Teaching Walkthrus by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli

This is a beautiful looking book. Not as physically big as Caviglioli’s Dual Coding but landscaped and beautifully produced. At its heart it are 50 five-step walkthroughs that enable effective teaching. They are concise, clear, evidence-based and simple. They are really outstanding teaching supports and I took the opportunity to read each reflecting on how

The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook by Tom Sherrington

I thoroughly enjoyed the original book and was excited to read this follow up. It felt very comforting to start the book with Sherrington’s reflections on what must have been a very busy couple of years. It quickly dawned on me that I didn’t remember the original metaphor very accurately- this is the danger of

The Learning Rainforest: Great Teaching in Real Classrooms by Tom Sherrington

This is an outstanding book. It was amazing to see a school leader pull together their reflections on teaching and learning in such a powerful metaphor. It addressed some of the key debates of the day, not least the decision as to whether to promote discovery learning or focus more on a teacher led experience.

Rosenshine’s Principles in Action by Tom Sherrington

Tom Sherrington has been at the leading edge of promoting the effective use of educational research and is a leading light in the ResearchEd movement. Lately he has focused on taking the best from Rosenshine’s seminal text – Principles in Action. Rosenshine gathered some key observations on what works in the classroom. Sherrington bundles them