Resources by Teachers' Pocketbooks

Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person's mathematical ability. It is estimated that around 6% of the population have dyscalculia, so in a typical classroom there...

This pocketbook is a practical guide to helping dyslexic students overcome their learning barriers and unlock their potential. It gives an outline of what dyslexia is, information on possible learning profiles and suggested solutions and techniques.

Using cartoons, diagrams and visual prompts to support the text, this book opens with a look at what effective teachers do and offers a four-step approach to improving communication skills. It explains how to use influential language patterns to support learning and positive behaviour and the secrets of body...

Aimed at headteachers, senior managers and governors, this text talks you through planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating your fundraising strategy.

The book highlights the need for a fundraising co-...

Using cartoons, diagrams, and visual prompts to support the text, this book offers teachers a coherent framework for gifted and talented education.

Barry Hymer and Mike Gershon explain how learners with growth mindsets are: more open to challenges and constructively critical feedback; resilient in the face of obstacles and initial failure; convinced that effort makes a difference; able to learn well with and from others; and are likely to rise to the top - and...

The head of department's role in maximising student achievement is central to the pocketbook. This involves developing a climate for effective learning, working with individual students, target-setting and working with parents. Team management is another key issue.

The authors give advice on recruiting and...

The head of department plays a central role in maximizing student achievement and this involves developing a climate for effective learning, working with individual students, target setting and working with parents...

Moving from clear definitions of inclusion to ways of supporting, developing and monitoring policies and practices in schools and classrooms, this extensively illustrated pocketbook offers a concise overview of the issues which face Headteachers, senior managers and classroom teachers.

This text takes a practical approach to classroom observation for professional development purposes. It begins by establishing the reasons for lesson observations, outlining the benefits, and defining protocols.