Supporting Teachers and Schools to Find Freedom in the Classroom
👋 Hi, I’m Mike Gershon.
I’ve been working with teachers and schools since 2010, supporting them in all aspects of teaching and learning. The core belief underpinning all my work is the importance of giving teachers autonomy and helping them to develop their practice. Through my books, resources, training, and school improvement services, I’ve been doing just that for over fifteen years. Discover what I can offer you today.
160,000+
Books sold across the world
4million+
Views and downloads for Mike’s suite of free resources
700+
Training days delivered
38,000+
Teachers have trained with Mike in person and online
2010
15+ years working with schools and teachers in the UK and overseas
Mike’s Story
Helping Teachers Find Freedom in Their Teaching Since 2010
Hi Teachers and Leaders 😊👋
Since first training to teach at the Institute of Education, London, I’ve worked with hundreds of schools in the UK and around the world, as well as tens of thousands of teachers, helping them to develop their classroom practice.
My passion is twofold:
- 🎯 Teaching and learning
- 🎯 Teacher autonomy
I’ve always believed the two go hand-in-hand, and that giving teachers the freedom to make decisions based on their understanding of their learners’ needs creates great outcomes and professional growth for all.
Everything I do – writing, training, school improvement – starts from this premise.
About Mike
Mastering Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning has always fascinated me. Understanding how teachers can mediate the learner’s experience of the lesson, to help them enjoy and embrace challenge.
Over the last 15+ years I’ve spent countless hours writing, researching, teaching, training, testing and developing.
My goal has been to master teaching and learning, and to share my knowledge and experience with teachers and schools in the UK and around the world.
Of course, as every teacher knows, every day is different, and so is every learner.
Whether you can truly master teaching and learning is an open question.
But it’s a goal I’ve always strived after, and I’m delighted to be able to share so much of what I’ve learned with you through the website.
✅ You’ll find a FREE, fully up-to-date, redesigned suite of my most popular resources. This collection of fifteen teaching tools gives you huge scope for developing your repertoire around planning and teaching.
✅ Over 400 guides and articles in my teaching and learning Knowledge Base. All revised, edited and updated, based on ten of my bestselling books. And all available to you for FREE.
✅ Mike’s Blog, through which you can search all the resources, guides and articles, and which features new content throughout the year.
✅ And, the showpiece, Mike Gershon’s Effective Teaching and Learning. The professional development platform that prioritises teacher autonomy. With no contracts, no cohorts and no commitments, other than those you choose to make. This is professional development as it should be – focussed on teaching and learning, practical throughout, and with you in the driving seat.
For more on this, as well the INSET/CPD and school improvement services I offer, read on …
What Teachers are Saying About Mike’s Training
Testimonials from Recent In-Person INSET and CPD
For Teachers
Helping Teachers Find Freedom in Their Classroom
The Knowledge Base
I’ve taken ten of my bestselling books and updated, edited and revised them to create my Knowledge Base. You’ll find 400+ blogs, articles and guides, covering ten key areas of teaching and learning, all available for FREE.
Mike’s Free Resources
I’ve brought my most popular FREE resources bang up-to-date. You’ll find everything rewritten, revised and fully redesigned. Giving you a suite of indispensable tools you can use to develop your planning and support your teaching.
Mike Gershon’s Effective Teaching and Learning
Join me on my professional development platform, where teacher autonomy is front and centre. Discover 30 courses, over 900 strategies, and three exclusive member-only bonuses. No contract, no cohorts, cancel any time. This is about you taking control and steering your development where you want it to go.
Mike’s Bestselling Books
Explore my books, including numerus bestsellers, and my two cornerstone series: the ‘How to …’ series and the ’50 Quick Ways’ series. As well as the story behind how I came to write and publish my own books in the first place, accidentally inventing a genre along the way …
What Teachers are Saying About Mike’s Training
Testimonials from Recent In-Person INSET and CPD
For Schools
Discover How Mike Helps Schools Achieve Their Goals
Expert INSET, Training & CPD
Inspire, enthuse and engage your staff. Give your teachers the time to think critically about teaching and learning. Create the space for professional dialogue, expert input from Mike, and practical solutions to classroom challenges.
School Improvement Services
Discover how you can work with Mike and what that will look like for your school. Targeted, ongoing and bespoke support packages, leadership training, and a selection of exclusive resource suites are waiting for you.
Mike Gershon’s Effective Teaching and Learning – School License
Create freedom for your teachers. No dashboards, no analytics, and no compliance. Just practical, meaningful professional development that prioritises teacher autonomy and focuses exclusively on teaching and learning.
Mike’s Blog – Over 400 Articles, Guides & Resources
You’ll find all of Mike’s Knowledge Base articles and guides indexed in his blog, along with all his free resources. This means you can easily find what you’re looking for – and then share it with your staff.
What Teachers are Saying About Mike’s Training
Testimonials from Recent In-Person INSET and CPD
