This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching English in primary and secondary schools‎.‎ It brings together the latest standards with authoritative guidance‎,‎ ensuring that readers feel confident about how to approach their teaching‎.‎ It explores the context of the subject of English and brings readers up‎-to‎-date with key developments‎,‎ placing the English curriculum in the context of whole school literacy issues‎.‎ It introduces readers to key areas such as‎:‎ * planning and classroom management * assessment‎,‎ recording and reporting * information and communication technology * equal opportunities‎,‎ special needs and differentiation * English/literacy and whole school issues * personal and professional early career development‎.‎ This practical book gives new English teachers a solid and dependable introduction to teaching the subject‎.‎ Many of the contributors are practising classroom teachers with enormous experience to draw on‎.‎ The book is grounded in the realities of teaching and offers practical and relevant advice as well as plenty of ideas to stimulate thinking and teaching‎.‎