About the Book

Packed full of practical, easy to apply tips and tricks, helping teachers deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. Stuart Pryke and Amy Staniforth bring together the deep subject knowledge teachers need, resources and classroom strategies, and the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work.

Book Synopsis

What is the best approach for helping students to understand higher level concepts? How can specific subject knowledge be implemented in lessons? Ready to Teach: Macbeth brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Shakespeare's tragic play for GCSE, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. Each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills. Whether you are new to teaching or looking for different ways into the text, Ready to Teach: Macbeth is the perfect companion to the study of 'the Scottish play'.

Review Quotes

Amy Staniforth and Stuart Pryke have taken their considerable knowledge, skill and experience, and poured them generously into this triumph of a book.--Jennifer Webb

Offering a calm, composed balance of both deep, powerful knowledge and the practical strategies we need within the classroom, the authors take the reader by the hand and guide them through the most meticulous representation of [Macbeth].--Kat Howard

About the Author

Stuart Pryke is an English teacher and subject development leader. Amy Staniforth is assistant principal at Iceni Academy. As members of SLT in charge of Teaching and Learning, both authors are passionate about ensuring everyone enjoys their subject as much as they do.