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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

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.

‘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

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.

The poetry of SDGs (2023)
Journal Article

Student teachers from UWE, Bristol spent 3 days supporting pupils in the exploration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here they share how teaching about the SDGs during National Poetry Week both engaged and enabled important learning.... Read More about The poetry of SDGs.

The poetry of SDGs (2023)
Journal Article

In April 2022, the government released their strategy for the education and children’s services systems relating to sustainability and climate change. The first of the strategic aims in this document was that the UK achieve excellence in education an... Read More about The poetry of SDGs.

Promoting water efficiency and hydrocitizenship in young people’s learning about drought risk in a temperate maritime country (2021)
Journal Article

Engaging young citizens with drought risk and positive water behaviours is essential in domestic water demand management within the wider climate crisis. This paper evaluates a new research-informed, picture book—‘DRY: The Diary of a Water Superhero’... Read More about Promoting water efficiency and hydrocitizenship in young people’s learning about drought risk in a temperate maritime country.

Context, consciousness, and caution: Teachers of history and the exploration of sensitive and controversial issues in practice (2021)
Thesis

This thesis is about primary and secondary school teachers of history. Previous research conducted by Kitson and McCully (2005) indicates that there is a reluctance by some teachers to engage with the teaching of sensitive and controversial issues. I... Read More about Context, consciousness, and caution: Teachers of history and the exploration of sensitive and controversial issues in practice.

Learning from and with early years and KS1 (2013)
Journal Article

This article suggests that secondary school geography teachers and PGCE Secondary geography trainee teachers should look to make connections with younger children in partner priimary schools to better understand early years practice.

Fun with fiction (2013)
Journal Article

Article explains how new fictional texts were used as the inspiration for creating a fresh and successful geography day for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils at a South Gloucestershire Primary School