This third edition includes new material on blended learning, pedagogical leadership and teaching entrepreneurial skills. It offers comprehensive coverage of key topics that engage primary teachers, including planning, meeting curriculum demands, promoting positive behaviour, assessment, engaging with parents, and professional development.

Dr Russell Grigg is Education Inspector at the Ministry of Education, Dubai. His research interests include the history of education and primary schooling. He has extensive experience in teacher training and has written numerous books and articles on the subject of primary education including Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking Skills in School, Tails from the Classroom: Animal-Assisted Interventions, and two bestselling previous editions of Becoming an Outstanding Primary Teacher.

1. Defining and evaluating outstanding teaching 2. Know Thyself 3. Professional values in action 4. Developing pupils' creative and critical thinking 5. Professional knowledge and understanding 6. Challenges and best practice in English, Mathematics and Science 7. Developing a robust digital pedagogy 8. The broader curriculum 9. Planning and preparation 10. Promoting inclusive practices 11. Language, literacy and communication skills 12. Promoting good behaviour 13. The art of juggling: monitoring and assessment 14. Continually learning