Not all spiders are scary. In fact, this spider may very quickly become one that you cannot do without!The Spider Strategy is a six part plan that ensures every lesson your teach includes the key elements you need to make it outstanding. Incorporate all six elements into your everyday planning and you will ensure every student in your class is engaged and catered for, and any observer is impressed, however much notice they give you!Capture your students' attention with Surprising starters; make your Purpose obvious with clear learning objectives; encourage critical thinking with Investigative questioning; make lessons suitable for every learning style and assess students effectively by Differentiating and Evaluating; and Record and Reflect to embed the learning.Marcella McCarthy has developed an accessible and easy-to-implement outstanding teaching programme that she describes step by step in a witty and informative style. The book is filled with examples from her own teaching experience, and with behaviour management tips, ideas for every secondary subject and 'get weaving' teaching tips, The Spider Strategy is an invaluable planning and teaching tool for every secondary teacher.