Training to Teach: A Guide for Students - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473907934 ISBN 13: 9781473907935

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Teaching is a tough and challenging job and society demands more from its teachers than ever before. This new edition is an essential companion for those training to teach, providing an overview of important professional issues that all future teachers need to engage with in order to succeed in the classroom.

Aiming to give you the confident start you need in the classroom, this third edition is equally valuable to those training to teach in both primary and secondary education, and includes:

•             New chapters on: inclusion; school-based training; creativity; and digital technologies

•             Increased coverage of behaviour management

•             A new feature outlining the relevant Teachers’ Standards at the start of each chapter

 The accompanying website, has been updated to include additional material expanding on and complementing the contents of the book.

 This book is essential reading for professional studies modules on both primary and secondary initial teacher education courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and on university-based and school-based training courses.

 

Neil Denby is recently retired from the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield and now works as an independent educational consultant.

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

Covering all the key professional issues, this book gives primary and secondary trainee teachers the confidence and guidance they need to succeed in the classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473907934
• ISBN 13: 9781473907935
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Denby Neil