Foreword by Ian Gilbert.Primary school teachers are working harder than
ever, and have more and more to do in the finite time they have with
their pupils, but Mark Creasy believes it doesn't need to be like this.
With rare experience in both primary and secondary phases and at
leadership as well as classroom levels, Mark is ideally placed to
comment on what works and what doesn't - and in this book he urges
teachers to recognise that there is another way.In Independent Thinking
on Primary Teaching, Mark encourages teachers to stop and consider the
things they do daily in the classroom and presents a series of prompts,
nudges and suggestions to help them achieve the same (or even better)
results by working smarter, not harder. In so doing he shares a wealth
of practical and easily transferable tips for immediate use in the
classroom, all designed to streamline teachers' schedules and lighten
their workload while enlivening children's learning.These are in no way
doctrines, or silver bullets for success, and nothing that Mark
advocates requires further investment of either time or money; rather,
these 'working smarter' tips are geared to win teachers their evenings
and weekends back, something that many more teachers need than is
healthy for the profession.Essential reading for primary school
teachers.Independent Thinking on Primary Teaching is one of a number of
books in the Independent Thinking On ... series from the award-winning
Independent Thinking Press.
