Changing English Primary Education: Retrospect and Prospect - Softcover

In an attempt to be in line with Government's endeavours to "modernise" both primary schooling and the primary teaching profession, this book provides critical and speculative perspectives on what has been, might be or should be achieved in teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum, management, professional development, special neds, early years, inspection and the teaching profession itself.

Colin Richards is a Professor at St. Martin's College and Honorary Professor of Education, University of Warwick. Contributors include: Learning and Teaching: Towards a new perspective on children's learning? Andrew Pollard Dancing in Oklahoma: the pupil as a 'professional learner' in the next century Maurice Galton Curriculum and Assessment: Entitlement or Neo-Elementary? - The changing English primary curriculum Colin Richards Through a glass darkly: assessing the future? Colin Conner Assessing schools: quantity is no substitute for quality Norman Thomas Children's needs: Early Years: then, now and next Marion Dowling Charlotte's Web: special educational needs in mainstream schools Ann Lewis Management: Modernising primary teaching: some issues related to performance management Jim Campbell Primary school management: past, present and future Geoff Southworth Teacher Professionalism: Teachers' professional development and the sound of a hand clap Marion Dodds Changing aspects of primary teachers' professionalism: driving forward or driven backward? Denis Hayes