Let’s hear it from the boys

Some of the author’s research claims seem questionable, but Stella Jones finds a book that is both inspiring and...

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10 things schools get wrong (and how we can get them right)

Stephen Lockyer turns the tables on a listicle book that offers few practical solutions and very little hope  ...

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Being 10% braver by #WomenEd

Khera Potts discovers a book with bags of inspiration but little guidance on how to follow in braver women’s...

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Back on track. Fewer things, greater depth by Mary Myatt

Sarah Watkins finds a thought-provoking book that pleasingly follows its own advice, sometimes to its own detriment I’ve always...

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Making meaning in English by David Didau

Gwen Nelson finds a book with a lot of common sense that will be particularly valuable to early-career English...

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Fear is the mind killer by Mannion and McAllister

Ed Finch finds a book that makes a great case for ‘learning to learn’, provided you’re happy to give...

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Lessons from Lockdown by Tony Breslin

Steve Turnbull’s review finds a book with some thought-provoking contributions to imagining post-Covid education, but one grave omission As...

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Cognitive Load Theory by Steve Garnett

Adam Boxer finds this handy introduction is undermined by edu-publishing fetishes old and new The edu-twitter-bloggo-bookosphere is a crowded field. Jostling...

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The Fundraising Handbook by Lindsey Marsh

Terry Freedman discovers a book with a wealth of useful information that’s sadly hard to navigate One of the...

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