The Sweet Spot: Explaining and modelling with precision

In The Sweet Spot, Michael Chiles explores the art of teacher explanation and modelling in teaching students what they need to know. Delving into the research, Michael sets out the reasons why the art of telling and showing students underpin effective teaching and learning. Armed with research-based evidence, Michael looks at a range of efficient and effective strategies teachers can use in their own classrooms to expertly explain and model their subject. In the final part of the book, Michael is joined by teachers across the broad range of subjects in the primary and secondary phases to share how they teach one difficult concept within their own subject.

Michael Chiles is an experienced senior leader and principal examiner who has been teaching geography working in the North West. Alongside his daily teaching role, Michael supports teachers and leaders nationally and internationally, as well as writing literature for leading subject publishers. Michael shares his experiences of the classroom and leadership at GeogHod and tweets at @m_chiles. He enjoys walking and exploring the British countryside with his Border Collie, Daisy. His recent books, The CRAFT of Assessment, The Feedback Pendulum and The Sweet Spot, were published by John Catt.