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Context, consciousness and caution: Teachers of history in England and the exploration of sensitive and controversial issues in practice (2024)
Book Chapter
Whitehouse, S., & Jones, V. (2024). Context, consciousness and caution: Teachers of history in England and the exploration of sensitive and controversial issues in practice. In R. Waller, J. Andrews, & T. Clark (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on Educational Policies and Professional Identities (209-227). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-332-920241013

Abstract This chapter is about primary and secondary school teachers of history in England, and how they negotiate policy in order to teach sensitive and controversial issues which feature as part of the history curriculum. We present research condu... Read More about Context, consciousness and caution: Teachers of history in England and the exploration of sensitive and controversial issues in practice.

Teaching alternative proteins – A cross-disciplinary approach (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Bjørnerud, E., Jones, V., Bear, C., Pilskog, H., Blikstad Halstvedt, C., Helliwell, R., …Nerby, T. (in press). Teaching alternative proteins – A cross-disciplinary approach.

This paper examines the role of education in addressing global challenges related to sustainable development through the lens of the agrifood system. We report on the development and testing of a flexible educational approach aimed at engaging primar... Read More about Teaching alternative proteins – A cross-disciplinary approach.

‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds (2024)
Journal Article
Gorell Barnes, L., Podpadec, T., Jones, V., Vafadari, J., Pawson, C., Whitehouse, S., & Richards, M. (in press). ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3980

This paper presents an overview of the arts-based methodology used in a research project that aimed to explore the impact of the lived experiences of racism on 10- and 11-year-old children in the United Kingdom. The research responds to the relative... Read More about ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds.

In conversation with M.G.Leanord (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Webber, A. (in press). In conversation with M.G.Leanord. Primary Science,

Verity Jones and Amanda Webber caught up with M. G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy, to talk about why getting the science right in children’s fiction is so important and how this book might inspire an interest in understanding and protecting insects. Read More about In conversation with M.G.Leanord.

Animal ethics and primary schools (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, V., & Cundy, R. (in press). Animal ethics and primary schools. Primary Science,

Verity Jones and Ross Cundy offer useful suggestions for school policy development and best practice on animal welfare and ethics.