Reading List

You might have been recommended to complete some reading before you start your ITT programme. Suggestions from previous trainees below, general and subject specific. Some are more controversial than others but they provide a wide range of perspectives and insights.

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Reading List & Resources

If you cannot find these books available online or in bookshops, please let us know and we can investigate.

  1. Teacher Training: The Bigger Picture
  2. Teach Like a Champion – Doug Lemov
  3. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons – Ross McGill
  4. The Behaviour Guru: Behaviour Management Solutions for Teachers – Tom Bennett
  5. Science of Learning
  6. Learning how to teach in Secondary School – Capel, Leask & Younie
  7. Rosenshine Principals of Instruction

Subject Specific

Maths:

  1. Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School – Chambers, P & Timlin, R (2013)
  2. How I wish I’d Taught Maths – Barton, C
  3. Key Ideas in Teaching Mathematics: Research-based guidance for ages 9-19 – Watson, A, Jones, K & Pratt, D

Science:

  1. ASE Guide to Secondary Science Education – Hollins, M