Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience

by Susan Capel (Editor), Marilyn Leask (Editor), Sarah Younie (Editor)

The market leading text for beginning teachers on all undergraduate, postgraduate and school-based routes to QTS, this is an essential introduction to the key skills and knowledge needed to become a successful teacher. Offering advice on all aspects of teaching and learning, this ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the field and covers key new topics, including the science of learning, online pedagogies and working with your mentor. There are also expanded units on diversity and inclusion and teacher wellbeing. The text includes a wealth of examples and tasks to support you in successfully applying theory to practice, and in critically reflecting on and analysing your practice to maximise pupil learning. The wide range of pedagogical features supports both school- and university-based work up to Masters level. Written by experts in the field, the 41 concise units are underpinned by evidence-informed practice and focus on what you need to know to thrive in the classroom, The book is extended and enhanced through a companion website that Supported by the subject-specific titles in the Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School and A Practical Guide to Teaching Subjects in the Secondary School Series, it is an essential purchase for every aspiring secondary school teacher.

Genres: Teaching, Education

630 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Justin Coad · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a leader of a School Direct programme on its first outing I have found this text an invaluable support in planning and preparing the theoretical underpinning of the PGCE.