Lynn Newton taught for many years in the North East of England, initially as a primary teacher and then as an advisory teacher for primary science. She moved to Newcastle University in 1987, where she was Director of the Primary PGCE programme. She is now Director of Primary Programmes at Durham University and the tutor in charge of primary science. Her most recent publications are Co-ordinating Science Across the Primary School (Falmer, 1998) and Meeting the Standards in Primary Science (Routledge-Falmer, 2000).

• EditorialDouglas P. Newton: Helping Children to Understand Sue Beverton: Whatever Happened to Primary English Knowledge and Understanding?Andrew Davis: Teaching for Understanding in Primary MathematicsLynn D. Newton: Teaching for Understanding in Primary Science Anthony Blake: Developing Young Children’s Understanding: An Example from Earth ScienceSteve Higgins: ICT and Teaching for UnderstandingJohn Halocha: Teaching for Understanding in Primary GeographyLynn D. Newton: Encouraging Historical Understanding in the Primary ClassroomPeter Millward and Anthony Parton: Expression in the Visual Arts Eve English: Teaching for Understanding: Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation StageNotes on Contributors