Professional Studies in Primary Education

Hilary Cooper, Sally Elton-Chalcraft, Hilary Cooper, Sally Elton-Chalcraft

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781529752212
• eBook ISBN: 9781529788778
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Elementary Education

This textbook gives you a broad overview of everything you will need to know to prepare for your initial teacher training and future career in the classroom.

Covering practical issues including planning and assessment, and thought-provoking topics such as reflecting on your practice and developing critical thinking skills, this textbook provides you with an insightful exploration of the realities of teaching in primary schools.

This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised and includes five new chapters on:

· Teacher wellbeing

· The Early Career Framework (ECF)

· Digital literacy and primary schools after the pandemic

· Growth mindset, dialogue and P4C

· Learning outside the classroom

This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including university-based (PGCE, BEd, BA with QTS), and schools-based (School Direct, SCITT, Teach First) routes into teaching.

Hilary Cooper is Professor Emeritus of History and Pedagogy at the University of Cumbria.

Sally Elton-Chalcraft is Professor of Social Justice in Education and also the Director of the Learning Education and Development Research centre in the Institute of Education at the University of Cumbria.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Praise for the Third Edition
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• New to This Edition
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction Why Do You Need This Book?
• Part I Introduction to Professional Studies
• 1 History of Education
• 2 Philosophy of Education and Theories of Learning
• 3 Planning and Assessment: Part 1 The What and Why
• 4 Planning and Assessment of children's learning, in practice: Part 2 matching the theory to the classroom – the ‘when and how'
• 5 Effective Learning Environments
• 6 The Roles of the Teacher and Working with Other Adults
• Part II Inclusive Dimensions
• 7 The Early Years Foundation Stage within the Primary School
• 8 Inclusion and Special Educational Needs
• 9 Behaviour for Learning
• 10 Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
• 11 Safeguarding
• 12 Growth Mindset, Dialogue and Philosophy for Children (P4C)
• 13 Language and Learning in a Multilingual World
• 14 Teaching for Race, Culture and Ethnicity Awareness and Understanding
• 15 British Values and Policy: Your Responsibility, to Promote or Not to Promote?
• 16 Outdoor Learning
• Part III From Novice (Trainee) to Teacher
• 17 ‘Learning Teaching’ in School
• 18 Reflective Practice
• 19 Moving on to master's Level
• 20 Teacher Wellbeing
• 21 Continuing your Professional Learning: The Early Career Framework (ECF)
• 22 Teaching Through and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
• 23 Conclusion: Moving Forward
• Index