Professional Issues for Primary Teachers
eBook - PDF

Professional Issues for Primary Teachers

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Professional Issues for Primary Teachers

About this book

This book deals with the key professional issues faced by students on teacher training courses and practising primary teachers. The authors set out the nature of primary education in England and the professional demands made on primary school teachers by parents, the children themselves, government agencies, society and the profession. Written by Primary PGCE tutors, practising primary teachers, headteachers, and practitioners doing educational research, each chapter offers practical suggestions and in-depth discussion of essential topics including:

} the school environment

} teachers? values and professional practice in primary schools

} primary School Teachers and the Law

} parents? rights and roles in primary education

} special educational needs in mainstream schools

} provision in primary schools for gifted and talented pupils

} education for a multi-cultural society

} spiritual and moral development, and Citizenship Education

This book is important reading for trainee primary teachers following any initial training route; for NQTs and for practising teachers.

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Yes, you can access Professional Issues for Primary Teachers by Ann Browne, Derek Haylock, Ann Browne,Derek Haylock in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Early Childhood Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contetns
  3. The Authors
  4. Introduction
  5. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  6. Chapter 1 - Primary Education in England
  7. Chapter 2 - The School Environment
  8. Chapter 3 - Teachers' Values and Professional Practice in Primary Schools
  9. Chapter 4 - Teaching as a Profession
  10. Chapter 5 - Primary School Teachers and the Law
  11. Chapter 6 - School Governors
  12. Chapter 7 - Parents and Teachers Working Together
  13. Chapter 8 - The Primary Teacher's Responsibility for Pastoral Care
  14. Chapter 9 - Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Primary Schools
  15. Chapter 10 - Teaching and Learning in Special Schools
  16. Chapter 11 - Gifted and Talented Pupils in Primary Schools
  17. Chapter 12 - Gender Issues in Primary Schools
  18. Chapter 13 - Education for a Multicultural Society
  19. Chapter 14 - Personal, Social and Health Education
  20. Chapter 15 - Spiritual Development, Moral Development and Citizenship Education
  21. Chapter 16 - Religion in the Primary School Context
  22. Chapter 17 - Induction into the Profession
  23. References
  24. Index