Debates in Primary Education [1 ed.] 0367548860, 9780367548865

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Introduction to the series
Introduction
Chapter 1 The purpose of education : The purpose of primary education
Introduction
What lies behind our beliefs? Three theoretical models
Bringing the models together
The purpose of primary education
Challenges
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 2 Intimations of Utopia : Values, sustaining environments and the flourishing of children and teachers
Introduction
Seeking signs of Utopia outside ‘the West’
Learning from non-Western classrooms
Summary
Questions for reflection
Notes
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 3 Reconceptualising teacher identity
Introduction
Teachers’ and student teachers’ positioning – a brief history
Teachers’ identity
Teacher as competent craftsperson
The teacher as professional scholar
Reconceptualising ‘the teacher’
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 4 Fundamental British Values : Are they fundamental?
Introduction
Introducing fundamental British values
Role of the Prevent Strategy and the Trojan Horse Affair
Origins of FBV
The policy: the problem
Schools and FBV
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 5 What is effective pedagogy in the Reception Year?
Introduction
The central role of developmental psychology
Child-centred learning and free play as a meaningful context for learning
Learning dispositions
Discourses of quality and effectiveness
School readiness
The political nature of pedagogy
Who decides what is effective pedagogy?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 6 Exploring how early years settings might promote high-quality communication and language opportunities through community-based projects
Introduction
The community approach – developing an imaginary community as a resource
Pause for thought
Outdoor excursions – using the local community as a resource
Pause for thought
Resident artists – using the wider community as a resource
Pause for thought
Summary
Questions for reflection
Acknowledgements
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 7 Teaching early reading : The phonics debate
Introduction
Learning to read
A potted history 1988–present
What works?
How do we measure reading?
What do we know about the phonics check data?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 8 The arts as handmaiden
Introduction
The debate in practice
The arts education landscape: teaching and accessing the arts
Specialist or generalist teachers?
Instrumental value of the arts
Perspectives on the arts ‘for their own sake’
Transdisciplinary approaches to arts education
Summary
Questions for reflection
Notes
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 9 The place of foreign languages in the primary school
Introduction
The historical and cultural context of foreign languages in the primary school
Current context
Times are changing?
The earlier, the better?
Who is best placed to teach foreign languages?
Should all schools teach the same language?
Could a language awareness programme provide a more secure foundation for language learning?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 10 Promoting a bilingual approach in the primary classroom
Introduction
History of the debates around bilingualism
The debates in schools
The dangers of a monolingual approach
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 11 Debates in primary science education
Introduction
The ‘coreness’ of science
Science capital
STEM gaps
Science and lifelong learning
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 12 Religious Education – what is it trying to do?
Introduction
What is the purpose of RE?
Religious Education in the UK – a brief history
RE and devolution in the UK
RE pedagogy
Commission on RE – the way forward?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 13 Geography and history – a sense of time and place
Introduction
Facts, skills and history
The nature of geography
Evolving pedagogies
Enquiry and theories of learning
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 14 Using digital strategies for primary learning
Introduction
Strategies of digital pedagogy within contemporary education
Perceived benefits and limitations of digital strategies
Connectivism and technologically mediated learning
Criticisms of connectivism as a new learning theory
Rhizomatic learning and the virtual
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 15 The teaching and learning of primary mathematics
Introduction
How does teaching for mastery challenge perceptions of what it is to understand primary mathematics?
What are the issues raised by the specific recommended approaches for teaching for mastery?
What are the implications of the mastery approaches for meeting individual needs of children?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 16 Debates in the teaching of primary physical education
Introduction
What is physical education?
Why should physical education be taught?
What should be taught in physical education and how should it be delivered?
Funding and accountability
Who should teach physical education in schools?
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 17 Teachers as readers and writers
Introduction
Teachers’ and children’s literate identities
Teachers as writers
Teachers as readers
Exploring literate role models in the classroom
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 18 Teaching poetry within an accountability culture
Introduction
An accountability culture
A ‘culture of positivism’
Poetry in schools
The CPD
What the poets tell us
Summary and ways forward with ‘bubbles’
3 × 10 poetry planning
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 19 ‘The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few’ : Support for children with SEND in times of austerity
Introduction
Historical context
Moral and economic imperatives
‘The body politic’
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Chapter 20 Leading the way
Introduction
What does leadership mean?
Who is a leader?
What is key to great leadership?
What happens when times are tough?
A way forward
Summary
Questions for reflection
Further reading and resources
References
Index

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