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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Mindset: the new psychology of success 2006	Professor Carol Dweck	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development +3 more	Oxford Education Press
The new IQ 2013	Dr Tracy Alloway and Dr Ross Alloway	Education theory	4th Estate
Why don't students like school?: a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom 2009	Professor Dan Willingham	Education theory	Jossey-Bass
Building a better teacher: how teaching works (and how to teach it to everyone) 2014	Elizabeth Green	Education theory	W W Norton and Company
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Peak: secrets from the new science of expertise April 2016	Professor Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool	Assessment Learning styles and cognitive development View all	Haughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
Teaching character in the primary classroom April 2016	Dr Tom Harrison, Dr John Ryan and Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) View all	Sage Publications
Aristotelian character education April 2016	Professor Kristján Kristjánsson	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Pupil development and support +2 more	Routledge
Helping children succeed: what works and why May 2016	Paul Tough	Character and non-cognitive development Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Gifted and talented: major themes in education 2009	Professor Deborah Eyre	Education research Learning styles and cognitive development Pupil development and support +3 more	Routledge
Teaching happiness and wellbeing in schools: learning to ride elephants February 2009	Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Continuum International Publishing Group
High performance learning January 2016	Professor Deborah Eyre	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +2 more	Routledge
What every teacher needs to know about psychology July 2016	David Didau and Nick Rose	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	John Catt Educational
Talk less teaching: practice, participation and progress June 2014	Isabella Wallace and Lea Kirkman	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	Crown House Publishing
The knowledge deficit: closing the shocking education gap for American children January 2006	Dr Eric D Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related Education policy +4 more	Mariner Books
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance May 2016	Professor Angela Duckworth	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Penguin Books
The dangerous rise of therapeutic education 2009	Professor Kathryn Ecclestone and Professor Dennis Hayes	Behaviour Character and non-cognitive development Mental health +4 more	Routledge
Therapy culture: cultivating vulnerability in an uncertain age October 2003	Professor Frank Furedi	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +3 more	Routledge
Making thinking visible: how to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners 2011	Dr Ron Ritchart, Mark Church and Karin Morrison	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice Using education research +1 more	Jossey-Bass
Summerhill: a radical approach to child rearing 1960	Alexander Sutherland Neill	Character and non-cognitive development Education research Education theory +6 more	Hart Publishing

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