Crown House Books

Review compiled by: Martine Ellis Supported by: Crown House Publishing According to figures released by the […]

Review compiled by: Emma Strickland Supported by: Crown House Publishing What are those key phrases you hear […]

Supported by: Crown House Publishing Many educators expect that all students in the classroom will […]

Review compiled by: Hope Wilton-Waddell Supported by: Crown House Publishing Social mobility is a buzzword flying across […]

Review compiled by: Rebecca Halls Supported by: Crown House Publishing Education is a continuously evolving […]

To spark writing, you need to ignite the imagination. To be imaginative, you need experiences, […]

Working within schools, it is easy to be scared, follow the crowd, and dance along […]

Learning is such an important and crucial aspect of being. No matter what path our […]

With so much pressure placed upon teachers and pupils to produce good results by the […]

A Promoted UKEdChat Review Gradually, an important and growing evidence of the impact of understanding […]

A Promoted UKEdChat Review Although many teachers will embark on their career with the best […]

A Promoted UKEdChat Review Every now and then, life has a knack for throwing a […]

A Promoted UKEdChat Review Even with ‘expert’ advice from consultants, self-proclaimed gurus, or politicians, managing […]

A Promoted UKEdChat Review The amount of effort and energy used up in the role […]

Teaching Creative Thinking Developing Learners Who Generate Ideas And Can Think Critically A UKEdChat Book […]

For English teachers, getting the key and critical nuances of the English Language over to […]

You can sometimes get the feeling of ‘banging your head against the wall’ when trying […]

The subject of Mental Health continues to be given attention across society, yet the topic […]

I love science. It’s just fascinating but allows for practical exploration, demands our attention, and […]

Messy Maths: A playful, outdoor approach for early years. One of the greatest joys of […]

What we think…: Getting feedback right, as a teacher, is a skill that is refined […]

Ensuring pupils receive the appropriate challenge within their learning is often an important factor when […]

In our recent UKEdChat session on Creativity in Schools, I alluded to creativity being a […]

Measuring progress within educational circles is one of those constants that just continues throughout teaching […]

One of the biggest claims against pupils in contemporary society is that they don’t read […]

Applying to be a Headteacher! It’s a daunting task, and a decision that must not […]

We all can understand the challenge involved in getting all our students to produce quality […]

The general population is an eclectic mix of individuals. No two people are the same, […]

For every teacher teaching literacy and reading to pupils who are less than enthused about […]

We all remember science lessons from our school days. Whether the lessons were with the […]

There are so many aspects involved in education, but at the core is one important element […]

Are current leadership roles and relationships appropriate in a rapidly changing world? Do we need […]

Primary school assemblies should be exciting and interesting. They should allow children to share in […]

The humble classroom door. Often neglected. Often abused. Rarely utilised. But the classroom door holds […]

The Art of Being a Brilliant Classroom Assistant is another new addition to the successful […]

With knowledge of scientific method teachers can conduct their own research into areas of particular […]

Following on from the resounding success of Ian Gilbert’s Independent Thinking book (see our review […]

The Buzz is an interesting and topical self-help style book aimed at building the confidence […]

Teaching modern foreign languages can be challenging, and a daunting prospect for teachers who are […]

As any teacher will tell you, day to day teaching has many sour and sweet […]

A thought-provoking and empassioned book from Guy Claxton and Bill Lucas about what our children […]

I’ve delayed writing my review of this book because I wanted to find the right […]

As a teacher, I’m usually a bit wary of books written by other teachers suggesting […]

Didau’s book has created quite a storm on social media, gaining both a hashtag and […]

As a teacher, it is easy to go throughout a school year in ‘auto-pilot’ mode: […]

It is difficult to judge what makes a great teacher. It can be all very […]

It is very easy to get complacent and comfortable at your current school, working with […]

It’s all around us. There is little escape. Technology is embedded into our everyday lives, […]

Sometimes, pupils just ‘don’t see the point’ of learning a foreign language, being very self-conscious […]

Ask yourself: How many times have you been asked to think ‘outside the box’? Such requests usually […]

The English Language is a complex beast. There are so many rules, conventions and expectations […]

Creating a school culture that is built upon professional and positive dialogues takes time, trust […]

This review originally appeared in the January 2015 edition of UKEdMagazine Click Here to Freely […]

Science certainly is not a static subject. New discoveries are being unearthed on a daily […]

Despite our feature image, Backwards Teaching does not literally mean standing with your back to […]

Helping students prepare for their upcoming exams can seem like an uphill struggle for educators, […]

There is nothing quite like connecting with nature, but this can be quite a puzzle […]

Finding time in such a packed curriculum to explore more creative aspects of learning (and […]

Within many nations, there is a crises in what education should mean each one looking […]

The gulf between secondary school and further education experiences can be quite a shock to […]

When we are exposed to great writers and great writing, we’re all capable of discovering […]

Following from our UKEdChat Subject Special focusing on Philosophy for Children, it seems fitting to […]

Book review originally appeared in the July 2014 Edition of UKEdMagazine. Click here to read […]

  Imagine there are some aliens on another planet, called Octies, who have four fingers […]

One of the greatest gifts for teaching maths is when your pupils ‘get it’ and […]

When you think about the term ‘punk’, you are usually faced with stereotypical images from […]

When you were thrown off your university course, and expected to teach, there would have […]

We know the face. Our television screens were filled with the emotional rollercoaster which balances […]

Please be seated. What we are about to share will shock many, and we don’t […]

Extract, from the April Edition of UKEdMagazine. Book Author: Jane Hewitt (@JaneH271) Easily share this […]

Stepping up to the role of a head-teacher is not an easy decision. Many considerations […]

Sometimes you just have to laugh. The absurdities that life throws at us every now […]

With World Poetry Day on 21st March this year, We thought we’d review a book, […]

Homework, homework, homework. As a teacher it can sometimes feel that you’re damned if you […]

Being given the remit of Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) in a school can be […]

The focus of the UKEdChat Book Reviews currently is on aides which support teachers, leaders, […]

Being placed on the Autistic Spectrum can be a very vague term, as so many […]

  Many teachers lack confidence when using technology in the classroom because of their concerns […]

  As a teacher, it is sometimes difficult to stop, think and reflect. With the […]

–Book Author: Hywel Roberts Are you planning not to smile to your students until Christmas? […]

Quite simply, the wisdom written on the back cover of this book speaks volumes about […]

The attention and detail given to plenaries in the classroom can be varied from setting […]

–Author: Jackie Beere OBE (Twitter: @JackieBeere) The main aim of any teacher is to support […]