<DIV>Designed to help bring the best out of English departments during that all-important inspection visit. Packed full of ideas, strategies and simple yet effective innovations, it is an essential tool ? and not just for the inspection! With topics including assessment for learning, progress, the learning environment and planning outstanding lessons, this is the book for every English teacher’s desk.<BR><br><BR><BR>?The techniques and strategies that you will read in this book will help teachers of English reflect on what really matters when they teach the subject.”<BR>David Carter, Executive Principal, Cabot Learning Federation<BR>?Provides a range of ideas and approaches that aren’t just outstanding against some Ofsted ticklist, but genuinely outstanding.”<BR>Geoff Barton, Headteacher, King Edward VI School<BR><BR>?This book is an encouraging reminder that, with hard work, effort and<br>an understanding of the fundamental pedagogies of our classrooms, we too can achieve perfection in our lessons.”<BR>Lisa-Jane Ashes, (AST), Author and Creator of Reflections of a Learning Geek<BR><BR>?If you are a teacher - not just an English teacher ? you need to read this book.”<BR>Dave Rees, Principal of Erne Integrated College<BR><BR>?There’s a wealth of experience within these pages, but also love, joy,<br>and compassion from a classroom practitioner on whom we should<br>all model ourselves.”<BR>Kenny Pieper, English teacher in a Scottish Secondary School<BR><BR>?I’d recommend this book heartily to every teacher (NOT just English teachers) and encourage them to try out the tips within. They work ?<br>I know ? I’ve tried many myself to great effect!”<BR>David Doherty, Assistant Principal & Teacher of English, Cowes Enterprise College<BR><BR>David Didau has been teaching since 2000, has lead a successful English faculty and has just taken up a new post as Director of English and Literacy. He blogs about learning at learningspy.co.uk and writes irregularly for the Guardian Teacher Network.<BR><BR></DIV>