Written by the author of the highly-successful Essential Teaching Skills, Effective Teaching in Schools is the ideal introduction to what defines good teaching. Recognising the shift of teacher training towards more classroom practice, the book combines depth and authoritative coverage in its treatment of the teaching experience. Strongly practical, the book helps to develop the essential skills of reflective practice. It is the ideal bridge between the theory students need to put their experience in context and the practice which allows them to build on theoretical work where it matters in the classroom.This third edition covers new developments in the market such as personalised learning, new developments in ICT, interactive teaching, inclusion, assessment for learning, Every Child Matters and evidence-based classroom practice. It also contains updated terminology and references, plus suggestions for further research.