Neil Denby has been involved in teacher education for over 18 years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. An experienced and successful author, he has written over two dozen texts at various levels from GCSE to postgraduate. He also has extensive experience teaching abroad, both in the Middle East and China. Recently retired from the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield, he now acts as an independent educational consultant. His research interests include using the abilities of gifted and talented pupils to enhance the learning experience; the importance of pupil voice in teacher-training partnerships; the promotion and impact of Masters-level PGCE requirements and the encouragement of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education.

• Learning to teach: An introductionPART I: PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTESRelationships with children and young peopleProfessionalism, the professional duties of teachers and legal requirementsChild protection issuesCommunication and collaborationSchool-based trainingUnderstanding the roles of specialist colleaguesDeveloping skills for career progressPART II: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGManaging your classroom environmentBehaviour strategies in challenging classroomsBeginning to understand how young people learnApproaches to teaching and learning 1: Developing a rangeApproaches to teaching and learning 2: Planning, progression and sequenceApproaches to teaching and learning 3: Differentiation and personalising provisionUsing digital technologies in teaching strategiesCreativityPART III: IMPORTANT ISSUES AND SKILLSInclusionTeaching pupils with English as an Additional LanguageUnderstanding and using assessment and feedbackThe rights of the childCross-curricular planning issuesCross-curricular teaching issuesAccessing and using statistical informationYour first teaching post: Applications, interviews and induction

Having identified the varied routes into teaching in a clear jargon-free way, Training to Teach explores through case study the key skills and experiences necessary to be a successful trainee teacher. Chapters promote both group and self-reflection very effectively. A valuable addition is the exploration of creativity which explores not only how to inspire creativity in your students but also how to nurture and develop your own creativity and addresses concerns that a creative approach is incompatible with achievement in formal assessments.

Neil Denby has been involved in teacher education for over 18 years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. An experienced and successful author, he has written over two dozen texts at various levels from GCSE to postgraduate. He also has extensive experience teaching abroad, both in the Middle East and China. Recently retired from the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield, he now acts as an independent educational consultant. His research interests include using the abilities of gifted and talented pupils to enhance the learning experience; the importance of pupil voice in teacher-training partnerships; the promotion and impact of Masters-level PGCE requirements and the encouragement of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education.

• Learning to teach: An introductionPART I: PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTESRelationships with children and young peopleProfessionalism, the professional duties of teachers and legal requirementsChild protection issuesCommunication and collaborationSchool-based trainingUnderstanding the roles of specialist colleaguesDeveloping skills for career progressPART II: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGManaging your classroom environmentBehaviour strategies in challenging classroomsBeginning to understand how young people learnApproaches to teaching and learning 1: Developing a rangeApproaches to teaching and learning 2: Planning, progression and sequenceApproaches to teaching and learning 3: Differentiation and personalising provisionUsing digital technologies in teaching strategiesCreativityPART III: IMPORTANT ISSUES AND SKILLSInclusionTeaching pupils with English as an Additional LanguageUnderstanding and using assessment and feedbackThe rights of the childCross-curricular planning issuesCross-curricular teaching issuesAccessing and using statistical informationYour first teaching post: Applications, interviews and induction

Having identified the varied routes into teaching in a clear jargon-free way, Training to Teach explores through case study the key skills and experiences necessary to be a successful trainee teacher. Chapters promote both group and self-reflection very effectively. A valuable addition is the exploration of creativity which explores not only how to inspire creativity in your students but also how to nurture and develop your own creativity and addresses concerns that a creative approach is incompatible with achievement in formal assessments.

Neil Denby has been involved in teacher education for over 18 years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. An experienced and successful author, he has written over two dozen texts at various levels from GCSE to postgraduate. He also has extensive experience teaching abroad, both in the Middle East and China. Recently retired from the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield, he now acts as an independent educational consultant. His research interests include using the abilities of gifted and talented pupils to enhance the learning experience; the importance of pupil voice in teacher-training partnerships; the promotion and impact of Masters-level PGCE requirements and the encouragement of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education.

• Learning to teach: An introductionPART I: PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTESRelationships with children and young peopleProfessionalism, the professional duties of teachers and legal requirementsChild protection issuesCommunication and collaborationSchool-based trainingUnderstanding the roles of specialist colleaguesDeveloping skills for career progressPART II: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGManaging your classroom environmentBehaviour strategies in challenging classroomsBeginning to understand how young people learnApproaches to teaching and learning 1: Developing a rangeApproaches to teaching and learning 2: Planning, progression and sequenceApproaches to teaching and learning 3: Differentiation and personalising provisionUsing digital technologies in teaching strategiesCreativityPART III: IMPORTANT ISSUES AND SKILLSInclusionTeaching pupils with English as an Additional LanguageUnderstanding and using assessment and feedbackThe rights of the childCross-curricular planning issuesCross-curricular teaching issuesAccessing and using statistical informationYour first teaching post: Applications, interviews and induction

Having identified the varied routes into teaching in a clear jargon-free way, Training to Teach explores through case study the key skills and experiences necessary to be a successful trainee teacher. Chapters promote both group and self-reflection very effectively. A valuable addition is the exploration of creativity which explores not only how to inspire creativity in your students but also how to nurture and develop your own creativity and addresses concerns that a creative approach is incompatible with achievement in formal assessments.