Improving Teaching: A Guide to Effective Teacher Professional Development - Softcover

Fletcher-Wood, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032574933 ISBN 13: 9781032574936

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

Effective teaching makes a huge difference to students’ knowledge, and their life chances. But improving teaching is extremely difficult – many changes within schools have little impact on classroom practice. This new book from bestselling author, Harry Fletcher-Wood, shows how leaders can design and deliver effective professional development and help teachers make lasting improvements. Addressing common barriers, including lack of focus and time pressure, it synthesises key ideas and shows how they can be implemented step-by-step.

Blending research and experience, the book offers practical tools to help teacher educators refine their practice and solve the critical challenges they face, including:

• Designing a coherent programme
• Leading effective training
• Coaching teachers to improve
• Supporting teachers to adopt new habits
• Leading change within the school
• Evaluating impact

Each challenge is addressed through bitesize steps, illustrated with worked examples. Suggested actions, reflection questions and checklists help the reader put new ideas into practice immediately. Readable, evidence-informed and easy-to-apply, Improving Teaching is an essential guide for anyone helping teachers to get better.

About this title

About the Author

Harry Fletcher-Wood is a former history teacher and head of professional development. He has worked on developing expert teachers at Teach First and Ambition Institute, and is currently Director of Training at Steplab, leading their Certificate programme for teacher educators. Harry co-led the Education Endowment Foundation’s systematic review of professional development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032574933
• ISBN 13: 9781032574936
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196