Handbook for Education Professionals: Bristol Guide 2024-2025
The Bristol Guide is an essential handbook for teaching in England.
The Bristol Guide enables a focused understanding of the key policies and practices in education in a way that busy people can access, discuss and apply. I have not discovered another publication that can do this so effectively.
A compact, comprehensive and credible guide to how the education system works.
What is included in the Bristol Guide?
The Bristol Guide is more than just a handbook—it's your key resource for navigating the education system in England. Created by Helen Aberdeen, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol’s School of Education, this guide has been meticulously crafted to meet the needs of everyone in the teaching profession, from teacher trainees to seasoned educators.
Why Choose The Bristol Guide?
The Bristol Guide offers a clear and concise roadmap to the English education landscape, equipping you with essential knowledge on:
- Staying Current with Education Law: Regularly updated to reflect the latest in educational legislation, ensuring you're always in the know.
- Understanding Roles and Responsibilities: Covers the legal duties, rights, and responsibilities of education professionals, including crucial areas like safeguarding, data protection, and equality.
- Curriculum & Assessments Simplified: Provides a concise overview of the curriculum, examination, and inspection systems so that you can focus on what matters most—teaching!
- Access to Extra Resources: Includes web links to trusted sources, providing avenues for deeper understanding and continued learning.
Flexible and Accessible
Published annually, The Bristol Guide is available both as a physical book and a PDF, perfect for personal or institutional use. You can easily integrate it with platforms like Blackboard or intranet systems to make it accessible to your entire institution. Plus, enjoy discounts when ordering multiple copies!
2024/2025 Edition Out Now!
The latest edition is packed with all-new updates, making it an invaluable asset for teacher training students, ECTs (Early Career Teachers), experienced educators, schools, and education consultants.
Ready to get a copy? Head over to our Order Copies page for details.
Sneak Peek!
Curious about what’s inside? Scroll down to preview the first ten pages and get a feel for how The Bristol Guide can support you every step of the way!
Bristol Guide 2024-25 - First Ten Pages (PDF, 4,704kB)
Find out more about the Bristol Guide in two minutes by following the below link:
https://youtu.be/YD2H59juWdc?si=QGlI_bdGW_NYCiJS
The Bristol Guide gives an up to date and comprehensive view of the education system – a must-have for any school staffroom and teacher training course.
The Bristol Guide provides a succinct overview of all aspects of the education system in England. Complex organisational relationships and areas of policy are presented in a clear and straightforward way. It is an invaluable primer for those new to the teaching profession or those moving from overseas but is also a very useful reference guide for experienced practitioners and school leaders!