Changing Teaching and Learning in the Primary School

'With care, and in partnership with others, it may yet be possible to overcome contemporary dilemmas and to provide the high quality, rounded and fulfilling education for all to which so many aspire. This book helps considerably in understanding contemporary problems and challenges in primary education - it is important, timely and deserves to be widely read' - Andrew Pollard, Institute of Education, London. What is the impact of New Labour's education policies on primary schools? What are the main lessons to be learned from recent research on primary schools? What are the implications for the future of primary education?In this topical book, leading academics in primary education evaluate New Labour's Education policy. They draw on the findings of the latest research to discuss the impact of policies on primary school practice and on the views and experiences of primary school teachers and pupils. Current issues and initiatives are analysed to identify the extent to which policy is shaped by past events, trends and assumptions. The contributors consider the future of primary education, offer recommendations at school, LEA and national level, and make suggestions for future research."Changing Teaching and Learning in the Primary School" emphasises the central importance of taking children's perspectives into account when making changes in policy and practice. By focusing predominantly on teaching and learning at Key Stage 2, the book addresses the imbalance between the range and depth of information offered on pre-school and infant education and that available on junior teaching. This is key reading for students on primary initial teacher training programmes, Education Studies students, primary school teachers and classroom assistants, as well as education researchers and school leaders.

ISBN 0335219519   Pages 232 ISBN13 9780335219513 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Open University Press   Weight (grammes) 503 Imprint Open University Press   Published in Milton Keynes Format Hardback   Height (mm) 235 Publication date 01 Sep 2006   Width (mm) 158 Library of Congress LB   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 372.24   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

1		Education policy under new labour by Graham Vulliamy and Rosemary Webb		9
2		National policy on primary education : inconsistency and uncertainty over the whole curriculum by Jim Campbell		18
3		Teachers' perspectives on teaching and learning in a performativity culture by Rosemary Webb		33
4		From 'TA' to assessment for learning : the impact of assessment policy on teachers' assessment practice by Caroline Gipps and Bet McCallum and Eleanore Hargreaves and Alison Pickering		47
5		Pupils' views of the school experience by Cedric Cullingford		60
6		Learning to love learning? - what the pupils think by Yolande Muschamp and Kate Bullock		71
7		New technologies and 'new teaching' : a process of evolution? by Gary Beauchamp		81
8		Pedagogy at key stage two : teaching through pupil-teacher partnership by Peter Silcock and Mark Brundrett		92
9		Promoting inclusive education : from 'expertism' to sustainable inclusive practices by Elias Avramidis		103
10		Teaching strategies for pupils with SEN : specialist or inclusive pedagogy? by Ruth Kershner and Lani Florian		115
11		Widening the inclusion agenda : policy, practice and language diversity in the primary curriculum by Jean Conteh		128
12		The butterfly effect : teaching assistants and workforce reform in primary schools by Hilary Burgess		139
13		What a performance! : the impact of performance management and threshold assessment on the work and lives of primary teachers by Ian Menter and Pat Mahony and Ian Hextall		149
14		Leading and managing teaching and learning by Linda Hammersley-Fletcher and Rosemary Webb		161
15		Primary teacher professionalism by Graham Vulliamy		173

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