Written by the American paediatric neurologist Dr Martin Kutscher, this book provides a practical guide for educators (and other professionals) on the wide range of neurodiverse conditions in children and young people, with detailed chapters exploring the broad spectrum of neurodiversity.

There has been marked progress in terms of awareness of neurodiversity in recent years, and the support that neurodiverse learners and young people need. This is reflected through the introduction of the new Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system in Wales. However, despite an improved understanding of the strengths and the varied ways in which neurodivergent people process information and engage with the world, individuals with these conditions are still sometimes misunderstood and stereotyped and not encouraged to embrace their unique perspectives.

Kutscher and his co-authors address this through providing clear information on causes, symptoms, and treatments for the various neurodiverse conditions as well as sharing insightful and practical suggestions. Advice is also provided on effective behavioural strategies for educators, parents and professionals working with and responding to children and young people who display traits of these conditions.

The book promotes a broader understanding of the complexities of neurological conditions and places a strong emphasis on holistic approaches to managing behaviour and supporting mental health challenges, which recognise that each child and young person’s needs are unique and require individualised attention

Research led by the University of Nottingham, published in 2024, has found that the youngest children within a school year are more likely to be diagnosed with conditions such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The researchers found that this was occurring as a result of teachers attributing signs of immaturity (associated with younger children being developmentally less mature than their older classmates with whom their behaviour is being compared) to these conditions. The research team noted that the findings highlight the importance of ensuring that teachers are properly trained and supported in understanding the broad spectrum of neurodivergency when assessing for and diagnosing conditions such as ADHD and ASD giving due consideration to the relative age of children within their settings. Read the full article from the journal of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

This book includes straightforward descriptions and practical tips, case studies and signposting to resources to apply emotional coaching in educational settings. It also supports educational professionals to promote empathetic responses to challenging behaviours and situations, helping children and young people to understand their emotions and learn to manage and regulate them and their behaviour in the longer-term. 

This book, written for primary schoolteachers by an experienced primary school teacher, looks at the latest evidence and research around the science of happiness and positive psychology. Full of tried-and-tested activities and techniques, including mindfulness, positive reflection, physical activity and acts of kindness, it is a helpful guide in supporting emotional and mental wellbeing in the primary classroom.

As an educational practitioner, you will be aware of the challenges concerning recruitment and retention within education. This book discusses varying perspectives on the challenges and rewards of teaching. It explores successful models and strategies where a combination of support and challenge, accountability, and a sense of being valued have encouraged teachers to enter and remain in the profession. The book reinforces the values held by educational professionals about why they chose a career in education including the fulfilment of working with learners supporting their progress and educational development, whilst also candidly addressing the numerous challenges faced by the workforce. The author draws on their own experience and that of their colleagues, having undertaken a significant amount of research including the evaluation of nearly 4,000 survey responses and interviews with teachers, former teachers and education professionals.

Slow Teaching is a thoughtful exploration of how slowing down in all aspects of education can lead to improved student outcomes. It explores how this method of reflective practice results in improved feedback, more nuanced and skilled classroom management and relationships, meaningful classroom dialogue and retention of knowledge and school leadership, and ultimately better learning. The ‘slow teaching’ technique aims to deepen the craft of teaching thereby growing expert practitioners who are committed to mastering their practice. The author organises the book into seven sections, all easy to read and drawing upon relevant, recent research and literature interwoven with personal experience. Reflecting on strategies that will enable teachers to feel calm, confident and organised, each chapter ends with several ‘slow’ questions to help the reader consider the content and how it applies to them and their situation.

Every child enters the classroom with different skills, habits, values, and expectations. Running the Room is the teacher’s guide to addressing classroom behaviour and treat it as another area of the curriculum.

Classroom management can be complex, however this book offers evidence-informed and practical strategies for all teachers, regardless of their career stage. Bennett offers readers more than just punish and reward and outlines how improvements begin when you address and identify classroom behaviour. Bennett explains the science of behaviour through common metaphors to encourage the reader, and argues that creating a positive classroom culture has to be deliberate and consistent. For Bennett the emphasis is on behaviours being taught rather than told. Running the room addresses common behaviour myths, and offers new and experienced teacher practical tools and solutions in addressing behaviour.

