Reclaiming Lesson Observation ─ Supporting excellence in teacher learning

This essential book explores the latest practice, thinking and research in lesson observation, putting teacher learning at its heart. Illustrated throughout with practical examples from a range of education settings, each chapter contains a rich variety of state-of-the-art, evidence-based case studies to demonstrate how new approaches to observation can be applied in practice. With topics including peer observation, coaching and mentoring, and innovations and developments in observation, the book provides an informed perspective on how to maximise the use of observation, and most importantly, implement proven successful schemes to improve the quality of teaching in the classroom.

Matt O’Leary is Reader in Education at Birmingham City University, UK. He currently teaches across a range of educational programmes, from ITT postgraduate courses to doctoral level programmes.

Matt is well-known nationally and internationally for his work on classroom observation and is regarded as one of the first educational researchers in the UK to investigate and critique the practice of graded lesson observations.