areas effectively

Brin Best & Will Thomas

Authors : Brin Best & Will ThomasISBN : 978 1 906610 67 8Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

When the Head of Department’s Pocketbook was first published in 2003, the subject leader’srole was dramatically different from how it istoday. This current edition of the Pocketbook willassist middle leaders in both primary andsecondary schools to carry out their jobsconfidently and effectively.

Managing diverse teams in a climate of inflatedperformance expectations is no easy task. Achapter entitled ‘Managing Your Team’ covers bothleadership and management. It encompassesvision, goals and creativity, as well as challengingadult behaviours, up-skilling, influencing andmotivating colleagues. Raising StudentAchievement, meanwhile, looks at excellence in theclassroom and includes material on enriching andsupporting learning, data use and lesson planning.

Other chapters cover effective documentation,raising the profile of the department and a self-evaluation checklist. Whether you’re new to middleleadership or a seasoned hand, you’ll find Brin andWill’s expert guidance refreshing and supportive.

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your school ororganisation

Author : Peter AnsteeISBN : 978 1 906610 82 1Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

‘The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire tobe kindled.’ So said Plutarch, whose wise wordsare often quoted among teachers. The trouble isthat, as much as we believe those words, we’resometimes under such pressure to ‘deliver’ thatwe’re tricked into the spoon-feeding shortcut. We then become trapped, with our pupils, in an unhealthy cycle where we do more and more of the work and they rely on us more and more heavily.

The Independent Learning Pocketbook is aboutbreaking that cycle and creating ambitiouslearners who are self-regulated, self-motivated,resourceful and resilient. These are learners withclear goals and direction and who use theirinitiative to achieve success.

Peter Anstee draws on a variety of research, aswell as first-hand classroom experience andobservation, in this clear-sighted look at how toinspire and nurture the people you teach tobecome lifelong learners.


Authors : Ellie Dommett, Ian Devonshire &Richard Churches

ISBN : 978 1 906610 25 8Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Understanding the science of learning in the brainis a powerful way to inform teaching and have animpact on learning. Furthermore, researchevidence shows that teaching children about howthe brain learns can improve their motivation tolearn. So, when education writer and formerteacher Richard Churches got together with twoneuroscientists and a group of teachers they sawan exciting opportunity to pool their expertise andexplore how insight from neuroscience couldtranslate into classroom practice.

Learning & the Brain Pocketbook is full ofaccessible information about how the brainworks, how it learns, how it memorises and howit develops. At every turn, the material isdiscussed in relation to the classroom.Numerous tips and strategies draw onthe neuroscience to enhance andsupport what you do withyour learners. Learning aboutthe brain is fun – and it makesfor great professionaldevelopment.

Eleanor Dommett, Ian Devonshire & Richard Churches

LEARNING & THE BRAINPocketbook

Combining

knowledge and insight

from neuroscience with

practical classroom

strategies to develop

better learners

Practical, innovative,creative and clearstrategies... refreshing and motivational for the reader.C. Tomlinson, Headteacher

Author : Tom BarwoodISBN : 978 1 906610 51 7Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Many of us assume that learning is something weshould be able to do, that some people are goodlearners and others poor learners. Learning isactually an active process; it can be learned andapplied to a variety of situations.

In this Pocketbook, designed for both teachersand their students, Tom Barwood explains thatsuccessful learning depends on two things: Whyyou want to learn and knowing how to learn. Thefirst part of the book deals with motivation andthe second with mechanics – registering,retaining, recalling, revising. From slicing, mind-mapping and learning styles; through mnemonics,mind pegs and the seven keys of memory; toreviewing, snowballing and recording, the art of learning is explored and demonstrated. Practical, fun techniques abound!

LEARNING TO LEARN


A pocketful of strategies

and study skills for

motivating learners to

register, retain, recall and

revise with confidence

and success

Tom Barwood

LESSON OBSERVATIONPocketbook

For observers and

observed, a pocketful of

tips, tools and techniques

for sharing and shaping

classroom expertise

Roy Watson-Davis


We’re all familiar with the summative, Ofstedmodel of lesson observation where performance isjudged according to external criteria. However,used formatively and creatively, lesson observationis a process that can support and professionallydevelop the observer as much as the observed.Observing colleagues teach and allowing them toobserve us teach are among the most valuableand effective ways of improving our own practice.

This is a practical book for all teachers. It coversbeing observed; learning to be a good observer –whether that’s to coach the colleague you areobserving, to learn from what you see or toassess performance; participant observation; pairand trio observation; feedback; pupil observationand personalising observation for your ownschool/department/subject.

Roy Watson-Davis cites actual examples toillustrate his points. He shows empathy withclassroom teachers and genuine commitment toexciting, stimulating professional development.You’ll want to get started straight away.