Phil Beadle and John Murphy guide teachers through the dos and don’ts of behaviour management based on their own teaching experience in some of the most challenging schools. They discuss the importance of managing your own behaviour, and how this is essential when understanding the behaviour of students. The authors use humour to highlight how behaviour management is relatable for everyone. Their honest approach allows readers to fully understand behaviour management and appreciate that it is not just about a tick box exercise.

This book is essential reading for any educators working in challenging schools, or who are looking at how to improve their own behaviour management.

This practical, hands-on resource for early years and primary school teachers includes 25 engineering design challenges appropriate for children ages 3–8. There are suggestions for creating a makerspace environment where children can tinker with materials, use tools to make creations, and improve on their ideas. This book encourages STEM-rich exploration and learning, and provides questions and ideas for expanding children’s understanding of STEM concepts. It also equips teachers with a planning template to create their own design challenges to extend children's problem-solving skills and creative thinking.

This book presents a contemporary focus on significant issues in STEM teaching, learning and research that are valuable in preparing students for a digital 21st century. The book chapters cover a wide spectrum of issues and topics using a wealth of research methodologies including:

• STEM definition
• virtual reality in the classroom
• multiplicative thinking
• STEM in pre-school, primary, secondary, and tertiary education
• opportunities and obstacles in STEM
• inquiry-based learning in statistics
• values in STEM education
• building academic leadership in STEM

Shaun Dellenty is an ex-primary school leader, he has been named twice by the Independent on Sunday as one of the ‘101 most influential U.K. LGBT figures’ and he was named as one of the Top 100 Global Leaders in Diversity and Inclusion.

Celebrating Difference is an inspirational guide for LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools. The opening of the book details the difficulties Shaun faced growing up, with a lack of role models, open dialogue about diverse identities and homophobic bullying at school in the 1980s. The remainder of the text is a handbook for how individuals can facilitate cultural and organisation change, featuring enquiry questions, case studies and testimonials from people who have used Shaun’s methods in their classrooms.

The book serves to tackle internal biases and prejudices in an intersectional manner, and is relevant to contemporary discussions of race and broader concepts of human diversity.

This book takes a highly original approach to improving lesson planning, with an accessible style to help every secondary teacher make the planning process more meaningful, leading to great progress over time.

hether you are planning your day-to-day lessons or a formal observation, planning is a skill that can be refined to ensure your workload is manageable and your lessons memorable. Aimed at committed and reflective teachers who want to develop their practice, this book introduces Tweaks for Teachers: small changes that make a big difference! Unlike a lot of teaching books that assume you need or want to change your whole approach, this book provides simple ideas to implement in your next lesson to good effect.

Organised around real lesson snippets and full lesson plans covering every secondary subject, the book focuses on the key areas you need to plan for every lesson: assessment for learning, questioning, stretch and challenge and commitment to learning, as well as covering the importance of developing a good marking practice.

Being prepared to teach every subject in the curriculum is an essential skill for all primary school teachers, and good lesson planning is a critical tool for coping with the workload.

This book provides a breakdown of lesson planning strategies, plus a range of practical and original ideas to use with your class.

Using real primary classroom anecdotes, as well as helpful diagrams and tips on how to implement planning techniques day-to-day, Lesson Planning for Primary School Teachers is a complete toolbox for primary school teachers who want to develop their key skills and strategies for lesson planning.

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation explains how teachers already use differentiation in many ways. Bestselling author Sue Cowley encourages readers to understand and appreciate how teachers implement differentiation, as well as exploring new and creative methods.

In this book she outlines the various methods and approaches to differentiation, giving the reader an in-depth insight to each model. This is done by breaking differentiation down into five core areas

• planning
• resources
• leaners
• teaching
• assessment

Readers will learn over 90 practical and time-saving strategies for the classroom. Sue delivers this by encouraging teachers, practitioners, and support staff to feel confident that they are meeting the needs of all leaners.

The Ultimate guide to Differentiation is a comprehensive guide on differentiation and offers balanced advice all written in Sue’s straight forward style.