Publications
Williams, L and Howard, C. (2023) Five golden nuggets to support ECTs in the early years. NASBTT Blog.
Howard, C (2022) Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Teaching Early Years and Professional Behaviours. The Critical Blog.
Williams, L. and Howard, C. (Series Editor, Hollis, E.) (2022) Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Teaching Early Years. St. Albans, Critical Publishing.
Howard, C. and Paige, R. (Series Editor, Hollis, E.) (2022) Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Professional Behaviours. St. Albans, Critical Publishing.
Howard, C. & Dhillon, J.K. (2021) Outstanding Primary Leadership in Times of Turbulence. Education Sciences, 11 (11). p. 714. ISSN EISSN 2227-7102
Howard, C. (2021) Mentoring teacher trainees in times of COVID-19: reflection on practice. Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. ISSN Print: 2578-3858 Electronic: 2578-3866 (In Press)
Howard, C. and Dhillon, J.K. (2021) Q-sort as a tool for promoting outstanding leadership. Practice Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. pp. 1-9. ISSN Print ISSN: 2578-3858 Online ISSN: 2578-3866
Howard, C. (2020) The role of the built environment in schools: Developing teachers’ professional identities and motivation. In: Social and Learning Relationships in Primary Schools. Bloomsbury Academic, London, pp. 139-159. ISBN 9781350096066
Howard, C., Carroll, J., Owens, J. and Langston, D. (2020) The School's Mentor Guide: How to mentor new and beginning teachers. Learning Matters . Sage Publications, London. ISBN 97815626494511
Howard, C., Burton, M. and Levermore, D. (2020) Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Well-being in Primary Schools : A Whole School Approach (2nd Edition). Primary Teaching Now. Learning Matters, Sage Publications, London. ISBN 9781526469215
Dhillon, J., Howard, C. & Holt, D. (2019) Outstanding leadership in primary education: perceptions of school leaders in English primary schools. Management in Education. Available at
Howard, C. (2018) Planning and Assessment. ‘From Your Primary School-Based Experience’ and Howard, C. & Bingle, B. (2018) Behaviour Management and Classroom Discipline. ‘From Your Primary School-Based Experience’. In Hymer, B. & Lockney compiled by NASBITT (2018) Themes and Issues in Primary Education.
Blackmore, K., Howard, C. & Kington, A. (2018) Trainee Teachers’ Experience of Primary Science Teaching, and the Perceived Impact on Their Developing Professional Identity. European Journal of Teacher Education. pp. 1-20. ISSN 0261-9768 Online: 1469-5928 (In Press)
Howard, C., Carroll, J., & Knight, B. (2018) Understanding British Values in Primary Schools: Policy and Practice. Transforming Primary QTS . SAGE Publications Ltd (Learning Matters), London, UK.
Billingsley, B., Ramos Arias, A., Blackmore, K. & Howard, C. (2018) Teaching Evolution in Rural Primary Schools. Wellcome Trust: 'Evolution on Rural Tour'
Howard, C., Burton, M., Barrell, R. & Levermore, D. (1st edition) (2017) Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Well-being in Primary Schools. A Whole School Approach. Learning Matters. Sage Publications Ltd, London. ISBN Paperback: 978-1473975798 Hardback: 978-1473975781
Bingle, B., Kington, A., Howard, C. & Robinson, C. (2017) Tales from the Watershed: Using repertory grids in the study of teachers‘ mid-career identity. In: Personal Construct Psychology at 60: Papers from the 21st International Congress, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholarly Publishing. ISBB 978-1-4438-8279-8
Bingle, B., Kington, A., Howard, C. & Robinson, C. (2017). Tales from the Watershed: Using repertory grids in the study of teachers‘ mid-career identity. In: Winter, D.A., Cummins, P., Procter H. and Reed N. (Eds) Personal Construct Psychology in the 21st Century, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholarly Publishing
Robinson, C., Bingle, B., & Howard, C. (2016) Surviving and Thriving as a Primary NQT. Cheshire, Critical Publishing.
Howard, C. & Cooke, V. (2016) ‘Key Concepts in Primary Science: audit and subject knowledge’. Critical Publishing.
Howard, C. & Cooke, V. (2016) The Evolution and Inheritance of the New Primary Curriculum. Teachers Media. Available at
Bingle, B., Howard, C., Robinson, C. & Kington, A. (2015). Tales from the Watershed: Using repertory grids in the study teachers’ mid-career identity. Paper presented at the XXIth International Congress for Personal Construct Psychology (July), Hatfield, UK
Robinson, C., Bingle, B., & Howard C. (2015) 2nd Edn. Your Primary School Based Experience. A Guide to Outstanding Placements. Cheshire. Critical Publishing
Cooke, V. & Howard C. (2015) Practical Ideas for Teaching Primary Science. Cheshire. Critical Publishing
Howard, C. & Blackmore, K. (2015) ‘A hard nut to crack- improving primary trainee teacher confidence in teaching physical processes topics’. Science Teacher Education, Vol 73 (June) Association of Science Education. Available
Howard, C. (2014) The Role of Posters as a means of Summative Assessment.
Cooke, V. & Howard, C. (2014) Talk: Using dialogic talk in science. Available at
Howard, C. (2013) The influence of new school buildings upon the motivation morale and job satisfaction of teaching professionals. Paper presented to the 11th Annual Conference School of Education Research Conference: University of Birmingham. ISBN9780704428317
Robinson, C., Bingle, B., & Howard, C. (2013) Primary School Placements: A Critical Guide to Outstanding Teaching. Cheshire, Critical Publishing