OUTSTANDING LESSONS

Pocketbook

A pocketful of

sparkling practice

for teaching



students can shine


Author : Caroline Bentley-DaviesISBN : 978 1 906610 35 7Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Teaching brilliant lessons is something all teachersaspire to, not least because we get a buzz fromknowing we have made an impact. When weteach great lessons our students are motivated,engaged and successful, and we are judged in apositive light – by our colleagues, by our pupilsand by inspectors.

Caroline Bentley-Davies has taught demonstrationlessons in over 80 schools. Drawing fromclassroom practice, lesson observations /inspections, current research, and comments frompupils and teachers, she covers the crucial factorsfor outstanding lessons. These range from relationships, planning, motivating andcommunicating, to content, assessment,differentiation, resources and methodology.

If you want to teach ‘stunning lessons that willmake an impression on your pupils and knock thesocks off your observers’, the tips in this book willhelp you to do just that.

Caroline Bentley-Davies

LITERACY ACROSSTHE CURRICULUM

Pocketbook

Great ideas and simple

strategies to embed

effective literacy skills

across all subjects


The latest teaching standards demand that allteachers ‘take responsibility for promoting highstandards of literacy and correct use of standardEnglish, whatever the teacher’s specialism’. That’sno bad thing, but it leaves some of us feelingunder-trained and over-exposed. Enter theLiteracy Across the Curriculum Pocketbook.

The book is based on four principles: literacy isimportant for all learning; we owe it to our pupilsto help them develop their literacy; developingstrategies for LAC enhances teaching and learningacross the school; teachers do not have to beliteracy experts to promote LAC.

In a series of punchy chapters, (Speaking forSuccess, Write Better! Vamp up your Vocabulary,Splendid Spelling, Raring to Read) CarolineBentley-Davies presents practical ideas and simplestrategies for incorporating literacy skills into yourown lessons. All this plus some really helpfuladvice on note-making.

Author : Will ThomasISBN : 978 1 906610 87 6Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

A recent survey found that work-related stressamong teachers is double the national average formost other professions. In the ManagingWorkload Pocketbook Will Thomas demonstrateshow changing your mental approach to workloadand implementing a few key elements to managestress can minimise the impact of psychologicaldistress on your health and well-being.

From effective planning, thinking and delegation togoals, sleep and resilience, the book is a mine ofinformation. It contains a workloadmanagement self-evaluation toolwith strategies, steps andsolutions for makingchanges where changesare needed.

When you’re jugglingseveral balls, remember:work is rubber; healthand family are crystal.This Pocketbook helpsmake sure you neverdrop the wrong one!

MANAGINGWORKLOADPocketbook

2nd edition


and techniques to maximise

time, moderate workload and

minimise stress

Will Thomas



The drive in schools to ensure that all students reach their potential is fuelled by a wealth of datafor tracking progress and revealing which groupsand individuals are underachieving. The challengefor teachers is to find strategies that ‘close the gap’, allowing every pupil the best possible chanceof success.

With characteristic energy, Caroline Bentley-Daviesshows how to strengthen learning and engagement,so boosting progress and attainment.

After dispelling some commonly held beliefs aboutraising achievement, Caroline describes a ‘climate forachievement’. Drawing on education research onfeedback, metacognition and motivation, she bringstheory to life with examples and case studies. Hersection on exams cleverly applies the theory ofmarginal gains. She highlights the role of parentsand peers and stresses the importance of great CPD.

A thought-provoking read with a winning approachthat could raise your game and improve studentoutcomes.

RAISING ACHIEVEMENT

Pocketbook

A powerful package of

pointers to better learning,

faster progress and great

results for your students

Caroline Bentley-DaviesGorden Pope

QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUE

Pocketbook

Frame questions, deliver

them, and respond

to the answers in

ways that maximise

engagement and learning

Author : Gorden PopeISBN : 978 1 906610 50 0Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Teachers’ questions play a critical role, not justfor the thinking they provoke, but in themodelling of questioning skills and thedevelopment of curiosity. Research shows thatwhen teachers think more about questioning –deepening their understanding, extending theirrange of strategies and planning their questions– responses from pupils improve, andengagement and learning increase.

This Pocketbook separates out the three elementsof questioning: framing them; delivering them;and responding to the answers. It offers bothsimple tweaks and fundamental shifts to turninstinctive practice into a highly effectiveteaching and learning tool. Your ‘questionmaster’ Gorden Pope finds a happy balancebetween theory and evidence-based practice,ending with a short checklist for monitoring andimproving your own questioning.

This Pocketbook not only has the answers, it hasthe questions too!


The aim of a thinking skills programsuch as P4C is to help children become

more thoughtful, more reflective, more considerate and more

reasonable individuals.

