UK Higher Education Humanities – serie

This book is an essential handbook on teaching primary history, combining subject knowledge with practical teaching ideas to ensure your teaching of history is both imaginative and creative.  Emphasizing the importance of history and its wider skillset, the book explores the concepts and skills that are the fundamental building blocks of history teaching such as:

• Chronological understanding• Concepts and skills• Interpretation and evidence

Each chapter offers a structured approach and provides a range of activities that both address specific elements of the history curriculum and help develop this wider skillset.  It includes practical ideas for lessons through an essential toolkit of ideas, teaching strategies and activities, with each activity designed to focus on a key skill or attribute associated with teaching primary history.  The practical insights accompanied by a grounded rationale for each aspect of history will help you learn the best methods for approaching the teaching of history in the primary school, as well as plan and deliver effective history lessons.

This book is ideal if you are training to teach as it will help you with your assignments and your teaching placements.  It is also recommended if you are a more experienced practitioner or history coordinator and want to provide the very best experiences in primary history to children in your school.“An essential and inspirational guidebook for the successful teaching of history within the primary classroom! If you are in any way involved with the teaching of history, you owe it to yourself to read this book.  A ‘must have’ for all history coordinators and teachers within the primary sector, from trainees to the experienced, who wish to raise the profile of history within their school. Closely tied to the new primary curriculum, it is enriched with excellent ideas to make history in the classroom a fun and memorable experience.” Julia Wilson, Primary Teacher, Hensingham Primary School, UK

“This book is easy to read and will enable all teachers (whatever their stage of career development) to become even better at teaching History. The chapter about the history of the curriculum is particularly interesting because it helps us all to understand what has influenced curriculums and pedagogies over time, whereas the Planning, Assessment and Toolkit chapters are useful on a more practical level. What is particularly ideal for trainee teachers is the Theory into Practice chapter that blends the pedagogy of History with learning theory. I will certainly be recommending this text to all my student teachers.”Maggie Webster, Senior Lecturer and RE Subject Coordinator, Edge Hill University, UK “Chris Russell has provided a gem of a guide with lots of practical advice for the student and practising teacher of history in the primary classroom, as well as a good book to read in its own right."Marian Hodgson, Head Teacher, St Philips CE Primary School, Litherland, UK

This book is an essential guide to teaching the Primary English curriculum, offering guidance on how to teach the subject, as well as covering the theory and subject knowledge that underpins it. Covering the whole of the Primary English curriculum the book focuses in particular on less-developed aspects such as the development of spoken language, the nature and development of comprehension and the teaching and learning of grammar.Key features include:• Practical teaching sequences, strategies and activities• Classroom cameos suggest ways of delivering content through meaningful activities• Essential ‘Subject Knowledge’ boxes present brief exposés of essential knowledge• Subject Knowledge Quizzes enable you to self-check your knowledge• ‘Insights from Research’ boxes outline underpinning theory and researchIf you are teaching or training to teach in the primary phase then this book will help you address each area of the Primary English curriculum, covering the requirements for both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.

Covering a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities this book examines the perspectives of teachers, teaching assistants, children and parents with a focus on specific educational aspects, such as curriculum and pedagogy.

Referencing recent policy changes in the special needs and inclusive education context, the book offers an introduction to the special needs and inclusive education field for teachers, SEN Coordinators and other allied professionals (e.g. speech and communication therapists, educational psychologists) as well as parents and policy makers, by:

• Examining the lived experience of parents, teachers and children/young people with special educational needs/ disability in education• Illustrating some of their experienced tensions and how they deal with them• Exploring the significance of these experiences for policy and practice

The book features 12 engaging case studies that are based on in-depth interviews with parents, teachers or teaching assistants and children or young people, exploring their experiences as regards their education.  These accounts emphatically highlight positive models of practice as well as negative practices to avoid.  In this way the book contributes to the professional learning of teachers and allied professionals.

"In this thoughtful book, real people's stories told are direct and share the tensions, dilemmas, balances and dynamics of life. It is a very thought provoking book and an excellent addition to the field."Dr. Graeme Douglas, Professor of Disability and Special Educational Needs, University of Birmingham, UK

“An invaluable book about the importance of getting to know each and every child, comprising up to date case studies that contextualise the experiences of 12 learners identified with special educational needs.”Professor Lani Florian, Bell Chair of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK

“In the era of person-centred planning, this book is a timely and essential key text for both general and specialist practitioners working for children and young people with special educational needs and/ or disability. Professor Norwich is to be highly commended for providing this original, scholarly and useful research to the international field of special education.”Professor Kevin Woods, Professor of Educational and Child Psychology, University of Manchester, UK

“Norwich skilfully presents the perspectives of the young people themselves, their parents, and the teachers and teaching assistants who support them. These careful, illuminating accounts bring to life the realities, complexities, challenges - and also the positive aspects - of the young people themselves and those that care and support them. Required reading for all who work with children with SEND.”Professor Geoff Lindsay, Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, UK

If you have ever asked yourself “How do I become an outstanding teacher?” then this is the book for you. Combining state-of-the-art practices with deep insight from many years’ experience of teaching, the book develops and explains how to change practice and attain excellence as a teacher. Seven core themes are embedded in a four level hierarchy of practice that guides the reader from the fundamentals of successful teaching to the highest levels of accomplishment.

The book offers: • A ‘one-stop-shop’ providing a structured and supported approach to becoming an outstanding teacher• A unique action planning feature at the end of each level, creating a platform for your personal development• A range of guided reflection activities, to help develop your skills and understanding of the many aspects of teaching

The unique focus on your individual development and creating an authentic identity as the foundation for excellence makes Outstanding Primary Teaching and Learning essential reading for the every trainee teacher or those wishing to enhance practice. 

“There are a few educational texts that you do not want to put down, and this is one! The book will encourage, motivate and inspire trainee teachers, recently qualified, early career and established teachers to reach the heights of their potential.” Dr. Tracy Whatmore, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, UK“An easy to read book with sound practical advice underpinned by theory which every trainee teacher or early career teacher can dip into for guidance. It captures the essence of primary teaching through the metaphor of a coat and I’m sure readers will adapt their coats accordingly as they journey through the book.”Professor Vini Lander, Edge Hill University, UK

“Outstanding Primary Teaching and Learning” is an absolute must-read for teachers of any age or experience who would like to become more outstanding in their practice. Written from a unique and highly reflective perspective of pedagogy as an art, a proactive and inspiring approach is taken to journey the reader along a personalised path, enabled through highly constructive and reflective opportunities.”Alexander S Phipps, Postgraduate Student, Institute for Education, The University of Chichester, UK“Sally’s writing style is both personal and humorous, which will engage and motivate busy teachers.  She seamlessly combines the latest theories and applies them to classroom practice.  By including regular reflection tasks, this book can become a valuable accompaniment to trainees regular mentor meetings.  Those who engage with Sally’s questions and follow her recommendations, will develop a deep understanding of the role of the teacher and will develop a substantial toolkit to draw upon in the classroom.”Mark Bagust, Associate Headteacher, Cantell School, UK