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Headteachers, teachers, parents, politicians and school governors have long been united in wondering how to produce effective teaching in primary schools - but they could find few reliable answers. This book changes that. Here, some of the UK's leading researchers into effective primary school provision combine qualitative and quantitative research findings to shine a spotlight on teaching in effective primary schools. They reveal the pedagogical strategies that are the hallmark of successful schools and bring these strategies to life through detailed observations of classroom interactions. Reading this book takes you into the classrooms of skilful teachers and describes inspirational teaching. The book offers accessible, multi-layered evidence for making learning more engaging and motivating for children, through better pedagogical practice.

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""Key findings from the massive Effective Provision of Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education research programme are available for the first time in this accessible book. Anyone interested in improving primary education - whether in a single classroom, a school, or across an entire system - would benefit greatly from reading it."" --Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, UCL Institute of Education ""The history of education is littered with ideology, headline-grabbing here today, gone tomorrow policies and the hyped ideas of education gurus. Cutting through the fads and fashions, this book, by some of the UK's most eminent education academics, gives us firm foundations for effective primary education."" --From the foreword by Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation

Key findings from the massive Effective Provision of Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education research programme are available for the first time in this accessible book. Anyone interested in improving primary education - whether in a single classroom, a school, or across an entire system - would benefit greatly from reading it. --Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, UCL Institute of Education The history of education is littered with ideology, headline-grabbing here today, gone tomorrow policies and the hyped ideas of education gurus. Cutting through the fads and fashions, this book, by some of the UK's most eminent education academics, gives us firm foundations for effective primary education. --From the foreword by Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation

The history of education is littered with ideology, headline-grabbing here today, gone tomorrow policies and the hyped ideas of education gurus. Cutting through the fads and fashions, this book, by some of the UK's most eminent education academics, gives us firm foundations for effective primary education. --From the foreword by Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation Key findings from the massive Effective Provision of Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education research programme are available for the first time in this accessible book. Anyone interested in improving primary education - whether in a single classroom, a school, or across an entire system - would benefit greatly from reading it. --Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, UCL Institute of Education

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Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London, where Brenda Taggart is the EPPSE research coordinator. Edward Melhuish is Professor of Human Development at Birkbeck. Pam Sammons is Professor of Education and Kathy Sylva Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Oxford.

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