Short description:

Focussing on both the Early Years and Primary phases, this books provides trainee teachers with all they need to know about a career in teaching.

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Long description:

How do people become effective teachers?

This is the textbook students need to support them on this journey, no matter their training route or whether primary or early years in focus.

Through a unique pairing of academic research and teaching expertise, each chapter is collaboratively authored by an academic specialist and an experienced practitioner to provide a realistic and practical view of teaching children from years 3 - 11.



The book combines all the major topics, theories and research students need to know, along with up-to-date policy and legislation.  Inventive and practical learning aids and carefully crafted online resources will help readers to:

Understand: helpful learning aims at the beginning and summaries at the end of every chapter guide students through each topic

Apply: Spotlight on Practice features highlight real teaching examples, Putting it into Practice features provide advice on how key concepts can be employed in real life whilst classroom activities on the website provide further ideas for teaching

Reflect on key concepts, as well as your own practice and values, through the refection points and author podcasts on the website outlining key issues to stimulate critical thinking

Go further with informative annotated further reading at the end of every chapter, links to relevant websites integrated throughout, and carefully selected SAGE journal articles freely available on the website

This is an essential textbook for use across all your primary and early years teaching courses - whether students are training to be lower/upper primary school teachers or early years practitioners, including those on undergraduate or postgraduate teacher training courses and employment-based routes. 

'This is an excellent guide for teachers, covering everything you need to know during your teacher training and beyond. Each chapter is full of essential information and practical advice to help you become an effective and reflective teacher. A complete and invaluable guide for trainees!'

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Table of Contents:

Becoming a teacher - Kay Livingston and Pamela di Nardo
School and Society - Ian Menter and Margaret Walker
Current Developments in Education - Gary Beauchamp with Neil Purcell
Teaching and Learning - Sean MacBlain and Holly Bowman
Child Development - Janet Rose and Felicia Wood
Planning - Mark Brundrett and Sacha Humphries
Teaching Strategies - Cathy Burnett, Karen Daniels and Vicky Sawka
The Curriculum - Anne Robertson and Rachel Edmondson
Assessment - Louise Hayward and Sharon Hayward
Diversity and Inclusion - Chandrika Devarakonda and Liz Powley
Partnership Working - Amanda Ince and Josh Franks
Reflective Practice - Vivienne Marie Baumfield and Raymond Kutcher Viola
Behaviour - Sue Roffey, Lucy Jamison and Corinne Davis
New Technology - Steve Higgins and James Siddle
Your First Job - Joanne Waterhouse and Rachel Miller
Legal Issues - Dominic Wyse, Steven Ford, Charles Hale and Christine Parker
Research and Teaching - Pete Dudley, Bernadette Duffy and Gillian Lister

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