Ten books every teacher should be reading in 2020

A wealth of books containing helpful and practical ideas for teachers can help supercharge the way you teach your students as well as challenging the way you think as an educator.

We turn to books as a way of opening up our minds, our knowledge and skills by gaining deeper understanding of the things we want to invest in both personally and professionally. Books focalised on education in particular, help to increase the awareness of our educators to new teaching trends as well as opening them up to changes in their system of practice.

Here we provide our top picks of educational books for 2020. Containing excellent advice and techniques for improving school culture, leadership as well as boosting student achievement, there’s something here for everyone looking to bolster their teaching practice.

Time to take your pick!

Lead Like a Pirate: Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff By Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf	Outstanding Teaching: Backwards By Andy Griffith and Mark Burns	The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough By Wade King and Hope King
School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess and Transform It By Stuart Gruenert and Todd Whitaker	Letters to a Young Teacher By Jonathan Kozol	Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College By Doug Lemov and Norman Atkins
Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why By Paul Tough	Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance By Angela Duckworth	Teacher’s Field Guide: 7 Truths About Teaching to Help You Start off Strong, Avoid Burnout, and  Stay in Love with Teaching By Kerry Hemms with Graham White
Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids (and the rest of your class, too!) By Chris Biffle