Key coverage includes: • Practical guidance to support teachers to build their own effective medium-term plans • Examples of planning in action, exploring key principles that can be applied to your own practice • Theoretical and practical justifications for the importance of medium-term planning • Exploration of the links between raising attainment and effective medium-term planning This is essential reading for initial teacher education students on university-based and school-based courses preparing to teach in primary and secondary education, and early career teachers seeking to continue their professional learning.