Intergenerational project in Bristol
(2019)
Journal Article
Outputs (797)
Listening to the voices of children: an illuminative evaluation of the teaching of early reading in the light of the phonics screening check (2019)
Journal Article
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The phonics screening check (PSC) was introduced in England in 2012 for children in Year 1. There have been criticisms in relation to its reliability and appropriateness as an assessment tool for early reading althoug... Read More about Listening to the voices of children: an illuminative evaluation of the teaching of early reading in the light of the phonics screening check.
Surf School (2019)
Book
The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school (2019)
Thesis
This thesis explores the beliefs of three teachers about effective primary science practice, and the ways these develop in the context of a climate where there are few school resources for primary science training. The research proposes a new theor... Read More about The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school.
Children and parents as engineers (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Report on the research of the children as engineers project and discussion of work on research on the impact of parental involvement on interest of primary children in science and engineering
Curiosity into creation: Can we teach science through engineering? (2019)
Journal Article
An examination of how the science objectives of the primary national Curriculum can be taught through the engineering design process and through 'real-world' contextualized engineering problems.
Educating for diversity and democracy: Teaching history in contemporary Europe (2018)
Report
This policy and practice report and paper was co-authored by a a small team working for the History Education unit of the Council of Europe and was based on a series of seminars for History educators across Europe. The research process was based on... Read More about Educating for diversity and democracy: Teaching history in contemporary Europe.
Quality history education in the 21st century: Principles and guidelines (2018)
Report
History education has an important role to play in confronting the current political, cultural and social challenges facing Europe; in particular, those posed by the increasingly diverse nature of societies, the integration of migrants and refugees i... Read More about Quality history education in the 21st century: Principles and guidelines.
Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility (2018)
Journal Article
In this article I introduce and develop neoliberalism through a discussion of Marxism and the way that classed mystification and feasibility are crucial concepts for understanding the maintenance of neoliberalism, and revolutionary possibilities. The... Read More about Neoliberal development and struggle against it: The importance of social class, mystification and feasibility.
Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Many UK primary school teachers lack confidence in their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject knowledge and ability to teach STEM subjects. Outreach can enhance learning and engagement within these subjects but provision is... Read More about Children as engineers: A toolkit for multidisciplinary STEM education.