Creating a Culture for Learning in the Classroom (CCLiC) Scale

An International Self-Reflection and Quality Improvement Tool for Educators Working in Primary and Elementary Schools

Denise Kingston, Iram Siraj, Judith Barrett, Judy Barrett

• Publisher: David Fulton Publishers
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN:
  9781032912233
  9781032912257
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040677575
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Classroom Management

Designed to measure the quality of pedagogy and practice, this essential tool will help early years educators, teachers and school leadership successfully develop their children's positive dispositions, self-regulation, perseverance, engagement, ability to learn and citizenship. This unique Creating a Culture for Learning in the Classroom measurement scale is versatile and can be used in a number of ways. Educators can use it for self-evaluation for their own practice, so that they can build on what they already do and improve where they need to. Leadership teams and mentors can use it to audit quality, supporting positive discussions and the setting of development targets. Finally, inspectors and researchers will find it essential to capture the quality of support and teaching for creating a culture for learning. The scale itself is informed by the evidence base of effective practice linked to improved children's outcomes. It focuses on supporting positive, respectful relationships and building cultures for learning. It includes both the 'how' and 'what' to develop when supporting children's self-regulation and personal, social, emotional and academic achievements. The scale is particularly useful when supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with additional learning needs, and may also resolve attendance issues.

Titles also available from the same author team, all published by Routledge:

The Improving Maths Pedagogy and Practice (IMPP) Scale

The Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC)

The Pedagogical Leadership in the Early Years (PLEY) Quality Rating Scale

The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS)

The Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being (SSTEW) Scale

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introducing the ‘Creating a Culture for Learning in the Classroom’ (CCLiC) Scale
• 2 Underlying Principles of the CCLiC Scale
• 3 Intentional Thinking, Language and Actions and Proactive Teaching
• 4 Research Background to the CCLiC Scale
• 5 Content of the CCLiC Scale
• 6 Using the CCLiC Scale as an Observer
• 7 How to Use the CCLiC Scale as a Self-Assessment Tool
• 8 Scoring the Scale
• 9 The CCLiC Scale
• Section 1: The positive and caring classroom: supporting self-regulation and PSED
• Section 2: Effective practices and routines in the classroom
• Section 3: Effective teaching and learning processes
• 10 The CCLiC Score Sheet, Inter-Rater Reliability Sheet and Profile
• Glossary of Terms
• Appendix A: The Progression of Play from Birth to Five Years
• Appendix B: Children’s Dramatic and Socio-dramatic Play Development
• Appendix C: Morning Meetings: Some Examples of Practice
• Appendix D: Examples of Language to Use in the Classroom to Guide Children’s Behaviour and Support Learning
• Appendix E: Behaviour for Learning Support Plan
• Appendix F: Child Self-Regulation and Behaviour Questionnaire (CSBQ) results in TEEMUP evaluation
• References