Learning to Learn in Practice

... provides teachers and students with many tools, frameworks and ideas for getting at anatural' learning activites. It is well organised, multi-faceted. It draws in all the key literature but does so in a way that gives practical and fundamental focus to learning.

Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto

... pulls off the amazing trick of blending things together: good advice with practical steps to apply, comments on the way we do our work with the story behind them, logic on why we should adopt a different approach with analysis of why it is not always easy - and what we could do to get started.

Mick Waters, Professor of Education, President of the Curriculum Foundation

... sets out a vision, taking you well beyond current data-driven imperatives to the core purpose of every intelligent, modern school. It equips you, both intellectually and practically, to get on with the real job of teaching, the moral job, funnily enough the old-fashioned job, of letting educational insights rather than political dogma determine practice and of seeking to give students the best chance of lifelong success as they stride out into their adult world, not ours.

Paul Ginnis, author of The Teacheras Toolkit

Learning to Learn in Practice presents a brilliant case for placing the alearn to learn' approach at the centre of the curriculum experience. The review of theory is comprehensive, the resources are exceptional and the twelve principles are clear. For those who are hesitating it is a great away in' and for those who are well down the road it will greatly enhance what they are already doing.

John Jones, writer, presenter and educational consultant

This is a deeply researched, comprehensive and authoritative book which integrates emerging knowledge, successful practice and proven strategies into a highly effective and relevant synthesis.

John West-Burnham, Professor of Educational leadership, St Mary's University College, London

This is an invaluable, deeply practical, but structured and thoughtful guide to creating a generative approach to learning which generates more learning and able learners as its main outcome.

Charles Leadbeater, author of We Think, Personalisation through Participation and 21 Ideas for 21st Learning