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Primary School Experience

This part of the web-site provides some links and materials relevant to the primary school.  You should consult these before embarking on your primary school experience.

As you go into schools as a representative of the University you should read the University Code of Conduct for Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults.

 Code of Conduct for Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults

You might like to consult the following books:

  • Chawla-Duggan, R and Pole, C J (eds.) (1996) Reshaping Education in the 1990s: Perspectives on primary schooling. London and Washington: Falmer Press
  • Cook, H (ed.) (2000) Primary Mathematics. London: Sage
  • Croll, P and Hastings, N (eds.) (1996) Effective Primary Teaching. London: David Fulton Publishers
  • Devereux, J (2000) Primary Science. London: Sage
  • Eyers, I (2000) Primary English. London: Sage
  • Hayes, D (1999) Foundations of Primary Teaching. London: David Fulton Publishers
  • Hayes, D (2003) (2nd edition) Planning, Teaching and Class Management in Primary Schools. London: David Fulton Publishers
  • Johnston, J, Chater, D and Bell, D (eds.) (2002) Teaching the Primary Curriculum. Milton Keynes: Open University Press
  • Jones, R and Wyse, D (2003) Creativity in the Primary School. London: David Fulton Publishers
  • Wray,D and Medwell, J (1991) Literacy and Language in the Primary Years. London: Routledge

It is not necessary to buy these books, although some may be of particular interest to you and could be useful for your post-primary experience.

Below you will find links to other documents relevant to the primary experience.

Primary School Experience Guidance Notes

Primary Education in Northern Ireland (pdf)

Literacy in the Primary School  (pdf)

You may be interested in the following audio clip which is an unedited conversation of PGCE students and a primary school teacher following their primary school experience.

Primary School Experience audio clip

Useful Internet Resources

 

Mathematics Literacy Science General
www.teachingideas.co.uk    www.literacytrust.org.uk    www.naturegrid.org.uk    TES Teaching Resources
www.atozteacherstuff.com   www.ncll.org.uk   www.askjeeves.co.uk    
www.mathforum.com   www.ukla.org   www.ase.org.uk    
        www.sln.org