Book is beautifully designed with the needs of the in-service market in mind. It is short, clearly structured and uses the minimum of jargon. All the activities have been fully field-tested with teachers in primary schools

Bennett's name is well-known in primary education

Ineffectual group work, together with other `trendy' primary teaching methods, is under strong attack at the moment (see Robin Alexander et al). Teachers' only recourse, at least in the short term, is to show that the classroom methods that they are using at the moment do work. This book will help them to feel confident in their own practice.