📘 Books That Stick: The Teaching and Learning Playbook
A step-by-step guide to classroom strategies, underpinned by clear principles and a real solid book on how great teaching can be codified, shared, and developed.
❓ What’s It All About?
This book lays out a framework for high-quality teaching and learning, backed by research and rooted in practical application. It’s built around a clear set of principles, and within each, it offers step-by-step instructions for a wide range of strategies. What’s more, it comes with access to an online video portal, where you can see many of the strategies brought to life in actual classrooms. While the examples lean slightly more towards a secondary context, the book is still highly relevant to primary teacher especially for those looking to establish a shared language around great teaching.
👀 Why I Picked It Up
My own work on routine teaching strategies has made me think more deeply about how we codify great practice. This book did exactly that. It helped me see how teaching can be broken down, shared, and refined in a way that supports professional learning. The strategies are clear, consistent, and connected to a robust set of learning principles. It’s not just a list of ideas, it’s a full system.
💡 What Stuck With Me
🗂️ The structure. Each strategy is built around a principle and broken into manageable, teachable parts.
🎥 The video portal is a real bonus. Seeing the strategies in action helps bridge the gap between reading and practice. A great resource for teaching and learning leads.
🧱 It reinforced the idea that teaching strategies can (and should) be codified, not to limit teachers, but to build a shared professional toolkit.
🎯 Who Should Give It a Go
Great for teachers at all stages, but especially useful for mentors, instructional coaches, and school leaders looking to develop consistent teaching approaches across teams. If you’re building a CPD programme or developing a school-wide teaching framework, this book gives you both the principles and the practicalities.
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