PGCE SECONDARY READING LIST

(Texts highlighted in blue are available electronically)

Education and philosophy
Blake, N. Smeyers, P., Smith, R. Standish, P. (2003) Philosophy of Education, Blackwell
Publishing
Brighouse, H, (2006) On Education, Routledge
Christodulou D. (2014), Seven Myths about Education, Routledge
Claxton, G. (2008) Whats the point of school. One World Publications
Dewey, J, (1916) Democracy and Education, Free Press Edition 1966
Gerver, R. (2011) Creating Tomorrows Schools Today, Continuum: London, UK
Hirsch, E.D. (1999) The schools we need and why we don't have them, Doubleday
Lewis, C.S. (1943) The Abolition of Man,
Matheson, D. (2008) An Introduction to the Study of Education, David Fulton
McCullock, G. (ed), (2005) The Routledge Falmer Reader in the History of Education,
Routledge
OHear, A. and Sidwell, M. (eds), (2009) The School of Freedom, Imprint Academic
Peters R.S. (ed), (1973) The Philosophy of Education, Oxford University Press,
Palmer, J.A. ed. (2001) Fifty modern thinkers on education: from Piaget to the present.
Routledge
Rousseau, J-J. (1762) Emile (available in many English editions)
Tooley, J. (2001) Reclaiming Education, Cassell,
Vygotsky L, (1978) Mind in Society Harvard University Press
Wellington, J.J. (2006) Secondary education: The key concepts. Routledge
Willingham, D. (2009) Why dont Students Like School?
White J (2004) Rethinking the School Curriculum in Readings for Learning to Teach
in the Secondary

Social Construction and Dialogic Teaching

Alexander, R. (2008) Towards dialogic teaching: rethinking classroom talk, Dialogos
Mercer, N. & Hodgkinson (2008) Exploring Talk in School, Sage
Mercer, N., Wegerif, R.,& Dawes, L.(1999) Children's Talk and the Development of
Reasoning in the Classroom. British Educational Research Journal, 25(1) 95-111
Myhill, D. (2002) Bad boys and good girls? Patterns of interaction and response in
whole-class teaching. British Educational Research Journal, 28(3), 339-352.
Wells, G. (1999) Dialogic inquiry: towards a socio-cultural practice and theory of
education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Pedagogy and Classroom Practice

Brooks, V., Abbott, I. and Bills, L. (2013), Preparing to Teach in Secondary Schools,
OUP
Bubb, S. (2009) The insiders guide for new teachers, 2nd Edition, Routledge
Capel, S., Leask, M. & Turner, T. (2013) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School, 6th Edition,
Routledge
Cole, M. (2002) Professional values and practice for teachers and student teachers, 2nd
Edition, Fulton
Day, C. and Qing, G. (2010) The new lives of teachers. Routledge
Ellis, V. (2007) Learning and teaching in secondary schools: Achieving QTS meeting the
professional standards framework 3rd ed. Learning Matters
Eyre, D. and Lowe, H. (2002) Curriculum provision for the gifted and talented in the secondary
school, NACE/Fulton

Fleming, P. (2004) Becoming a Secondary School Teacher, Fulton

Gilbert, I. (2011) Why Do I Need a Teacher when Ive Got Google? Routledge: London, UK
Ginnis, P. (2001) The Teachers Toolkit: Crown House
Loughran, J. (2010) What Expert Teachers Do. Routledge
Marland, M. (2002) The craft of the classroom: a survival guide, Heinemann Educational
Marshall, P. (2013) The Tail, Profile Books
Moore, A. (2000) Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture, Routledge.
Newton, D.P. Teaching for Understanding. 2nd ed. Routledge
Richards, G. and Armstrong, F. (2010) Teaching and learning in diverse and inclusive
classrooms. Routledge
Robinson, K. ( 2011) Out of our minds: learning to be creative Capstone Publishing
Ltd
Ryan, W. and Gilbert. I (2011) Inspirational Teachers Inspirational Learners: A book of hope for
Creativity and the Curriculum in the Twenty First Century, Crown House Publishing Ltd: Wales,
UK
Shivlock, K. And Pope, M. (2008) Successful teaching placements in the secondary
school, Learning Matters
Syed, M. (2011) Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice, First Harper Perennial

