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Teaching Humanities in Primary Schools (Achieving QTS)

Teaching Humanities in Primary Schools (Achieving QTS)
By Pat Hoodless, Sue Bermingham, Paul Bowen, Elaine McCreery

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This clear introduction to teaching humanities subjects in primary schools supports trainee and newly-qualified teachers in their teaching of the core humanities subjects: geography, history and religious education. Written around the Professional Standards for QTS, it includes practical guidance on topics such as the National Curriculum, planning, teaching and learning strategies, citizenship education and how to organise fieldwork. Throughout the book, practical tasks highlight important concepts and research summaries provide a concise guide to theoretical principles.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #249774 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-01-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 176 pages

Editorial Reviews

TES
There are plenty of pages where the real world of school comes alive...student teachers' experiences are vividly recounted.

From the Publisher
This book forms part of a series called 'Achieving QTS', which is aimed exclusively at trainee teachers. The series has been developed as course material and written according to the framework of the Professional Standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). It includes over 20 titles, encompassing 'Audit and Test', 'Knowledge and Understanding', 'Teaching Theory and Practice' and 'Skills Tests' titles. As well as covering the core primary subject areas, the series addresses issues of teaching and learning across both primary and secondary phases.

Key features:

* Clearly linked to the Professional Standards for QTS.

* Specifically written for trainee primary and secondary teachers.

* Combines underpinning theory with practical classroom examples.

* Includes research summaries, short tasks and further reading.

About the Author
Pat Hoodless, Sue Bermingham, Elaine McCreery and Paul Bowen all work as Senior Lecturers at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, teaching on initial teacher education and training courses. Pat and Paul specialise in history, Sue in geography and Elaine in religious education.