We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of From Feedback to Advice by James Anderson and to welcome James to the Amba Press family.
James is no stranger to Australian educators. For over two decades, he has worked with schools around the world developing what he calls Learnership — the expertise students build in learning itself. His book Learnership: Raising the status of learning from an act to an art in your school has resonated deeply with teachers and leaders who understand that how students learn matters as much as what they learn.
A different kind of feedback book
Most books about feedback teach teachers how to give better feedback. From Feedback to Advice does something quite different, it teaches students how to seek better advice.
You invest hours crafting thoughtful, personalised feedback. And yet students glance at the grade and move on. They skim comments, fix surface details, or disengage entirely — not because your feedback lacks quality, but because they haven't developed the skills to identify what they need or seek the right help. The problem, as James puts it, isn't the feedback. It's the capability.
Through six progressive stages, the book moves students from passive recipients of comments to confident, self-directed learners who can identify their own gaps, present evidence of their attempts, and request precise advice and act on it. Students shift from asking "Is this good?" to saying "Here's what I've tried and here's where I need help."
This isn't a book about writing better comments. It's about building the advice-seeking expertise that makes your guidance matter in the first place.
Pre-order your copy today.
