Angela Anning brings a wide range of teaching experience - in Secondary, Further and Higher Education, and primary schools - to writing this book, but the bulk of her teaching career has been in inner city primary schools. For the last fifteen years her particular interest has been in the education of young children. She was head teacher of a nursery/infant school before moving into higher education as a trainer of primary BEd and PGCE students. In her current post, senior lecturer in Early Years/Arts Education at Leeds University, she is also involved in tutoring in-service and award bearing courses for primary teachers. Her research interests are in early childhood education and the art and design and technology curriculum in primary schools.

"Squires's book is most timely: it re-infocuses attention on that feature of higher education which most needs consideration at a point when the scale and purpose of the system is undergoing fundamental change" - The Higher

• Histories and ideologiesChildren learningTeachers teachingThe curriculumA National Curriculum for 4 to 8 year oldsBeyond the New Era.

Angela Anning brings a wide range of teaching experience - in Secondary, Further and Higher Education, and primary schools - to writing this book, but the bulk of her teaching career has been in inner city primary schools. For the last fifteen years her particular interest has been in the education of young children. She was head teacher of a nursery/infant school before moving into higher education as a trainer of primary BEd and PGCE students. In her current post, senior lecturer in Early Years/Arts Education at Leeds University, she is also involved in tutoring in-service and award bearing courses for primary teachers. Her research interests are in early childhood education and the art and design and technology curriculum in primary schools.

"Squires's book is most timely: it re-infocuses attention on that feature of higher education which most needs consideration at a point when the scale and purpose of the system is undergoing fundamental change" - The Higher

• Histories and ideologiesChildren learningTeachers teachingThe curriculumA National Curriculum for 4 to 8 year oldsBeyond the New Era.