How children learn

Blakemore S-J. and Frith, U. (2005) The learning brain: lessons for education, Blackwell
Boden, M. (2004) The Creative Mind, 2nd Edition, Routledge
Bold, C. (2011) Supporting learning and teaching, 2nd Edition, Routledge
Hattie, J. (2009) Visible Learning, Routledge
Hattie, J. & Yates, C.R. (2013) Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn,
Routledge
Holt, J. (1964) How Children Fail, Penguin, published by Pitman, OU.
Holt, J. (1967) How Children Learn, Penguin, published by Pitman, OU.
Illeris, K. (2004) The Three Dimensions of Learning, Roskilde University Press
Gilbert, I. (2002) Essential Motivation in the Classroom. Routledge-Falmer
Glover, D. and Law, S. (2002) Improving Learning OUP
Hughes, M. (2006) And The Main Thing is Learning, ETS: UK
Joyce, B., Calhoun, E. and Hopkins, D. (2009) Models for learning. Tools for teaching. McGraw
Hill OUP
Macblain, S. (2014) How Children Learn, Sage
Maybin,J. Mercer N. & Stierer (1992) Scaffolding Learning in the Classroom in Norman, K. (ed)
Thinking Voices Hodder
McGuinn, N. & Onyett, N. (2011) Planning for learning in the classroom. London: Continuum
Pinker, S. (2003) The Blank Slate MIT Press,
Pinker, S. (1994) The Language Instinct . MIT Press,
Reid et al, (1989) Small Group Learning in the Classroom, Chalkface Press
Sotto E., (1994) When teaching becomes learning: a theory and practice of teaching, Cassell
Stierer, B. and Maybin, J. (1994) Language, literacy and learning in educational practice. OUP
Tough P. (2012) How Children Succeed, Random House Books

Subject-Specific Pedagogy
Art & Design
Addison, N. & Burgess, L. (2007) Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School,
Abingdon, Routledge
Addison, N., Burgess, L., Steers, J., Trowell, J. (2010) Understanding Art Education:
Engaging Reflexively with Practice, Abingdon, Routledge

Efland, A. (2002) Art and Cognition: Integrating the Visual Arts in the Curriculum , New York,
Teachers College Press
Hickman, R. (2005) Why We Make Art and Why it is Taught, Bristol, Intellect Books,
New York, Continuum
IJADE: International Journal of Art and Design Education, Oxford, Blackwell
Computer Science
Beere, J. & Gilbert, I. (2012) The Perfect Lesson Revised and Updated, Independent, Thinking
Press
Hazzan, O., Lapidot, T. & Ragonis, N. (2011) Guide to Teaching Computer Science: an ActivityBased Approach, Springer Press
Papert, S. (1993) Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas, Basic Books
Williams. L. (2015) Introducing Computing A Guide for Teachers, Routledge
Electronic resources: www.csunplugged.org
Design & Technology
Barlex, D. (Ed) (2007) Design & Technology for the Next Generation, Whitchurch, Cliffeco Ltd
Barnes & al (Eds) (2001) Issues in Design and Technology Teaching, London,
Routledge Falmer
Owen Jackson, G. (2008) Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary
School: A Companion to School Experience (2nd Edition), Abingdon, Routledge
Falmer
Owen Jackson, G. (Ed) (2002) Aspects of Teaching Secondary Design and
Technology: Perspectives on Practice, London, Routledge Falmer in association with
the Open University
Journal: Design and Technology Teaching, Trentham Books
English
Cameron, D. (2007) The Teachers Guide to Grammar, OUP
Clarke, S., Dickingson, P. & Westbrook, J. (eds) (2010) Becoming an English Teacher (Second
Edition), London, Sage
Davison J., & Daly, C. (2014) Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School (4th
edn) London: Routledge Falmer
Davison, J, Daly, C. & Moss, J. (eds, 2011) Debates in English Teaching. London:
Routledge
Dymoke, S. (2009) Teaching English Texts 11-19. London: Continuum
Fleming, M. & Stevens D. (2009) English Teaching in the Secondary School (David
Fulton)
Fleming, M. (2011) Starting Drama Teaching, 3rd ed. Routledge
Marshall, B. (2011) Testing English: formative and summative approaches to
English assessment. London: Continuum
McCallum, A. (2012) Creativity and learning in secondary English, Abingdon:
Routledge
West, K. (2010) Inspired English Teaching, London: Continuum
Geography
Balderstone, D. & Lambert, D. (2010) Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School
(2nd Edition) London, Routledge
Butt, G. (2011) Geography, Education and the future, London, Continuum
Ferretti, J. (2007) Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: Geography, David Fulton
Morgan, J. (2012) Teaching Secondary Geography as if the Planet Matters, London, Routledge
Journal: Teaching Geography, Sheffield, GA
Electronic sources: Geographical Association http://www.geography,org.uk
History
Arthur, J.,Haydn, T. Et al., (2003) Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School, Routledge
Falmer
Arthur, J. and Phillips, R. (eds) (2000) Issues in History Teaching, Routledge
Gershon, M. (2014) Teach Now History, Routledge

