Personalising Learning in the Primary Classroom: A practical guide for teachers and school leaders

Personalising learning is increasingly seen as a significant strategy to help schools raise standards; respond to the Every Child Matters agenda and to secure the achievement of every child. Elaine Wilmot has written a comprehensive, detailed and authoritative resource for schools which will support the movement towards personalizing learning. Her book is a combination of theory and practice with an emphasis on practical and proven strategies to support the focus on the effective learning of every child. The book offers a wide range of practical resources to support the work of teachers and school leaders. Personalising Learning in the Primary School is an important contribution to the growing literature on personalizing learning. Elaine Wilmot s book will support strategic planning and policy making, team planning, CPD activities and, most importantly, teachers work in the classroom. John West-Burnham, Honorary Professor of Education, University of Hull –John West-Burnham, Honorary Professor of Education, University of Hull

Dr Wilmot is to be congratulated on her dedication and generosity in offering a practical and user friendly guide to primary practitioners on the nuts and bolts of personalising learning for primary pupils. It is evident from Dr Wilmot s suggestions that this book has been thoroughly road tested in real classrooms, and offers workable strategies to the busy teacher. In particular it offers innovative systems for assessing personalised learning involving the students in understanding and becoming responsible for managing their own learning and assessment. Dr Wilmot s practice builds on established work in the field of research into how we learn and her gift is to take the philosophy of lifelong learning, including building self awareness of one s own strengths and development areas. I am very excited at the practice of flexible learning paths being standard in the primary school. Using this book, primary practitioners have a resource that can be used to develop the school curriculum around personalising learning with suggestions for planning, teaching activities, assessment and core policies to underpin the way forward in offering young people the chance to realise their potential and sustain a love of learning for the rest of their lives. I can recommend Dr Wilmot s book as a long needed addition to the staffroom bookshelf to be read by all staff so that it is well thumbed, coffee stained and USED !! Susan Moss M.Ed, CPCC Professional Coach, Trainer and Consultant –Susan Moss M.Ed, CPCC, Professional Coach, Trainer and Consultant