Dix, P. (2017) When the adults change, everything changes : seismic shifts in school behaviour. Bancyfelin, Carmarthen, Wales, UK: Independent Thinking Press. 

Evidence Based Education (2020) Great Teaching Toolkit: evidence review. June 2020. Available at: https://2366135.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2366135/Great%20Teaching%20Toolkit%20Evidence%20Review.pdf (Accessed: 13 July 2025). 

Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. New York, NY: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House. 

Rhodes, I. & Long, M. (2019) Improving behaviour in schools: Guidance report. London: Education Endowment Foundation. Available at: https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/eef-guidance-reports/behaviour/EEF_Improving_behaviour_in_schools_Report.pdf?v=1752423971 (Accessed: 13 July 2025). 

Mccrea, P. (2020) Motivated teaching : harnessing the science of motivation to boost attention and effort in the classroom. Version 1.2. 

Desi and Ryan provide provide a broader psychological framework that explores the deeper relational and intrinsic aspects of child motivation. We reccomend the following chapters:

• Chapter 3: Human Autonomy: Philosophical Perspectives and the Phenomenology of Self (Fantastic for encouraging trainees to consider the child’s inner perspective and agency).

• Chapter 8: Organismic Integration Theory: Internalisation and the Differentiation of Extrinsic Motivation (Helps trainees understand how children internalise classroom routines over time, moving beyond mere compliance).

• Chapter 14: Schools as Contexts for Learning and Social Development (A superb, holistic look at how learning environments support both competence and well-being).

Deci, E.L. and Ryan, R.M. (1985) Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum Press. 

Murdock-Perriera, L. A., & Sedlacek, Q. C. (2018) Questioning Pygmalion in the twentyfirst century: the formation, transmission, and attributional influence of teacher expectancies. Social Psychology of Education, 21(3), 691–707 

The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues (2024) The Jubilee Centre framework for character education in schools. December 2024. Available at: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Jubilee-Centre-Framework-for-Character-Education-in-Schools.pdf (Accessed: 13 July 2025).