Another from Jackie Beere's 'Perfect' stable, this simple but effective little book is designed to help bring the best out of all English departments during that all-important Ofsted visit. It is written by David Didau, a highly effective and innovative head of English at a school where Independent Thinking is a trustee. He has been instrumental in overseeing an enviable rise in A* to C results over the last few years to 84% in 2011. His inspirational little book is packed full of ideas, strategies and simple yet effective innovations. This book is an essential tool in the toolkit of every English department - and not just for the inspection either! With topics including assessment for learning, progress, the learning environment and planning outstanding lessons, this is the book for every English teacher's desk drawer.
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Product Details
Weight: 253g
Dimensions: 124 x 174mm
Publication Date: 29 Jun 2012
Publisher: Independent Thinking Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781781350522
About David Didau
David Didau is Senior Lead Practitioner for English at Ormiston Academies Trust and a freelance writer blogger speaker trainer and author. He started his award-winning blog The Learning Spy in 2011 to express the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers detail the successes and failures within his own classroom and synthesise his years of teaching experience through the lens of educational research and cognitive psychology. Since then he has spoken at various national conferences has directly influenced Ofsted and has worked with the Department for Education to consider ways in which teachers' workload could be reduced. Jackie Beere MBA OBE worked as a newspaper journalist before starting a career in teaching and school leadership. She was awarded the OBE in 2002 for developing innovative learning programmes. Since 2006 she has been offering training in the latest strategies for learning developing emotionally intelligent leadership and growth mindsets. She is the author of several bestselling books on teaching learning and coaching as well as being a qualified Master Practitioner in NLP.