All Outputs (2)

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.

Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks (2023)
Book Chapter
Jones, V. (2023). Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks. In K. Doull, & S. Ogier (Eds.), Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum (107 - 116). Sage

This chapter identifies picture books as a useful tool to engage children in climate change and sustainable education, and encourages teachers to recognise hopeful pedagogies in their practice in order to navigate emotional responses to the climate e... Read More about Learning to care about the environment through picturebooks.