This book encourages student-teachers, NQTs and practising teachers to reflect on issues important to planning, teaching and evaluating physical education.

Blending practical ideas with sound principles, Rob Barnes covers essential topics such as `how children draw', `design and problem-solving' and `developing ideas', with realism and imagination.more »

Laker sets out to celebrate physical education and sport and to encourage the establishment to embrace the subject area as a vehicle for the complete development of the individual.

Reports on the research findings of the Teacher Education Project, analysing classroom case studies which looked at students as good and bad class managers, at students' very first encounters with c... more »

This analysis of Australian schooling relates international sociological research to the actual experiences of teachers in the classroom, and sets those experiences in the wider context of the Austr... more »

The author addresses the main issues of exclusion and relates them to the main theory/literature in the area. He 'unpicks' the major theories and applies them to possible ways of working with childr... more »

Analyses the strategies teachers can use to improve the educational achievements of both boys and girls. Also challenges gender construction in the classroom and thereby addresses the 'gender-gap' i... more »

Challis offers a practicaal and detailed introduction to the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning systems which seek to give positive credit for ALL learning by placing it within a recognise... more »

Aimed at primary ICT teachers, this book gives ideas and activities to teachers based on tried and tested methods from innovative schools around the UK and abroad. It will extend the practical knowl... more »

It is now widely recognized that learners are more successful when they are active participants in the learning relationship. This book offers general introduction to primary education and child dev... more »

The passing of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 has initiated rapid change to the post-16 sector. Focussing on the accreditation of prior learning, this book offers valuable advice on how ... more »

This new edition of Ann Lewis's widely acclaimed book has been substantially revised and updated to take into account the recent changes to the National Curriculum and the implications of the Code o... more »

Explores some of the historical antecedents of the current position of science in the lives of younger children. Current teaching practice is examined and on this basis speculations are made about t... more »

This book examines the strands of thinking involved in historical enquiry at any level, while using case studies to illustrate the experiences of pre-school children and historical thinking. <... more »

Examines the way in which personality and identity of the pupil is shaped by experiences in school. The book examines: to what extent teachers provide both positive and negative role models; factors... more »

This book presents a comprehensive account of the development and nature of design and technology in the classroom. It contains original data with extensive illustrations to show what this subject i... more »

More than 70 per cent of newly qualified secondary teachers feel that their initial teacher training courses have not prepared them for all aspects of their role. This book tackles the issues which ... more »

Blends theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the practice of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. It looks at how students and practising teachers can monitor and develo... more »

Most classroom teachers struggle to meet the needs of their class, which will probably include pupils across the ability range. This book contains practical advice enables teachers to meet both thei... more »

This text contains the latest curriculum and assessment changes. It aims to help students and newly qualified teachers to understand the complexities of being a co-ordinator of a National Curriculum... more »

City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in Spitalfields and The City at the end of the twentieth century.

This book gives new teachers an idea of how to get the most out of primary school work relationships. It uses actual experiences, questionnaires and check lists to help the inexperienced. more »

Using a mixture of theory and practical ideas, this book will help all elementary teachers, whether specialists or not, to deliver effective religious education.

Offering practical advice on dealing with the issues raised by the Code of Practice, this book will be of particular interest to teachers and head teachers in primary schools. From assessment throug... more »

Aimed at non specialist primary teachers, this book offers support for the two attainment targets of the National Curriculum in art: investigating and making, and knowledge and understanding. ... more »