❓ What’s It All About?
Tom Sherrington takes Rosenshine’s legendary principles and makes them dead easy to grasp, showing what great teaching looks like in real classrooms - no fluff, just the good stuff.
👀 Why I Picked It Up
This was actually my first step into the world of research-informed practice, around seven or eight years back. At the time, it cut through all the noise and nonsense around education and got me thinking clearly about what really matters in the classroom - high-quality learning, made simple. It’s the kind of book that doesn’t waste your time.
💡 What Stuck With Me
🔑 The importance of structure in lessons and how retrieval practice should be central and not just an add-on
🧠 It laid the groundwork for my school’s own teaching and learning principles, becoming a bit of a cornerstone.
🤔 And honestly? When the book arrived, I was buzzing with how small and digestible it was. No heavy theory waffle, just clear, sharp insights.
🎯 Who Should Give It a Go
If you’re just getting into research and want something that’s practical, accessible, and actually usable tomorrow, this is it. Whether you’re in your first year or leading teaching and learning, it’s a proper good starting point. You’ll fly through it, and be better for it.
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