Book of the Month for August 2024

Teaching Sprints: How Overloaded Educators Can Keep Getting Better

 

by - Simon Breakspear, Bronwyn Ryrie Jones

Teachers and school leaders have ambitious goals, but improvement work in busy schools is hard. Eminently practical and field tested around the globe, the evidence-informed process outlined in this book will provide you with a framework for robust, sustainable and powerful professional learning.

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Your Essential Guide to Effective Reflective Practice: Improving Practice through Self-Reflection and Writing

by - Christian van Nieuwerburgh, David Love

This impactful guide takes you through the process of effective reflective practice with a clear and creative focus on helping you be successful in your professional and academic life. It will provide you with clear guidance about how to undertake the reflective writing needed to achieve academic qualifications and professional accreditations.

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July 2025

Teachers Who Lead: Practical Strategies for Building Responsive Teams

by - Ryan Dunn, Pauline Thompson, John Hattie

Designed for instructional coaches, grade-level leaders, subject coordinators, and team leaders, Teachers Who Lead highlights proven strategies to enhance teaching practices, foster collaboration, and impact student learning on a broader scale.

June 2025

Doing Middle Leadership Right: A Practical Guide to Leading with Honesty and Integrity in Schools

by - by Lyndsay Bawden, Jade Hickin, Kaley Macis-Riley

For any new, experienced or prospective middle-leader Doing Middle Leadership Right provides a professional insight into how to lead with humanity at the centre of your practice. It puts staff and their wellbeing first – focussing not only on how to have the highest standards for both students and staff but also how to lead...

May 2025

Collective Impact: Overcoming the Twelve Enemies of Teacher Efficacy (Discover the Enemies of Efficacy)

by - by Jenni Donohoo, Glenn Forbes

In Collective Impact, authors Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes identify barriers that impede collective teacher efficacy and detail effective strategies school leaders can use to overcome these obstacles.