‘’

Authors : Barry Hymer & Roger Sutcliffe ISBN : 978 1 906610 41 8 Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Philosophy for Children (P4C) was conceived byProfessor Matthew Lipman in the late 1960s:

Who wouldn't want to offer their pupils thatopportunity?

In the P4C Pocketbook Barry Hymer and RogerSutcliffe explain how to use P4C in your ownclassroom to sustain and develop in all children thecuriosity that is so evident in the young. Theyintroduce and explain 'communities of enquiry',outline a broad ten-step process for P4C sessions,provide plenty of practical examples, and show howP4C can be used to explore key concepts. There arechapters on choosing a stimulus, questions, theSocratic Method, facilitating an enquiry, plus anexcellent resource section at the end of the bookspanning foundation stage to KS5.

Barry Hymer & Roger Sutcliffe

P4CPocketbook

Nurture a spirit of

enquiry and develop

thoughtful and thought-full

learners, using Philosophy

for Children

Margaret Thorsborne & David Vinegrad

RESTORATIVEJUSTICE

Pocketbook

How to resolve

disciplinary matters by

enabling those involved to

repair the harm done to

people and relationships

Authors : Margaret Thorsborne & David Vinegrad

ISBN : 978 1 906610 10 4Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Schools that have adopted the ancient principlesof restorative justice in their approach tobehaviour management report better relationshipswith young people, greater engagement inlearning and a greater development of social andemotional competence among learners. Nosurprise, then, that interest in restorative practicesis growing.

It’s all about relationships. Wrongdoing is viewedthrough a ‘relational lens’. All those responsiblefor and affected by the behaviour are involved insolving the problem. Working in conference witha teacher/facilitator, participants come tounderstand the harm done to people andrelationships. Accepting that such harm createsobligations and liabilities, they then focus onrepairing the damage and putting things right.

Expert practitioners Margaret and David provide athorough grounding in restorative practice, withworked examples and easy-to-follow teacherscripts to get you started. If RJ is new to you,you’ll be a convert in no time!

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New Edition

Gorden Pope

Pocketbook

Help pupils with

SLCN develop skills to

express themselves

and understand what

is being said to them

SPEECH, LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION

Victoria Mason and Emela Milne

Author : Victoria Mason and Emela MilneISBN : 978 1 906610 70 8Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Most children develop speech, language andcommunication skills instinctively. But what about those who don’t? Without the fundamentalspoken and written skills that underpin all typesof social interaction and lead to success ineducation and beyond, they are vulnerable toacademic, social, emotional and behaviouralproblems.

Victoria Mason and Emela Milne – a secondaryteacher and a speech and language therapist,both working in mainstream schools – address the issues. They begin by defining SLCN (speech,language and communication needs), identifywho has SLCN and go on to share supportstrategies and techniques that will help you tohelp your students.

The book includes chapters on attention andlistening, understanding language, speech, usinglanguage, vocabulary and social communication.In true Pocketbook style, it’s full of clearlypresented helpful information and genuinelyuseful ideas.

Author : Dot ConstableISBN : 978 1 906610 58 6Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Teaching support staff need proper induction,training and career development opportunities inthe same way that teachers do. The TeachingAssistant’s Pocketbook recognises that need byoffering an accessible guide to this varied role.

If you’re new to the job, what exactly can youexpect when you start out in a new school? Ifyou’re an old hand, what are your careerdevelopment opportunities? Sections on assistingthe teacher, assisting pupils and assisting theschool are full of practical information, tips andstrategies for new and experienced TAs. DotConstable covers the nuts and bolts of day-to-daypractice (eg: policies and procedures; SEN andsupport strategies; joint planning; assessment,recording and reporting; making and organisingresources etc) but also addresses nitty grittyrealities: how do you keep pupils on task andwhat do you do if relations between you and theteacher are strained? Breathe a sigh of relief… it’sall here.

TEACHINGASSISTANT’SPocketbook

2nd edition


advice on the skills,

strategies and approaches

that make for excellent

classroom support

Dot Constable


The Full WorksSpecial Needs Selection


Anne de A'Echevarria & Ian Patience

TEACHING THINKING

Pocketbook

A pocketful of tools,

techniques and

inspiration for dynamic,

challenging lessons that

nurture better thinking

Authors : Anne de A’Echevarria & Ian PatienceISBN : 978 1 903776 86 5Pages : 128Price : £9.99 (Paperback or e-Book)

Never before have we had access to such a floodof information – internet, tv, radio, mobilephones, etc. But what strategies are childrendeveloping to screen it all? They can accessinformation and absorb it as entertainment, butthey often lack the skills to approach it critically.For our students to flourish in the informationage, it’s crucial that we teach them to think.

