Mythbusting for Trainee Teachers

Jonathan Glazzard is Professor of Teacher Education, Head of Children, Education and Communities, Edge Hill University. Samuel Stones is an Associate Researcher in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. His research outputs are linked with the Centre for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Education and the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Samuel works with initial teacher training students in university and school contexts and is an Associate Leader of maths, computing, economics and business at a secondary school and sixth form college in North Yorkshire.

Child development How children learn Intelligence Praise and rewards Self-esteem Motivation Mental Health Teaching Assistants Memory Ability Grouping Confidence Re-reading and highlighting Structuring lessons Phonics Assessment Behaviour management Differentiation Mastery approaches Play-based learning in the early years Inclusion