How to Develop the Habits of Outstanding Teaching: A practical guide for secondary teachers

There can arguably be no greater influence on a person’s life than their education, and it is the classroom practice of teachers that helps to shape young lives. How to Develop the Habits of Outstanding Teaching aims to help teachers improve their teaching habits and practice so that every student can be supported, challenged and inspired to achieve their ambitions and goals.

Providing a step-by-step guide to the key components for creating outstanding lessons, the book includes a wealth of strategies and techniques that are easy to implement and will have an immediate impact on your teaching and students. With a wide range of examples and case studies taken from different subjects, the book covers all aspects of teaching including:

• how to create independence, resilience and creativity;
• tried and test techniques for differentiation and questioning;
• habits and hacks to manage your time effectively;
• ideas on how you can coach yourself to ‘outstanding’;
• Memory techniques for students;
• literacy in lessons;
• marking and homework.

Ideal for newly qualified teachers, as well as more experienced teachers who are looking for some fresh ideas for their lessons, this highly practical resource will instil the habits that will enable you to perform at an outstanding level consistently in the classroom.

Mark Harris is a practising secondary school teacher; he is a Specialist Leader in Education in the Birmingham region. He designs and delivers professional development for schools in this area and is also a guest lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.