Using the PRICE taxonomy – Processinginformation, Reasoning, Inquiry, Creative thinkingand Evaluation, Anne deA’Echevarria and Ian Patienceidentify a range of ‘thinkingproblems’. Their fiverelated sections ofpractical ‘thinking tools’will inspire teachersand students alike:there’s a wealth ofdynamic material forindividual lessonsand for infusingthinking across thecurriculum.

Authors : VariousPrice : £79.99 (Paperbacks)

Our special needs titles are written for non-specialistteachers and teaching assistants working inmainstream schools. We have a loyal and enthusiasticfollowing among SENCOs and special needs staff.

Authors : VariousPrice : £320 (Paperbacks)

If you’re looking to build a great CPD resource, orif you just can’t decide which Pocketbooks to buyand which to leave out, why not treat yourself tothe full works?

You can buy a full set of Teachers’ Pocketbooks –all those listed here in the catalogue that arealready published – for £320.

NB: If you’re in a school that has alreadypurchased a multi-user licence for the digitalPocketbook library, your school is entitled to asignificant ‘licence-holder’s discount’ on the priceof this paperback collection.

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There are currently 40 books in the series; that’s around 4,500 pages ofhigh quality professional development material at your fingertips.

Annual subscriptions are priced according to number of users.Compared with the cost of bringing in an expert for a training day orsending one member of staff on a course and covering his/her lessons,buying an annual licence is a cost-effective way of developingprofessional knowledge and skills.

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2 And this is me…

3 Charlene’s smile

4 No classroom

5 Interesting snippets

6 Good grace

7 Ready for Ofsted

8 Rear-view mirrors

9 Wayne and compasses

10 Work-life balance

11 Perks of the job

12 Measuring progress

13 Get knotted

14 Fly on the wall

15 Lewis concentrating

16 Growth mindset

17 Energy levels

18 Before lessons start

19 Student Voice

20 Plans for the weekend

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The compasses had gone missing.Wayne was keen to help out.All ready for Ofsted.

Get knotted, Gareth!

Being on good terms with the D&T department had its advantages when it came to teacher resources.

Work-life balance for teachers.

They told her the new job would be fullof interesting snippets.

Kirsty accepted Miss Burns’ point with her usual good grace.

Charlene welcomed her new teacher with a particularly winning smile.

Charles had yet to grasp the concept of growth mindset.Before lessons start, most teachers ease

themselves gently into the day.

As Abby’s father pointed out,it was inconceivable that Abby would

have sworn at a teacher. ‘…And this is me at the end of last term.’

To be honest, Mr Robson’s fly on the wall approach to lesson observation just unsettled the students.

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So she didn’t have her own classroom.Where’s the problem?

Perks of the job: the ‘free’ period.

Student Voice.

‘Calm, focused and concentrating’ – as demonstrated by Lewis.

His energy levels were always highest at the start of the day.

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In addition to our Teachers’ series, there are around 100Management Pocketbooks to choose from at £9.99each. Although not written specifically for the educationsector, they are popular with schools and teachers. For afull list of titles available, visit www.pocketbook.co.uk orrequest a catalogue on Freephone 0800 028 6217.

MENTORINGPocketbook

3rd EditionFor mentors and mentees,

a pocketful of tips and

techniques to maximise the

benefits of this highly

effective human resource

development process

Geof Alred & Bob Garvey

TEAMWORKINGPocketbook3rd EditionA pocketful of tips, techniques and toolsfor all those involved

in making teamscome alive

Ian Fleming

Selected titles from theManagement Series

How to OrderYou can place an order on our website or by postingor faxing the order form enclosed with this catalogue.Alternatively, e-mail or telephone (Freephone for UKcallers). To buy e-books visit our website, or visitAmazon Kindle Store, Apple iBookstore or Kobo for selected s titles.

DiscountsBooks cost £9.99 each but orders for 10 books or more (any mix of titles) attracta 10% discount. Discounts increase themore books you order and apply only topaperback Pocketbooks. Full details onthe order form/website.

Refund GuaranteeIf for any reason our pocketbooks do not meet your needs, you may returnthem to us (in a saleable condition)within 30 days of receipt for a fullrefund of your payment.

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Margaret Chapman-Clarke

MINDFULNESS AT WORK

Pocketbook

Top tips to unlock thepower of mindfulness and

take workplace performanceto new levels

LEADERSHIP

Pocketbook

A pocketful of tips and

techniques for leaders at all

levels - strategic, organisational

and team level - on how

to inspire, influence, deal

with change and

achieve objectives

Fiona Elsa Dent

MEMORYPocketbook

A pocketful of unforgettable

tips and techniques to

improve your memory and

boost your personal and

professional development

Vicki Culpin

FEEDBACKPocketbook

For managers, trainers and team members, a pocketful

of techniques to createfeedback conversations that underpin learning, build relationships and

engage motivation

Mike Pezet

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