This practical handbook provides SENCOs, class teachers and teaching assistants with a step-by-step guide to the identification of speech and language disorders, a basic knowledge of the underlying causes and guidance for developing strategies for support and intervention in the classroom.

Offering research- and evidence-based approaches that explore the essential components of programme leadership in higher education, this book is designed to define, develop and support the programme leadership role and all those who undertake it.

Offers a blend of theory and practice that enables you to deliver successful mathematical education to birth to eight year olds.

Drawn from the experience of the Essex Primary School Improvement programme, this book shows how primary schools in the county have improved their standards subsequent to OFSTED inspection. It explores the role of the LEA in supporting schools and their efforts to improve.

This handbook has been updated and amended to take account of the National Numeracy Strategy and other developments in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The author offers sound but simple explanations of mathematics in the early years and puts them into action through practical activities.

Designed around the Department of Health's Working in Partnership Programme, this book encourages professional learning and development, both individually and within a team, and highlights the importance and benefits of self care in the workplace. It is useful for healthcare professionals involved in commissioning or providing primary care.

Teacher support is a much-used but little-defined concept. It is often used with little explanation the nature of the support required. This title draws from the real-life experiences and perceptions of primary and secondary school teachers and documents their ideas on how they define their job, the difficulties they face and the support they need.

An edited collection, this volume covers the full range of themes and issues relevant to teaching assistants studying on a foundation degree course. The contributors explore the relationship between practical educational ideas and current academic debates to develop an overview of the issues involved.