Talking to Teenagers by Jamie Thom

I enjoyed Jamie Thom’s books on slow and quiet teaching and was interested by this new one. It focuses on communicating with teenagers and I went in with expectations that it would have a pastoral focus. Given his previous books I am not sure quite why I thought that – they touched on pastoral (indeed,

The Psychology of Great Teaching by Pedro de Bruyckere, Casper Hulshof and Liese Missinne

This was the third book I chose to read as I prepared to start a new job in education, albeit out of school and focusing on assessment. I re-read Daisy Christodoulou’s excellent Making Good Progress and the new book from Hendrick, Kirschner and Heal. Having thoroughly enjoyed the clarity and rigour of both I was

Motivated Teaching by Peps Mccrea

In a sea of interesting and insightful educational voices in what is clearly a golden age of educational books it is hard to find a USP. However, Peps Mccrea has done just that- he makes every word count and writes precise, short and beautifully insightful books. This one is on a topic that has always

Drive by Daniel Pink

Pupil motivation has always been an area that fascinates me and I was delighted to see a book focused entirely on the theories and research behind motivation – albeit not from an educational perspective. I was particularly fascinated on the discussion of the dangers of rewards and the impact they can have on intrinsic motivation.