There is evidence that teacher judgements and assessments of primary school pupils can
be systematically biased. This paper tests the proposal that stereoty** plays a part in …

Are you looking for one book that gives a comprehensive account of primary and early years
English, language and literacy teaching? This fully revised fourth edition of Teaching …

This book is intended to deal with issues of sociology as they apply to the field of music
education. It is not intended, nor could such a volume ever manage, to be comprehensive in …

How does it happen that some children acquire a reputation as a 'problem'in school? The
article discusses some findings of a qualitative study involving children in the Reception …

Drawing initially on evidence assembled by the Cambridge Primary Review, and
acknowledging Maurice Galton's trenchant critiques of recent educational policy, this paper …

The full service extended schools (FSES) initiative in England sought to build the capacity of
schools to deploy multiple interventions across a range of child, family, and community …

ABSTRACT A considerable body of global educational literature has examined how
schooling policy based on measuring and managing performance has narrowed children's …

Background: National curriculum assessment (NCA) in England has been in place for nearly
20 years. It has its origins in a political desire to regulate education, holding schools …

Encouraging children to become 'good citizens' who positively contribute towards society
through charitable and philanthropic action as part of their civic participation has become a …

In 1999, the primary curriculum was published in Ireland, with emphases on 'breadth and
balance', recognition of the role of language and the arts and commitment to each child's …