Description
Book SynopsisHow can we bring the curriculum to life so that all young people of compulsory school age are fully engaged in their learning and achieve to their maximum?
Professor Janice Wearmouth and Dr Karen Lindley bring together contributions from practising teachers, researchers and academics to answer this question for a range of educational contexts and demonstrate the positive impact that can be achieved on student learning at all levels.
This edited volume highlights challenges and opportunities within the current English education system. With reflective questions and ideas for teachers to implement in the classroom, this important book bridges the gap between theory and practice and will be invaluable reading for trainee teachers, teacher trainers, qualified teachers and others with an interest in education and the curriculum.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Current curriculum context at national levelChapter 1: Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) and the Curriculum
Oliver BelasChapter 2: From Curriculum Theory to Curriculum Practice: Some observations on privilege, power and policy
Steve ConnollyPart II: Alternative/bespoke educationChapter 3: Alternative Education: the rise in elective home education: issues related to recognition, collaboration and successful partnerships
Amber Fensham-SmithChapter 4: Exploring Accessible Curricula for Learners with PMLD
Cathal ButlerPart III: Creative engagement in the curriculumChapter 5: Planning and designing a creative Secondary English curriculum
James SheaChapter 6: Using culturally responsive pedagogy to improve literacy learning within a supplementary school
Margaret Olugbaro, Janice Wearmouth and Uvanney MaylorChapter 7: Oracy, Dialogic Learning and Education for Democracy. Developing an authentic ‘student voice’ in an Eastern Region secondary school
Mike Berrill and Neil HopkinsChapter 8: A creative approach to supporting literacy acquisition for a young man with difficulties
Philippa Smith, Janice Wearmouth and Karen LindleyChapter 9: The Future of Physical Education is in the Mix: establishing the DJ as a Metaphor for Innovative Curriculum Design
Saul Keyworth and Danny GoldingChapter 10 Bringing the Physical Education curriculum to life for all children and young people
Paul Sammon and Ian RobertsPart IV: Making it realChapter 11: Real world contexts and teaching
Mieka HarrisChapter 12: How can Forest School education enhance children’s curricular experiences?
Perry KnightChapter 13: Using language learning strategies to transform teaching and learning experiences in mainstream classrooms
Mario MoyaPart V: Learning environment: teacher trainers’, early years teachers’ and child and adult learners’ perspectivesChapter 14: Starting to see the ‘bigger picture’: ways of developing professional and paraprofessional understandings of behaviour, curriculum and the learning environment
Steve Connolly and Allyson GoodchildChapter 15: Bringing the curriculum to life in the Early Years: a consideration of the learning environment
Michelle Sogga and Karen SiddonsChapter 15: Culturally responsive approaches for children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) in the English National Curriculum: Reflections from personal experiences
Malini MistryChapter 17: How can we ensure that young people and their Special Educational Needs are included in Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) lessons?
Philippa Smith, Janice Wearmouth and Karen Lindley
