Full Description
Leading English in the Primary School is a comprehensive guide for both aspiring and experienced leaders of primary English. It supports you in navigating your way through the role and offers practical guidance to help you develop a clear understanding of how to improve the teaching of English in your school.
Written by experts with extensive experience of both leadership and the primary classroom, it explores skills required for effective subject leadership while continually considering the specific implications for English. With action and reflection points throughout the book, it offers a detailed introduction to:
the role of the English subject leader
implementing strategy and vision
adapting to new educational policy
methods for leading teaching and learning
how and why leaders evaluate and monitor progress
contemporary changes to the curriculum.
Rich case studies reveal how schools lead English in practice and provide real-life examples of English subject leaders' decision-making processes and actions. Grounding the subject leader role in the current curriculum, Leading English in the Primary School is a source of advice, support and inspiration for all professionals embracing the complex, challenging, yet fulfilling role of Primary English Leader.
Contents
Chapter 1 Congratulations you're the English subject leader (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 2 What's in a name? (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 3 Leading the English curriculum (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 4 A shared vision for English (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 5 Documentation supporting English (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 6 Pedagogical choices in primary English (Dr Liz Chamberlain)
Chapter 7 Literacy in the 21st Century (Sandy Stockwell)
Chapter 8 Observing key features of effective English lessons (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 9 Working in teams and managing change (Dr Neil Suggett)
Chapter 10 Working and supporting colleagues (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 11 Leading school development: one school's journey (Lisa Baldwin)
Chapter 12 Working with families to support literacy development (Dr Mary Scanlan)
Chapter 13 Hot topics (Lisa Baldwin)
