Improving Induction: Research Based Best Practice for Schools - Hardcover

Bailey, Maxine; Bubb, Sara; Heilbronn, Ruth; Jones, Cath; Totterdell, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138162760 ISBN 13: 9781138162761

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Induction - the first year of a teacher's career - is a crucial, and potentially difficult, period. This book is the work of a well-known and highly respected team of experts on the subject and is based on a comprehensive nationwide research project into the implementation and effectiveness of the latest statutory regulations covering induction in England. It includes not only findings from this research, but also numerous ideas from, and examples of, best practice.

Including case studies from primary and secondary schools, in the state and private sectors, this book raises awareness of the complexities entailed in inducting new teachers, addresses the issues, dilemmas and problems of induction and celebrates the achievements of the national induction policy. Its insights provide an invaluable guide to the effective implementation of induction in schools.

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Review:

'Improving Induction is a practical, easy-to-use guide that demonstrates how accessible research can be to a busy teacher, especially those just starting the professional job of teaching. The induction year is the foundation upon which a teacher builds their professional practice, and this book offers practical suggestions that can facilitate the construction of a sound beginning.' - Carol Adams, Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council

About the Author:

Sara Bubb is an experienced London teacher who helps staff in schools develop. She does this in many ways: through leading professional development, assessing, developing schemes, researching, and writing. With a national and international reputation in the induction of new teachers and professional development, Sara speaks at conferences and runs courses throughout the country and abroad (e.g. Norway, Taiwan) on topics such as helping staff develop, observation skills, induction, developing pedagogical skills, leading continuing professional development (CPD), subject leadership, monitoring teaching and implementing performance management. She has featured on and been a consultant for eight Teachers TV programmes. She trains a broad range of people, including inspectors, assessors, advisers, consultants, Fasttrack, TeachFirst and advanced skills teachers. Sara assesses advanced skills, excellent, overseas trained and graduate teachers and higher level teaching assistants and was an external assessor for Threshold. She has inspected over 25 primary schools. As a senior lecturer at the Institute of Education (0.2) she works on PGCE and Masters programmes and set up the employment-based routes (OTT and GTP) to QTS. She is lead director of the CfBT Education Trust-funded Sef2Si From Self Evaluation To School Improvement: The Importance Of Professional Development project. She co-directed the DfES-funded national research Project on the Effectiveness of the Induction Year, was deputy director of the TDA systematic review of induction research and has helped the Northern Ireland GTC revise their teacher competences. On a 0.2 secondment to the DCSF London Challenge team, Sara is the consultant for Chartered London Teacher status a scheme involving over 38,600 teachers. She is the London Gifted & Talented Early Years network leader, working with staff in reception and nursery classes to enhance their provision for all children, especially the most able. She has written books and numerous articles on induction, professional development, workload, and performance management. She is the new teacher expert at the "Times Educational Supplement", and writes articles, a weekly advice column and answers questions on its website.

Ruth Heilbronn teaches at the Institute of Education, University of London and is a specialist in philosophy of education and languages in education.

Ruth Heilbronn teaches at the Institute of Education, University of London and is a specialist in philosophy of education and languages in education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138162760
• ISBN 13: 9781138162761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224