Teaching and Learning That Works
Strategies, techniques and guidance from a world-leading expert on effective classroom practice.
👋 Hi, I’m Mike Gershon.
Since 2010 I’ve trained over 38,000 teachers in-person and online, helping them achieve their goals in the classroom.
Senior leaders in more than 700 schools have called on my expertise to help them develop their staff. Along with governments, schools groups and regional authorities. In the UK and around the world.
Teaching and learning is my business. It’s my passion.
Whether you’re a teacher or a leader, find out how you can tap into my deep wealth of expertise and create the change you want to see in your classroom, your career or your school.
160,000+
Books sold across the world
4 million+
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 focus is twofold:
- 🎯 Teaching and learning
- 🎯 Teacher autonomy
The combination works. I’ve seen it up close time and again.
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 all teachers know, 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 you’ll see the fruits of my labours across this website.
This is expert guidance from me to you.
Not me telling you what you should be doing. But me giving you the insights, ideas and practical strategies you can use to develop your work as a skilled professional.
Whether you’re a teacher, a leader, or both.
✅ 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.
They’ve already been viewed and downloaded over 4 million times by teachers around the world.
Now you can claim your FREE copies today.
✅ My Knowledge Base contains over 400 articles, blogs and guides covering practical teaching and learning strategies that work.
I’ve taken ten of my bestselling books, fully revised and edited them for you, and made them available in easy-to-access bite-sized chunks.
Unlock these insights for yourself and develop your practice for FREE.
✅ Mike’s Blog contains all the articles from the Knowledge Base, as well as my free resources.
Everything is tagged and indexed.
You can instantly find what you’re looking for, and use my teaching and learning expertise to solve problems, innovate, and develop practice. In your classroom, or across your school.
✅ Finally, the showpiece.
The world’s only professional development platform that combines my unparalleled expertise on teaching and learning with a dedicated focus on teacher autonomy.
This is professional development as it should be – focussed on what works in the classroom and with the teacher in the driving seat.
There’s no contract, no cohorts and no commitment – except the one you choose to make.
And if you’re a senior leader, discover why trust-based CPD for you staff is the game-changing approach to professional development teachers have been waiting for.
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 Classrooms
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, three member-only bonuses, and a growing library of exclusive webinars. No contract, no cohorts, cancel any time. Take control of your career, your classroom and your future, today.
Mike’s Bestselling Books
Explore my books, including numerous 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
Explore how to work with Mike and what that can 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 Licences
Develop, retain and enthuse your staff. A professional development platform built on one belief: teachers develop best when they feel trusted, not monitored. Discover what trust-based CPD can look like for your school, and your teachers.
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
