Books published by Hodder Education

Catherine Lee's book is essential reading for any LGBT teacher aspiring to succeed as their authentic self, and for headteachers and other leaders seeking to make their schools safe and inclusive workplaces for their LGBT staff and LGBT families.

So much of the teaching in schools of how the English works does not prepare students for the real world. This brilliant book helps schools redress that dramatic imbalance and will help to prepare secondary school children to be successful and effective users of English.

Jennifer Webb collaborates with six expert writers to offer practical teaching strategies for the English classroom. With advice for primary to sixth form, it helps in the teaching of writing skills of distinct and specific forms, including: play-writing, novels, spoken poetry, written poetry, journalism and speech-writing.

In his eye-opening and illuminating debut, Phil Crompton, the former headteacher and CEO of a multi-academy trust, is challenged by two old school friends to question the impression the school system has left on a generation of people.

Ben Newmark brilliantly dissects the oddest and contradictory aspects of teaching. It's the perfect read for those who find themselves confused and frustrated, and want to know why things are as they are. It's for those who want to work out how to navigate the twisting mazes and halls of mirrors, and have ambitions loftier than survival.

What the Academy Taught Us brilliantly tells the tale of the collaborative school-improvement culture Dr. Bob Perdaems created in his Minnesota high school: the principles that initiated it, the collective effort that kept it running, and the lasting effects it had on its teachers and students.

Mark McCourt, the UK's leading authority on mastery, brilliantly exemplifies this proven teaching approach and gives practical examples of pedagogies and didactics that teachers can deploy immediately in their own classroom.

A selection of essays from leading educationalists and school leaders with a track record of improving outcomes for children and young people with additional needs.

Drawing on Mike Waters' extensive experience in education, Stopping Bad Things Happening... tells school leaders what to do to stop things going belly-up for them or their school - as, nowadays, they can so easily do.

Sonia Blandford, CEO of award-winning charity Achievement for All, about the facing up to the realities of the white working class and how to address social mobility from the inside.

An entertaining story of the many teachers that leading educationalist Fergal Roche has come across in his long career; each one effective in their own special way, ordinary people who have produced an extraordinary impact.

In her time as Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan announced a GBP3.5m programme to be spent promoting classes and extra-curricular activities that build "grit" and "resilience" in a generation of schoolchildren. Here, she reveals why she believes that building characterful children has a positive impact on academic attainment.

As a former Ofsted inspector, Paul Garvey is able to use his experience to help schools prepare for inspections in order to help them gain the grade they deserve. His book is full of invaluable insights, gathered from years of experience in inspecting thousands of different schools.

CJ (Jonty) Driver has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in education in the UK and overseas, including three headships. In this poignant memoir, he provides a compelling insight into school life, with wisdom gained from a lifetime of learning.

Mike Fairclough, renowned headmaster at West Rise Junior School, TES Primary School of the Year, demonstrates how teachers and leaders can cultivate a culture of risk-taking and danger within their students - and themselves.

Edited by Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at leading teaching union ATL, Managing Teacher Workload brings together leading educationalists to discuss real, practical ways to solve the biggest problem in the profession: how to bring to an end the excessive working hours that have left morale for many at rock-bottom.

Mary Myatt's standout book shines an uncompromising light on the things that wise school leaders do. Informed through thousands of conversations over a 20-year career in schools, it argues that the best leaders do not shy away from the tough stuff and shows how to create conditions for productive work which transcend day-to-day difficulties.

Many, perhaps even most, schools are not reaching their potential to be places of collective learning. The authors believe that one of the greatest impediments to realizing this vision is the deleterious effect of traditional systems of teacher evaluation. Rather than infantilizing teachers, we need to empower them. This book shows educators how.

This book not only examines what IB philosophy is, it also explores the relationship between IB philosophy and Chinese language and culture and introduces a lot of useful and creative teaching pedagogies and methodologies. Most importantly, this book fills the gap of implementing IB philosophy and pedagogy into Chinese language teaching.

Presenting practical ideas that support teachers and trainees with the planning, implementation and assessment of the 2014 Primary Computing Curriculum. Demonstrating how freely available apps and web-based applications can be used creatively to design innovative and engaging activities in the Early Years, Key Stages 1 and 2.

Hanif Qadir is recognised as one of the world's leading specialist in positively transforming violent extremists. In this essential book for all those who work with young people, Hanif outlines the push and pull factors and the early indicators of radicalisation, and offers decisive and unambiguous advice on how and when to intervene.

Mike Murray's excellent new book attacks the narrow high stakes accountability and marketized vision which has distorted our education system and offers a radical optimistic vision of how we can emerge from the current impasse.

In a critical consideration of a range of educational research, Kat Howard explores the key factors that form a teacher's role within school, outlining a range of ways that teachers can take ownership of their workload and wellbeing.

The Invisible Curriculum series gives teachers the secret ingredients that can fully unlock a child's learning potential. In Teaching for Motivation, Andrew Hammond proves that identifying a child's motivational needs and wants is key to powerful learning.