Becoming an Outstanding English Teacher supports new and experienced teachers in developing a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning that take into account individual students needs and abilities to best facilitate learning. Taking a fresh approach it offers practical guidance on creating a positive learning environment and techniques for planning lessons from start to finish, with practical advice on using resources, differentiation and assessment to plan for outstanding pupil progress. Fully up to date with current National Curriculum guidelines, it includes examples of lesson planning for outstanding pupil progress and guidance on whole text analysis.

Kate Sida-Nicholls was an English teacher for eighteen years and had various roles in English departments. She has been the programme leader of a teacher training course for the past four years in Suffolk and Norfolk and spends a significant amount of time in classrooms with qualified and trainee teachers.

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Making connections 2. How does it all begin? 3. Learning in the main 4. So how does it all end? 5. What's in a question? 6. How do I know? 7. Thirty different minds in the classroom 8. The classroom environment 9. Putting it all together Conclusion