Copies of the much anticipated new edition of Jim Smith˜s The Lazy Teacher's Handbook are now in stock with advanced copies now available!

Click here to take a look inside the book before ordering your very own copy here!

It™s more than six years since the bestselling Lazy Teacher™s Handbook was first published and Jim Smith™s Lazy Teaching philosophy has developed significantly in that time. This new revised and expanded edition details Jim™s latest thinking on how to be the best lazy, but outstanding, teacher you can be. Every chapter has been revised and some significantly expanded, particularly those on planning, conducting and reviewing lazy lessons. Others have been updated with Jim™s latest tried-and-tested techniques, which all shift the emphasis away from the teaching and onto the learning.

Stephanie Davies, author of popular psychology title Laughology, has written a new post on her blog page where she discusses the importance of resilience in acknowledging a situation and moving forward.

Click here to read the blog, and here to read a related piece “ 'Growth mindset - 24 ways to improve your skills and achieve more'.

You can take a look inside Stephanie's title, Laughology, here “ which offers more hints and tips on how humour can influence your behaviour, help you feel better and live a happier life.

Jackie Beere˜s recently published title, GROW, has been included as one of twelve books listed in Books Etc™s February Book Club.

Click here to see Book Club™s blog page and here to take a closer look at the book, in which Jackie shares observations, stories and practical tools to help you, and others you care about, grow. The book offers a personal perspective, but one that is informed by wide reading and research in the fields of psychology and cognitive therapy.

The Opening Doors to Quality Writing series by Bob Cox
The books introduce teachers to engaging strategies which use literary heritage texts as the stimulus for excellent learning. 


The Feel Brave series by Avril McDonald
Little stories about big feelings which help children deal with: confidence issues; change, loss and grief; managing anxiety and fears; and bullying.

The Art of Being Brilliant series by Andy Cope, Gary Toward, Chris Henley and Stuart Spendlow
A wonderful series that shows you how to transform your practice and become “ quite simply “ brilliant.


Making the Leap by Dr Jill Berry
Dr Jill Berry offers practical advice which will be invaluable to anyone considering headship, drawing on her personal experience, her doctoral research and her extensive reading on the subject.


A full list of the ERA awards™ shortlists can be found here.

We will, of course, keep you updated if one of the above is succesful!

The latest addition to Phil Beadle˜s How to Teach series “ Reading for Pleasure: A passport to everywhere, written by Kenny Pieper “ has been given a glowing review by UKEd Chat with an overall scorecard of 9.2/10 being awarded for its content, authority and value.

œIf you are thinking about writing a book for teachers, use this book as a template. It™s truly inspiring, offering teachers at all stages of their careers ideas on actually teaching the subject with support, practical activities, along with ideas for assessment.

Click here to read the review and here to order your copy.

Dr Jill Berry, author of the recently published title Making the Leap, has been interviewed in a feature on the Innovate My School website in which she discusses headship and her career in teaching.

Click here to read the feature and here to take a look inside Making the Leap™s sample pages.