Mathematics
Ahmed, A. & Williams, H. (2007) Even Better Mathematics, Network Continuum
Bellos, A. (2010) Alexs Adventures in Numberland, Bloomsbury
Chambers, P. (2008) Teaching Mathematics, Sage
Clausen-May, T. (2005) Teaching Maths to Pupils with Different Learning Styles,
Paul Chapman
Gates, P. (ed), (2001) Issues in Mathematics Teaching, Routledge Falmer,
Haggerty, L. (Ed.) (2002) Aspects on Teaching Mathematics, Open University Press
Johnston-Wilder, P. & Pimm, D. (2011) Learning to Teach Mathematics in the
Secondary School, 3rd Edition, London, Routledge Falmer
Ollerton, M. (2009) The Mathematics Teachers Handbook, London, Continuum
Ryan, J. & Williams, J. (2007) Childrens Mathematics 4-15, Open University
Modern Languages
Brown, D. (2014) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 6th Edition, Pearson Longman
Driscoll, P. Macaro, E. Swarbrick, A. (2014) Debates in Modern Languages
Education, Routledge
Krashen, S. & Terrell, T. (1988) The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom,
Prentice Hall
Lynch, T. (1996), Communication in the Language Classroom, Oxford
Lightbown & Spada, (2006) How Languages are Learned, Oxford
Nunan, D. 1991, Language Teaching Methodology, Prentice Hall
Ortega, L. (2009), Understanding Second Language Acquisition, Hodder Education
Pachler & Redondo, (2014) A Practical guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the
Secondary School, Routledge
Willis, D. & Willis, J. (2007) Doing Task-based Teaching, OUP
Religious Education
Barnes, P.L. (2011) Debates in Religious Education, Routledge
Barnes, P.,Wright, A. & Brandom, A.M. (2008) Learning to Teach RE in the
Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 2nd Ed, Routledge
Grimmitt, M. (2000) Pedagogies of Religious Education: Case Studies in the Research and
Development of Good Pedagogic Practice in RE, Great Wakering: McCrimmon
Science
Driver, R., Guesne, E. and Tiberghien, A. (1985) Childrens Ideas in Science, OUP
Frost, J. and Turner, T. (2005) Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School, Routledge
Falmer
Hassard, J. & Dias, M. (2008) The Art of Teaching Science, 2nd Edition, Routledge Falmer
Hollins, M. (ed) (2011) ASE Guide to Secondary Education, Hatfield, The Association for
Science Education
Ireson, G. and Twidle, J. (2006) Reflective Reader: Secondary Science. Learning Matters Ltd
Liversage, T., Cochrane, M., Kerfoot, B., Thomas, J. (2009) Teaching Science, London, Sage
Millar, R., Leach, J. and Osborne, J. (2001) Improving Science Education. OUP
Northedge, A., Thomas, J., Lane, A. And Peasgood, A. (1997) The Sciences Good
Study Guide. OUP
Osborne, J. & Dillon, J. (2010) Good Practice in Science Teaching: What Research
Has to Say, Maidenhead, OUP
Reiss, M. (2012) ASE Science Practice: Teaching Secondary Biology, London, Hodder Education
Rosenblatt, L. (2010) Rethinking the Way we Teach Science, Routledge Falmer
Sears, J. and Sorenson, P. (eds),(2001) Issues in Science Teaching, Routledge Falmer
Taber, K.S. (2007) Science Education for Gifted Learners, Routledge
Toplis, R. (2010) How Science Works, Routledge
Journals: Education in Chemistry (published by royal Society of Chemistry), Physics Education
(published by Institute of Physics, Journal of Biological Education (published by the
Society of Biology)
PE
AfPE (2012) Safe Practice in Physical Education and School Sport, Worcester, Coachwise
Publications

