This work takes the principles of how to enhance learning, as established in many other books in this series, one step further. It applies these principles to staff, to staff development and finally to management and leadership. It seeks out, and applies, a coherence of approach to the whole learning community. Furthermore it explains how the American Critical Skills Programme incorporates all the key principles of learning in a comprehensive, practical and outstandingly effective teaching programme, which can also be used to promote staff and organizational development.

"Transforming Teaching and Learning" describes in theoretical and practical detail how the widely acclaimed Critical Skills Programme addresses all the current priority isssues of UK education in a uniquely powerful and comprehensive way. The book includes: a clear description of the basic principles of CSP and how these are applied in practice; real-life experiences from both sides of the Atlantic of using the CSP model at classroom, whole school and authority level; advice and support for newly CSP-trained teachers and their senior managers; answers to frequently asked questions about implementing CSP; and a thorough explanation of how effectively CSP addresses key government priorities such as raising expectations and motivating and engaging pupils.