Outputs (22)

Teaching tolerance in troubled times (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

What is tolerance? Rethinking tolerance Case study from the UK

Teaching hidden climate threats (2023)
Journal Article

Winning the GA’s silver publishing award in 2020 for their e-book and associated teacher notes, the team behind the resource creation reflect on the impact of their work and the importance of climate discussions in the primary classroom. Over the... Read More about Teaching hidden climate threats.

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.

Training teachers of the future: The challenges for under-represented groups in a Bristol context (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Teaching about the hidden climate threat of UK drought (2022)
Journal Article

What does training to be a teacher feel like for trainees from minoritised groups? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

“It makes me angry. REALLY angry”: Exploring emotional responses to climate change education (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: Climate change education and the emotional consequences this topic raises in the classroom has been largely ignored by researchers. This paper considers the emotional response to climate education in a primary classroom (age 9-10 years) in E... Read More about “It makes me angry. REALLY angry”: Exploring emotional responses to climate change education.

Contextual coaching (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Playful learning around the world (2021)
Book Chapter

The go-to textbook for everything you need to know about play! Covering ages 0-8, this book explores what play is, why it matters and where and how play happens. Taking you from start to finish on your course, it helps you: Think critically... Read More about Playful learning around the world.

Curious teachers, create curious learners and great historians (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © 2018 ASPE. Engel, S.[2011. “Children’s Need to Know: Curiosity in Schools.” Harvard Educational Review 81 (4): 625–645] stated that curiosity should be cultivated in our schools as it is intrinsic to children’s development. However, this is... Read More about Curious teachers, create curious learners and great historians.

Primary humanities: a perspective from Wales (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 ASPE. How the humanities subjects are represented in primary schools in Wales has been influenced by curriculum developments including Curriculum Cymraeg, the Skills Framework and the Foundation Phase. A central tenet of Welsh Government polic... Read More about Primary humanities: a perspective from Wales.

Jumpstart History! Engaging Activities for Ages 7-12 (2014)
Book

Jumpstart! Geography: Engaging activities for ages 7-12 (2014)
Book

This collection of simple to use and fun activities will jumpstart pupils’ understanding of the geographical skills of enquiry, outdoor learning, graphicacy and communication. Pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of people, places an... Read More about Jumpstart! Geography: Engaging activities for ages 7-12.

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

Creative exploration of local, national and global links (2013)
Journal Article

Investigating activities using sources (2013)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores how primary school children can use historical artefacts and sources to uncover secrets of the past.

Creative approaches to aspects of historical enquiry (2012)
Book Chapter

Creative exploration of local, national and global links (2012)
Book Chapter

Primary history at key stage 1 (2012)
Journal Article