Balazik, D. (2006) Outdoor and Adventurous Activities, Worcester, Coachwise Publications

Benn, B., Benn, T. & Maude, P. (2007) A Practical Guide to Teaching Gymnastics, Leeds,
Coachwise
Hay, P. & Penney, D. (2014) Assessment in Physical Education, Routledge
Lavin, J. (2008) Creative Approaches to Physical Education, Oxon, Routledge
Morgan, K. (2011) A Resource Pack for Teaching Athletics, 2nd Edition, London, Routledge
Stidder, G. & Hayes, S. (Eds) (2011)The Really Useful Physical Education Book
Learning and Teaching across the 7-14 Age Range, London, Routledge
Stolz, S.A. (2014) The Philosophy of Physical Education, Routledge
Website: Association for Physical Education - http://www.afpe.org.uk/

Behaviour Management
Cowley, S. (2010) Getting the buggers to behave. 4th ed. Continuum International
Dix, P. (2007) Taking care of behaviour: practical skills for teachers Pearson
Longman
Haydn, T. (2012) Managing Pupil Behaviour, 2nd Edition, Routledge
Kyriacou, C. (2007) Essential Teaching Skills, 3 rd Edition, Nelson Thornes
Neall, L. (2002) Bringing out the best in boys. Hawthorne Press
Rogers, B. (2000) Cracking the hard class: Strategies for managing the harder than
average class. Paul Chapman Publishing
Rogers B. (2000) Behaviour Management: A whole school approach. Paul Chapman Publishing
Rogers, B (2012) You Know the Fair Rule, 3rd Edition, Pearson
See
also
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101021152907/http://www.behaviour4learning.ac
.uk
DfE guidance on behaviour: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour

Special Needs
Benton, P. And OBrien, T (eds.) (2004) Special Needs and the Beginning Teacher : Continuum
2004 Report
Broomfield, H. (2005) Overcoming Dyslexia: Resource Book 2
Cheminais, R. (2007) Every Child Matters A Practical Guide, David Fulton
Publishing
Dowling, M. (2000) Young Childrens Personal, Social and Emotional Development - Paul
Chapman Publishing,
Farrell, M. (2008) Educating Special Children An Introduction to Provision for Children with
Disabilities and Disorders, Routledge
Kyriacou, C (1997) Effective teaching in Schools theory and practice, 2nd edition,
Nelson Thornes
Mortimore, T. And Dupree, J.(2008) Dyslexia-friendly practice in the secondary
classroom. Learning Matters
Pomerantz, K et al (ed.) (2007) How to Reach Hard to Reach Children, Wiley
Westwood, P. (2007) Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs,
Routledge
The Supporting Children with. series from David Fulton Publishers (see
www.fultonpublishers.co.uk) a good general series on specific needs
See also

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/SpecialEducationalNeeds
/index.htm
http://www.nasen.org.uk/
http://www.londongt.org/

Assessment for Learning

Black, P. And William D. (1998) Inside the Black Box, Kings College, London
Rose, S. (1992) The Making of Memory, Bantam Press
Sebart, G. & Gipps, C. (1997) Assessment: A Teachers Guide to the issues, Hodder &
Stoughton
Wragg, E. (1997) Assessment and learning, Routledge

EAL
Gibbons, P. (2002) Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning, Heinemann
Levine, T., Howard, E. & Moss, D. (2014), Preparing Classroom Teachers to Succeed
with Second Language Learners, Routledge
Myers-Scotton, C. (2006) Multiple Voices, Blackwell Publishing

Useful Books about Grammar

Ross, A. & Hunt, P (2006) Language Knowledge for Secondary Teachers, David
Fulton
Barton, G. (2010) Grammar Survival: a teachers toolkit, 2nd edn (Routledge)
Bain, E & Bain, R. (1996) The Grammar Book, NATE
Carter, R et al, Working with Texts, Routledge
Corbett, P. & Dymoke, S (2002) Badger KS3: Literacy Starters (series: years 7 9,
word, sentence and text level) Badger
Crystal D, (1996) Rediscover Grammar, Longman
Lowe, M & Graham, B, English Language for Beginners
Maybin, J. & Mercer, N. (2007) Using English (Routledge/Open University)
Ross, A. & Hunt, P (2006) Language Knowledge for Secondary Teachers, David Fulton
You might also find the following websites helpful starting points:
www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/kal/top.htm
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/